Encyclopedia - Burial At Sea: Encyclopedia - Burial At Sea
Burial at sea describes the procedure of disposing of human remains in the ocean. Two reasons for burial at sea are if the deceased died ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burial At Sea: Encyclopedia Ii - Burial At Sea - Modern Burial At Sea Procedures
Burial at sea services are available at many different locations and with many different customs, either by ship or by aircraft. Usually,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burial At Sea: Encyclopedia Ii - Burial At Sea - Famous People Buried At Sea
Burial at sea - Legendary and fictional people buried at sea. Boromir, fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth receiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burial At Sea: Encyclopedia Ii - Burial At Sea - United States Navy
The US Navy has done many burials at sea in its history, with wartime burials as recently as World War II, and peacetime burials still co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burial: Encyclopedia - Burial
Burial, also called interment and (when applied to human burial) inhumation, is the act of placing a person or object into the ground. Us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arion: Encyclopedia - Arion
Arion was a legendary poet and citharode in ancient Greece (originally of Lesbos) who lived in the court of Periander, tyrant of Corinth,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1658: Encyclopedia - 1658
1658 - Events. January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catacombs: Encyclopedia - Catacombs
The original catacombs are a network of underground burial galleries near San Sebastiano fuori le mura, in Rome. The word now refers to a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amber Road: Encyclopedia - Amber Road
The Amber Road (in Lithuanian: Gintaro kelias; Polish: Szlak Bursztynowy, Jantarowy Szlak; in German: Bernsteinstraße; in Hungarian: Bor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia - Funeral
A funeral is a ceremony marking a person's death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to rem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tumulus: Encyclopedia - Tumulus
A tumulus (plural tumuli or tumuluses) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cremation: Encyclopedia - Cremation
Cremation is the practice of disposing of a corpse by burning. This often takes place in a crematorium or crematory. Cremation and burial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coffin: Encyclopedia - Coffin
A coffin (in North American English, also known as a casket) is a funerary box used in the display and containment of deceased remains --...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andronovo Culture: Encyclopedia - Andronovo Culture
The Andronovo culture is a cover term for a group of Bronze Age cultures of southern Siberia and Central Asia, ca. 2300–1000 BCE. It is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zaka: Encyclopedia - Zaka
ZAKA זק"א - איתור חילוץ והצלה - חסד של אמת (an abbreviation for "Identifying Victims of Disaster" (in Hebrew: Z...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urnfield: Encyclopedia - Urnfield
The Urnfield culture (c. 1300 BC - 750 BC) is a pre-Celtic culture of central Europe, considered by some scholars to mark the origin of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Burial - Alternatives To Burial
Human bodies are not always buried, and many cultures may not bury their dead in every case. Alternatives to burial include the following...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Burial - Alternatives To Burial
Not all cultures bury their dead, and many of those that do bury their dead do not do so in all cases. Alternatives include: Burial at s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sutton Hoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Sutton Hoo - Sutton Hoo
Sutton Hoo is on a high bluff on the left bank of the River Deben about 7 miles from the sea. Burial mounds have been discovered here, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Globular Amphora Culture: Encyclopedia Ii - Globular Amphora Culture - Interpretation
The inclusion of animals into the grave indicate an intrusive cultural element, that is, probably a new people. The practice of suttee is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patroclus: Encyclopedia Ii - Patroclus - Burial And Later Reports
The death of Achilles is given in sources others than the Iliad. His body was placed on a funeral pyre. His bones were mingled with those...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Larne: Encyclopedia Ii - Larne - History
Both fossils and prehistoric human artefacts have been found in the sea cliffs around Larne. Larne was one of the earliest Viking settlem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lizard: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lizard - History
The Lizard - Early. There is evidence of early inhabitation with several burial mounds and stones. Part of the peninsula is known as th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Burial - Burial Practices
In many human cultures throughout history, human corpses were usually buried in soil. Burial grounds have been uncovered all over the wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urnfield: Encyclopedia Ii - Urnfield - Migrations
The numerous hoards of the Urnfield culture and the existence of fortified settlements (hill forts) were taken as evidence for widespread...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urnfield: Encyclopedia Ii - Urnfield - Distribution And Local Groups
The Urnfield culture is found from western Hungary to eastern France, from the Alps almost to the coast of the North Sea. Local groups, m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Burial - Reasons For Human Burial
