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Record 1 2015-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
CONT

Burial methods - In many cultures, human corpses were usually buried in soil. ... In modern times, the custom of burying dead people below ground, with a stone marker to indicate the burial place, is used in most cultures ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
CONT

Les différents modes de sépulture [...] sont les suivants : 1. inhumation des restes mortels (c'est l'inhumation sans crémation); 2. crémation [...]

Spanish

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