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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] burien, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] byrgan;  akin to Old High German bergan to shelter, Russian berech'  to spare

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] burien, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] byrgan;  akin to Old High German bergan to shelter, Russian berech'  to spare

*Date: before [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century]

*Date: before [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the [[earth]]; especially : to inter with funeral [[ceremonies]]

*1 : to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the [[earth]]; especially : to inter with funeral [[ceremonies]]

'''Burial''' (pronounced /ˈbɛri.əl/, as in berry), also called interment and inhumation, is the [[act]] of placing a [[person]]'s body or object into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing an object in it, and covering it over.

'''Burial''' (pronounced /ˈbɛri.əl/, as in berry), also called interment and inhumation, is the [[act]] of placing a [[person]]'s body or object into the ground. This is accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing an object in it, and covering it over.

==History==

==History==

[[Intentional]] burial, particularly with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_goods grave goods], may be one of the earliest detectable [[forms]] of [[religious]] [[practice]] since, as Philip Lieberman suggests, it may signify a "concern for the dead that [[transcends]] daily life." Though disputed, [[evidence]] suggests that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthals Neanderthals] were the first hominids to intentionally bury the dead, doing so in shallow graves along with stone [[tools]] and [[animal]] bones. Exemplary sites include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanidar Shanidar] in Iraq, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebara_Cave Kebara Cave] in [[Israel]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krapina Krapina] in Croatia. Some [[scholars]], however [[argue]] that these bodies may have been disposed of for [[secular]] reasons.

[[Intentional]] burial, particularly with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_goods grave goods], may be one of the earliest detectable [[forms]] of [[religious]] [[practice]] since, as Philip Lieberman suggests, it may signify a "concern for the dead that [[transcends]] daily life." Though disputed, [[evidence]] suggests that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthals Neanderthals] were the first hominids to intentionally bury the dead, doing so in shallow graves along with stone [[tools]] and [[animal]] bones. Exemplary sites include [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanidar Shanidar] in Iraq, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebara_Cave Kebara Cave] in [[Israel]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krapina Krapina] in Croatia. Some [[scholars]], however [[argue]] that these bodies may have been disposed of for [[secular]] reasons.

The earliest undisputed [[human]] burial dates back 130,000 years. Human skeletal remains stained with r[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_ochre ed ochre] were [[discovered]] in the Skhul cave at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qafzeh Qafzeh], Israel. A variety of grave goods were present at the site, including the mandible of a wild boar in the arms of one of the skeletons.

The earliest undisputed [[human]] burial dates back 130,000 years. Human skeletal remains stained with r[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_ochre ed ochre] were [[discovered]] in the Skhul cave at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qafzeh Qafzeh], Israel. A variety of grave goods were present at the site, including the mandible of a wild boar in the arms of one of the skeletons.

Prehistoric [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemetery cemeteries] are referred to by the more neutral term [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_field grave field]. They are one of the chief [[sources]] of [[information]] on prehistoric cultures, and numerous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_culture archaeological cultures] are defined by their burial [[customs]], such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urnfield_culture Urnfield culture] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Bronze_Age European Bronze Age].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial]

Prehistoric [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemetery cemeteries] are referred to by the more neutral term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_field grave field]. They are one of the chief [[sources]] of [[information]] on prehistoric cultures, and numerous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_culture archaeological cultures] are defined by their burial [[customs]], such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urnfield_culture Urnfield culture] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Bronze_Age European Bronze Age].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial]

==See also==

==See also==

*'''''[[Cemetery]]'''''

*'''''[[Cemetery]]'''''