After death, the corpse will start to decay and emit unpleasant odors due to the gases released by bacterial decomposition. Burial preven...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hms Victory: Encyclopedia Ii - Hms Victory - After Trafalgar
Victory took Nelson's body to England where, after lying in state at Greenwich, the burial took place in St. Paul's Cathedral on January ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Lutheran Anglican And Methodist Baptism
The liturgy of baptism in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist traditions makes clear reference to baptism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Burial - Reasons For Human Burial
Rotting corpses emit unpleasant odors (due to gases released by bacterial decomposition) and look gruesome. Burial prevents the living fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican And Methodist Baptism
The liturgy of baptism in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist traditions makes clear reference to baptism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Lutheran Anglican And Methodist Baptism
The liturgy of baptism in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist traditions makes clear reference to baptism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Body Disposal: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Body Disposal - Special Cases
Where it is not possible for a body to be disposed of promptly, it is generally stored at a morgue. Where this is not possible, such as i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oslo: Encyclopedia Ii - Oslo - History
According to the Norse sagas, Oslo was founded around 1048 by king Harald Hardråde. Recent archaeological research has uncovered Christi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Funeral - History
In Japanese history, famous leaders were often buried in tombs. The oldest known burial chamber was that built between 230 BC and 220 BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Burial - Exhumation
The digging up of a buried body is called exhumation, and is considered sacrilege by most cultures that bury their dead. However, there i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Space Burial - Technical And Economical Aspects
The effort and cost of launching an object into space is very high. Furthermore, the cost is directly related to the payload, i.e. the ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Space Burial - Technical And Economical Aspects
The effort and cost of launching an object into space is very high. Furthermore, the cost is directly related to the payload, i.e. the ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Space Burial - Famous People Buried In Space
Space burial - Launched to Earth orbit on April 21 1997. Gene Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 - October 24, 1991), creator of Star Trek. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Space Burial - Outlook
Currently, only one company, Space Services Inc., offers space burials. Space Services took over the assets of Celestis, Inc., which laun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - Final Disposition Of The Dead
Some cultures place the dead in tombs of various sorts, either individually, or in specially designated tracts of land that house tombs. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Space Burial - Outlook
Currently, only one company, Space Services Inc., offers space burials. Space Services took over the assets of Celestis, Inc., which laun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Settlement Of Dead Human Bodies
In most cultures, before the onset of significant decay, the body undergoes some type of ritual disposal, usually either cremation or dep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Space Burial - History
The practice of space burials is a very recent practice due to the technical difficulties involved in launching an object into space. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Space Burial - Famous People Buried In Space
Space burial - Launched to Earth orbit on April 21 1997. Gene Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 - October 24, 1991), creator of Star Trek. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Burial: Encyclopedia Ii - Space Burial - History
The practice of space burials is a very recent practice due to the technical difficulties involved in launching an object into space. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urnfield: Encyclopedia Ii - Urnfield - Burial
In the tumulus-period, multiple inhumations under barrows were common, at least for the upper levels of society. In the Urnfield period, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kofun Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Kofun Era - Kofun Tombs
The Kofun period (c AD 250–538) takes its name, which means old tomb (古墳, kofun) from the culture's rich funerary rituals and disti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cremation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cremation - Reasons For Choosing Cremation
People choose cremation for a variety of reasons, including religious reasons, other personal reasons, environmental reasons, and cost. F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - Ancient Funeral Rites
The most simple and natural kind of funeral monuments, and therefore the most ancient and universal, consist in a mound of earth, or a he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ærø: Encyclopedia Ii - Ærø - History
Archaeological excavations prove settlements going back to earlier than 8000 BC. There are some burial mounds on the island, as well as a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - What Happens To Humans After Death?
