Cremation
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/tag/9405
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- "Cremation is a method of final disposition of a dead body through burning (combustion).
Cremation may serve as a funeral or post-funeral rite and as an alternative to the burial or interment of an intact dead body. In some countries, including India and Nepal, cremation on an open-air pyre is an ancient tradition. Starting in the 19th century, cremation was introduced or reintroduced into other parts of the world. In modern times, cremation is commonly carried out with a closed furnace (cremator), at a crematorium.
Cremation leaves behind an average of 2.4 kg (5.3 lbs) of remains, known as "ashes" or "cremains". This is not actual ash but unburnt fragments of bone mineral, which are commonly ground down into powder. They do not constitute a health risk and may be buried, interred in a memorial site, retained by relatives or scattered in various ways." - (en.wikipedia.org 10.02.2021)
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Knickwandgefäß
Knickwandgefäß mit breiter...
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Urkunde über Feuerbestattung von Gustav Adolph Wehner
Bestattungsurkunde für Gustav...
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Image: Ulrich Müller - CC BY-NC-SA -
Messingurne
Urne aus geschwärztem Messing...
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Image: Museum für Sepulkralkultur - CC BY-NC-SA -
Grabtafel "Friedrich Schüßler" (Freidenkerfriedhof)
Rechteckige Inschriftentafel...
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Image: Museum für Sepulkralkultur - CC BY-NC-SA -
Pappurne
Nicht realisierter Prototyp...
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Image: Museum für Sepulkralkultur - CC BY-NC-SA
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