funerary
adjective
fu·ner·ary
ˈfyü-nə-ˌrer-ē 
: of, used for, or associated with burial
a pharaoh's funerary chamber
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They may have been included in a funerary pyre, though researchers didn’t find any human remains.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
It is thought the objects could have been burnt on a funerary pyre before they were buried, but no human remains have been found.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Archaeologists also found a human skeleton covered in cartonnage, a material similar to papier mâché that was often used to make funerary masks, suggesting that the tomb was reused later on.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Multiple other studies have shown that cannibalism was relatively common among Magdalenian people, both as a funerary rite and as a form of violence.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
It is thought the objects could have been burnt on a funerary pyre before they were buried, but no human remains have been found.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Archaeologists also found a human skeleton covered in cartonnage, a material similar to papier mâché that was often used to make funerary masks, suggesting that the tomb was reused later on.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Multiple other studies have shown that cannibalism was relatively common among Magdalenian people, both as a funerary rite and as a form of violence.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Funerary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funerary. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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