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  2. Monumental masonry - Wikipedia

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    The headstone is typically arranged after the burial. The choice of materials (typically a long-lasting kind of stone, such as marble or granite ) and the style and wording of the inscription is negotiated between the monumental mason and the family members.

  3. Funerary art in Puritan New England - Wikipedia

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    Before the English colonies were fully established and had fully functioning economies, burial rituals were expensive; a relatively elaborate funeral in Boston in the 1720s would have cost around £100. [B] The headstones were a relatively small part of the overall expense; in the 1720s headstones ranged from £2 to over £40. [38]

  4. Gravestone - Wikipedia

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    The stele (plural: stelae), as it is called in an archaeological context, is one of the oldest forms of funerary art.Originally, a tombstone was the stone lid of a stone coffin, or the coffin itself, and a gravestone was the stone slab (or ledger stone) that was laid flat over a grave.

  5. Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    However, increasingly, many people regard the resultant collection of individual headstones, concrete slabs and fences (some of which may be decayed or damaged) to be aesthetically unappealing, leading to new cemetery developments either standardising the shape or design of headstones or plaques, sometimes by providing a standard shaped marker ...

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    The headstone hides, but includes, the late dad's favorite phrase: "F--- off." Iowa family faces backlash for controversial gravestone engraved for Steve Owens. The headstone hides, but includes ...

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