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URN BURIAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-12-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- urn burial
1, record 1, English, urn%20burial
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cremation urn burial 2, record 1, English, cremation%20urn%20burial
correct
- urn interment 3, record 1, English, urn%20interment
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] funeral directors will speak with the cemetery [representative] to determine requirements for urn burial. Some cemeteries may require an urn vault. 4, record 1, English, - urn%20burial
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- inhumation d'urne cinéraire
1, record 1, French, inhumation%20d%27urne%20cin%C3%A9raire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- inhumation d'urne 2, record 1, French, inhumation%20d%27urne
correct, feminine noun
- mise en terre d'urne 3, record 1, French, mise%20en%20terre%20d%27urne
correct, feminine noun
- mise en terre d'urne cinéraire 4, record 1, French, mise%20en%20terre%20d%27urne%20cin%C3%A9raire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'inhumation d'urnes peut se réaliser tant dans un cimetière que dans un terrain privé [...] Au cimetière, elle implique l'enfouissement de l'urne cinéraire sous la surface du sol en terrain concédé ou non concédé, dans une fosse séparée aux endroits prévus à cet effet en fonction du type de sépulture. 2, record 1, French, - inhumation%20d%27urne%20cin%C3%A9raire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-09-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- urn-burial
1, record 2, English, urn%2Dburial
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- urn burial 2, record 2, English, urn%20burial
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The discovery of a Bronze Age urn burial in Norfolk, England, prompted Sir Thomas Browne to carefully describe the antiquities found. 3, record 2, English, - urn%2Dburial
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sépulture à urne
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9pulture%20%C3%A0%20urne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- inhumation en urne 2, record 2, French, inhumation%20en%20urne
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tombe 16 est la seule sépulture à urne de la nécropole et est, au vu de la céramique autant que de la fibule qu'elle contenait, de toute évidence gallo-romaine. 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9pulture%20%C3%A0%20urne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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