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  2. Pyre - Wikipedia

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    An Ubud cremation ceremony in 2005. A pyre (Ancient Greek: πυρά, romanized: purá; from πῦρ (pûr) 'fire'), [1] [2] also known as a funeral pyre, is a structure, usually made of wood, for burning a body as part of a funeral rite or execution. As a form of cremation, a body is placed upon or under the pyre, which is then set on fire.

  3. Cremation - Wikipedia

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    Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning. [1] Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to burial. In some countries, including India, Nepal, and Syria, cremation on an open-air pyre is an ancient tradition. Starting in the 19th century, cremation was introduced or reintroduced ...

  4. Natural burial - Wikipedia

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    Chipboard requires glue to stick the wood particles together. Some glues that are used, such as those that contain formaldehyde, are feared to cause pollution when they are burned during cremation or when degrading in the ground. [citation needed] However, not all engineered wood products are produced using formaldehyde glues. Caskets and ...

  5. Funerary art - Wikipedia

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    A funerary urn in the shape of a "bat god" or a jaguar, from Oaxaca, dated to CE 300–650. [83] The Zapotec civilization of Oaxaca is particularly known for its clay funerary urns, such as the "bat god" shown at right. Numerous types of urns have been identified. [84] While some show deities and other supernatural beings, others seem to be ...

  6. Urn - Wikipedia

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    Funerary urns (also called cinerary urns and burial urns) have been used by many civilizations. After death, corpses are cremated , and the ashes are collected and put in an urn. Pottery urns, dating from about 7000 BC, have been found in an early Jiahu site in China, where a total of 32 burial urns are found, [ 1 ] and another early finds are ...

  7. Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    The landmark wooden cemetery chapel, modeled on Norwegian stave churches, was built between 1908 and 1911 according to plans by the church architect Gustav Werner. The wooden interior houses Art Nouveau stained glass windows and a pipe organ built by Wilhelm Sauer .

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