About 100 billion people have died in all of human history.


Burying a loved one is a very difficult thing to do. Throughout history, mankind has been fascinated and sorrowed by death.

Different cultures bury their dead in different ways, and with technological advances, there are increasingly new techniques and means of burying the dead.

What is common and appropriate in one culture may be very different in another culture.

Here are some of the ways that people have been buried throughout the centuries, as well as some newly adapted methods that have only recently been put in use.






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1. Cremation.



Cremation is an alternate burial method chosen by many for personal, religious or cultural reasons.

Cremation is the process of disposing remains by using intense heat to vaporize and oxidize the dead body.

Also the process of burning a dead body at very high temperatures until there are only brittle, calcified bones left, which are then pulverized into "ashes."

These ashes can be kept in an urn, buried, scattered or even incorporated into objects as part of the last rites of death.

Ashes can then be given to relatives to disperse as they wish.

A crematory(also known as a crematorium, creator or retort) is a machine in which people's bodies or remains are burned down to the bones, eliminating all soft tissue.

Crematories are usually found in funeral homes, chapels, cemeteries, or in stand-alone facilities.

A facility which houses the actual crematory units is referred to as a crematorium.

Temperature in the primary chamber is typically between 760 and 1150°C(1400 to 2100°F) and it takes about tw hour to turn a body to ash.






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2. Mummification.



Mummification is typically referenced to burials of pharaohs in ancient Egypt(3000BC).

Mummification is a process in which the skin and flesh of a corpse can be preserved.


The Egyptians wrapped bandages around the corpse to protect the body from rotting.

Mummies of humans and other animals have been found on every continent, but as a result of natural preservation through unusual conditions, and as cultural artifacts.



They used a hook to remove the brain and they use a knife to take out the organs.

It takes about 70 days to completely mummify a dead body.


The first step is to push a sharp rod up the nose and into the brain.


From there, the brain is broken up into tiny pieces and removed through the nose, and then the nose is filled with saw dust.

Next, they make a hole in the body to remove all the organs except for the heart.

Jars which had the heads of gods on top were used to store the organs.

The hole was then filled with linen and spices and the body was left under salt to become dry. Later, after 40 days the body was wrapped in linen bandages.

Priests surrounded the body while it was being wrapped and said spells.

After the mummifying process was complete, a mask was placed over the head so it can be known in the afterlife.





Today, this continues to be a burial method using modern techniques.

Modern-day mummies are created by submerging the body in a tank of liquid that allows for the body to be remained intact and preserved over time.

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3. Tree burial


These practices have been found in places such as the Philippines.

This unusual burial is achieved by placing bodies high in a tree or even entombed in tree-trunks.

Bodies can also be concealed in a coffin or blanket that will be tied into the branches of a tree.

Tree burial is a creative method of protectingthe dead by keeping them away from animals.

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3. Tree burial


These practices have been found in places such as the Philippines.

This unusual burial is achieved by placing bodies high in a tree or even entombed in tree-trunks.

Bodies can also be concealed in a coffin or blanket that will be tied into the branches of a tree.

Tree burial is a creative method of protectingthe dead by keeping them away from animals.

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3. Tree burial


These practices have been found in places such as the Philippines.

This unusual burial is achieved by placing bodies high in a tree or even entombed in tree-trunks.

Bodies can also be concealed in a coffin or blanket that will be tied into the branches of a tree.

Tree burial is a creative method of protectingthe dead by keeping them away from animals.

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4. Ground burial.



Ground Burial is a common method of burying deceased individuals.

Typically bodies are placed into a casket or directly and buried deep into the ground or in sanctioned cemeteries.

Tombstones are then placed above ground to mark the location of the body and allow people to give their respect to the deceased.

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5. Cryonics.




Cryonics is used when an individual may not be necessarily dead such as people who are diagnosed brain dead.

The body can then undergo cryopreservation, in which the body is frozen.

This preservation technique is used with hopes that the body can be revived at later time in decades or centuries when improved technology can recover the individual.



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6. Funeral Cannibalism.



Cannibalism or the consumption of a dead body, in most cultures is frowned upon and only considered an option in extreme conditions.

However, some cultures believe that cannibalism is a way for a deceased individual’s abilities can be given to the living.