In early March 2024, Humberside Police received reports of concerns over "care for the deceased" at a funeral director's in Hull. Two people have reportedly been bailed after the bodies and ashes of at least 35 people were ...
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2024
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Californians will soon have a new end-of-life burial option: human composting.
Environment
Sep 26, 2022
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The National Funeral Directors Association has predicted that by 2035, nearly 80% of Americans will opt for cremation.
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2022
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The unexpected death of a friend and colleague to COVID-19 in January 2021 led me to start researching how American death rituals were transforming during the pandemic. My friend was Hindu, and while watching his funeral ...
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2022
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Traditional burial in a graveyard has environmental costs. Graves can take up valuable land, leak embalming chemicals and involve nonbiodegradable materials like concrete, as well as the plastic and steel that make up many ...
Environment
Feb 9, 2021
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How will you cope with the death of your mother or spouse? Their death may disturb your concentration, causing accidents or lowering your productivity. Some bereaved cannot sleep, and others cannot get out of bed. Some lose ...
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2020
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Researchers from the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology at the University of Seville have studied the archaeological evidence of prehistoric societies in the Neolithic Period in the Iberian Peninsula from the perspective ...
Archaeology
Jun 10, 2019
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From providing cow urine, incense and bamboo stretchers to booking a Hindu priest at the last minute, startups are seeking to cash in on India's elaborate traditional funeral ceremonies.
Internet
Nov 28, 2018
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What do you want to happen to your remains after you die?
Other
Oct 27, 2017
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A Japanese funeral parlour is set to offer relatives the chance to pay their final respects to deceased loved ones without leaving the comfort of their cars.
Other
Sep 13, 2017
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