The second question is of what, apart from the cessation of metabolism and the onset of physiological processes of decay, happens, especi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - Funerals In Contemporary North America
Funeral - Traditional funerals. Within the United States and Canada, in most cultural groups and regions, the funeral rituals can be di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tanais: Encyclopedia Ii - Tanais - History Of Tanais
The site of Tanais was occupied long before the Miletans founded an emporium there. A necropolis of burial mounds, over 300 of them, near...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - Funerals In East Asia
In most East Asian and many Southeast Asian cultures, the wearing of white is symbolic of death. In these societies, white or off-white r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pulau Brani: Encyclopedia Ii - Pulau Brani - Etymology
Pulau Brani means "Island of the Brave" in Malay (berani means "brave") or "Home of the Warriors". In an 1828 sketch of the island of Sin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - African Funerals
The custom of burying the dead in the floor of dwelling-houses has been to some degree prevalent on the Gold Coast of Africa. The ceremon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - Control By The Decedent Of The Details Of The Funeral
In law in the United States, the deceased have surprisingly little say in the manner in which their funerals can be conducted. The law ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cairnpapple Hill: Encyclopedia Ii - Cairnpapple Hill - Bronze Age
Some time later a Bronze age rituals added a small stone and clay cairn just off centre inside the monument, with a 7 ft (2 m) high stand...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funeral: Encyclopedia Ii - Funeral - Anatomical Gifts
Another way of avoiding some of the rituals and costs of a traditional funeral is for the decedent to donate some or all of her or his bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urnfield: Encyclopedia Ii - Urnfield - Related Cultures
The eastern European Lusatian culture forms part of the urnfield tradition, but continues into the Iron age without a notable break. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Zaka - Growing Public Recognition
The devotion of the members of ZAKA and the professional manner in which they handled difficult and tragic scenes, such as the treatment ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - China
The earliest chariot burial site in China, discovered in 1933 at Hougang, Anyang of central China's Henan Province, dates to the rule of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Unwritten Customs And Superstitions
Since writing someone's name with a range of years, such as John Doe (1950 - 2000), implies that the subject has died, it would be a faux...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Causes Of Human Death In The Us
In 2002, there were 1,293,000 intentional abortions in the United States. Some would count these in death statistics. In 2002, in the Uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Consciousness After Death
Belief in consciousness after death (e.g. afterlife, underworld, reincarnation, heaven, hell) is common and ancient. This point of view h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Unwritten Customs And Superstitions
Since writing someone's name with a range of years, such as John Doe (1950 - 2000), implies that the subject has died, it would be a faux...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Causes Of Human Death In The Us
In 2002, in the United States, the top causes of death were: Heart disease: 696,947 Cancer: 557,271 Stroke: 162,672 Chronic lower respir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Unwritten Customs And Superstitions
Since writing someone's name with a range of years, such as John Doe (1950 - 2000), implies that the subject has died, it would be a faux...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Post-rock: Encyclopedia Ii - Post-rock - The Post-rock Sound
As mentioned above, the post-rock sound incorporates a wide variety of musical genres, such as ambient, jazz, electronica, experimental, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ærø: Encyclopedia Ii - Ærø - Geography
Ærø's length is of about 30 km, its width up to 8 km. The landscape is dominated by hills, there are three small towns. At the latest c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ærø: Encyclopedia Ii - Ærø - Technology And Transport
Ærø has one of the world's largest solar power plants, with an area of 18,365 m². It covers a third of Marstal's power consumption. Æ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Death And Burial
During his last campaign with the Tangut Empire during which Genghis Khan was fighting with the Khwarezmid Empire, Genghis Khan died on A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Death And Burial
During his last campaign with the Tangut Empire during which Genghis Khan was fighting with the Khwarezmid Empire, Genghis Khan died on A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Genghis Khan - Death And Burial
During his last campaign with the Tangut Empire during which Genghis Khan was fighting with the Khwarezmid Empire, Genghis Khan died on A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tumulus: Encyclopedia Ii - Tumulus - Sites
Tumulus - Scandinavia. Burial mounds were in use until the 11th century in Scandinavia. In their undamaged state they appear as small, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bronze Age: Encyclopedia Ii - Bronze Age - Central European Bronze Age
