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• Apr 20,  · Ancient Greek funeral and burial practices - Duration: Groovy Historian 3, views. CRAZIEST Things Ancient Romans Did! - Duration: Origins Explained Recommended for .

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• Jul 16,  · It was more like a party than a funeral; in fact, the procession was often bigger and livelier than at Roman weddings. But the funeral was still a moment of respect; a time to put the dead to rest. Once they reached the necropolis, things went quiet. Archaeologists Discover Ancient Irish Funeral Practices Involved ‘Deconstruction’ of the Body.

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• Ancient Greek funerary practices are attested widely in the literature, the archaeological record, and the art of ancient Greece. Finds associated with burials are an important source for ancient Greek culture, though Greek funerals are not as well documented as those of the ancient Romans.

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• May 04,  · In July , archaeologists unearthed a sprawling, ancient Egyptian “funeral home” beneath Saqqara. The trove of discoveries pointed toward a substantial funeral industry in ancient Egypt and has since allowed researchers to document evidence of this business for the first time.

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• May 07,  · Cremation, the practice of reducing a corpse to its essential elements by burning. The practice of cremation on open fires was introduced to the Western world by the Greeks as early as bce. They seem to have adopted cremation from some northern people as an imperative of .

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• Burial Methods Funerals in Ancient Rome For a long time, the standard burial method was cremation As time went on, inhumation, or burying people, became more popular By Eleni Minias Funeral Procession Funeral Customs Social Status Depending on how important they were in life, the.

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• Funeral rites are as old as human culture itself, pre-dating modern Homo sapiens and dated to at least , years ago. For example, in the Shanidar Cave in Iraq, in Pontnewydd Cave in Wales and at other sites across Europe and the Near East, archaeologists have discovered Neanderthal skeletons with a characteristic layer of flower pollen.

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