Who is at the top of the Ancient Egyptian Social Pyramid?

Who is considered to be the first Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire?

Jewish funeral customs were noted for their

What is one of the purposes of a funeral?

An airtight metallic coffin designed to improve the ability to preserve the body describes the

This document listed the abominable conditions of London’s cemeteries created by intramural burials.

A case or receptacle for dead human remains which is anthropodial in shape, usually an octagon is called

This law required that certain material be substituted for linen in the shroud and lining of the coffin.

In ancient Rome, where did burial and/or entombment take place?

This was substituted for the deceased when the body could not be preserved until the funeral.