In Central Europe, the early Bronze Age Unetice culture (1800-1600 BC) contains numerous local groups like Straubingen, Adlerberg and Hat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chersonesos: Encyclopedia Ii - Chersonesos - Archaeological Site
Chersonesos' ancient ruins are presently located in one of Sevastopol's suburbs. They were excavated by the Russian government from 1827....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahmad Ibn Fadlan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ahmad Ibn Fadlan - The Rus
A substantial part of Ibn Fadlan's account is dedicated to the description of a people he called the Rūs روس or Rūsiyyah. Most schol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahmad Ibn Fadlan: Encyclopedia Ii - Ahmad Ibn Fadlan - The Rus
A substantial part of Ibn Fadlan's account is dedicated to the description of a people he called the Rūs روس or Rūsiyyah. Most schol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Indo-iranians
The earliest chariots known are from the chariot burials of the Andronovo (Timber-Grave) sites of the Sintashta-Petrovka culture in moder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zaka: Encyclopedia Ii - Zaka - Early History
Land of Israel Districts · Cities · Transportation Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Mediterranean · Negev · Judea · Samaria Jer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - River Glen Lincolnshire: Encyclopedia Ii - River Glen Lincolnshire - History
The Nennius text, Historia Britonum, tells us that Arthur, the war leader of the Britons fought his first battle against the Anglo-Saxons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cushendall: Encyclopedia Ii - Cushendall - Places Of Interest
The Curfew Tower in the centre of the village was built by then landlord of the village, Francis Turnley, in 1817, to confine riotous pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seahenge: Encyclopedia Ii - Seahenge - Purpose
There is no evidence of activity at Seahenge in the centuries after it was built, and its purpose is consequently unknown. However, the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - …and You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead: Encyclopedia Ii - …and You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Taping Recording And Trading
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead has the following taping and trading policy: The band appreciates taping as long as they get...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Central And Western Europe
The only Etruscan chariot found intact dates to ca. 530 BC. It is decorated with bronze plates reminiscent of the Gundestrup cauldron. It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Interpretations Of Death
In almost all societies, death has one or several symbols associated with it. Common symbols of death in Western cultures include the gri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Criteria Of Human Death: Medical Religious And Legal
Human death can be defined by three intrinsically different but overlapping domains: medical, religious, and legal. These different domai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - The Process Of Dying
Death - Cell death. A. Normal cellular function 1. Production of free energy required for vital cellular metabolism 2. Production of e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Signs Of Approaching Death
Death - When death is imminent. Physical death is a progressive process, during which there are some signs that usually indicate that d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Most Causal Causes Of Death
The causes of death vary by area and by age group. In 2002 in the U.S. the top 10 causes of death were: Heart disease: 696,947 Cancer: 5...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prehistory Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - Prehistory Of Cyprus - Iron Age
The Iron Age follows the Submycenean period (1125-1050 BC) or Late Bronze age and is divided into the: Geometric 1050-700 Archaic 700-52...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Biological Death
Death is the irreversable ending of life. Biologically, death can occur to wholes, to parts, or to both. For example, it is possible for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Criteria Of Human Death
Human death can be defined by three intrinsically different but overlapping domains: biological, legal, and religious. These different do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - The Process Of Dying
Death - Cell death. A. Normal cellular function 1. Production of free energy required for vital cellular metabolism 2. Production of e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Death: Encyclopedia Ii - Death - Physiological Consequences Of Human Death
For the human body, the physiological consequences of death follow a recognized sequence through early changes into bloating, then decay ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Urnfield: Encyclopedia Ii - Urnfield - Material Culture
Urnfield - Pottery. The pottery is normally well made, with a smooth surface and a normally sharply carinated profile. Some forms are t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Burial At Sea: Encyclopedia Ii - Burial At Sea - Illegal Disposal Of Bodies In The Water
As mentioned above, one main difference between a burial at sea and a burial on land is the difficulty in exhuming the body. Sometimes th...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vi - B
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VI - B . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article