Cremation overtakes burial as people rethink death, cost and tradition

A generation ago, burial was the default and cremation the exception. Today, the roles are rapidly reversing. By 2035, 80% of ...
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Africa’s oldest cremation site found, 9,500 years old

A 9,500-year-old funeral pyre uncovered in a rock shelter in northern Malawi is forcing archaeologists to rethink when and ...
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This 9,500-Year-Old Burial Is The Oldest Cremation Ever Found in Africa and It Involved an Enormous Fire Seen For Miles

An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What ...

Cremation or casket? Here’s the most eco-friendly burial option.

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You can get a water cremation in Vermont from this Milton funeral home

Green burials have caught on as people look for eco-friendly ways to handle their remains. Water cremation is another way and ...
PBS

Cremation Is on the Rise in Black and Latino Communities During COVID-19, Funeral Professionals Say

In a still from the March 2020 documentary “Death Is Our Business,” an embalmer prepares a body in a New Orleans funeral home. Industry professionals say cremation is on the rise among Black and ...

9,500-year-old cremation in Malawi sparks debate over hunter-gatherer beliefs

Archaeologists discovered possibly the oldest known cremation pyre in Africa, clarifying the issues of cultural complexity of ...