inhumation
Noun
Meaning
The act of inhuming or burying; interment.
The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.
Arenation.
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Chernyakhov cemeteries feature both cremation and inhumation burials; among the latter the head is to the north.
Genetic analysis of human remains from a double inhumation in a frozen kurgan in Kazakhstan (Berel site, early 3rd century BC).
Christianisation of Hungarians for example influenced burial rite and customs like inhumation with horse parts and tacks.sfn The archaeological research has also significantly changed the view on the settlement of the northern parts of the country.
The new period introduced Slavo-Avaric symbiosis and multi-ethnic Slavo-Avaric culture.sfn The Slavs in southern Slovakia adopted new burial rite (inhumation), jewelry, fashion and used also common cemeteries with the Avars.