A new study suggests that the decades-long march toward cremation may not last forever – particularly if Gen Z’s preferences pan out.
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The destruction of war graves in Gaza has rightly received global attention. But this isn’t the first time Commonwealth war dead have been dragged into conflicts.
Cemeteries are a treasure trove of local history and family connection. Technology and ingenuity have made mapping them easier.
Burial and cremation come with some pretty major environmental problems. Both involve huge amounts of energy, resources and pollution.
Many plants and flowers have symbolic meanings, and their presence on a grave may reflect something unique about the deceased.
From grave robbing to road construction, a cemetery in Richmond, Va., reveals the long pattern of Black Americans burying their dead in spaces that received few protections.
At the Yokohama War Cemetery, the first steps towards Australia and Japan’s reconciliation were made through design.
it’s only by considering human beings as part of nature that the growing burial crisis might be averted.
Next-of-kin often feel pressured to make hasty funeral arrangements. Most contact a funeral director and tee up a conventional service plus burial or cremation. But what are the other options?
Tombstones that used the honorifics ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.’ restored a sense of dignity to people who had been denied it in life.
City cemeteries are fast running out of space, so researchers surveyed Australians and found many were quite open to the alternatives to traditional burials.
The #SayTheirNames campaign recalls the long struggle by Black Americans to assert their humanity in death, with roots in the fight for slave burials.
With space in our cemeteries running out, we could bury the dead in new forest developments that would bring green space to our urban areas.
The ritual might seem strange, but a sociologist spent eight years studying it – and found that there really is a therapeutic benefit.
If no one claims the remains of cult leader and killer Charles Manson, it’s unclear what will happen to his body. Will it find an anonymous California grave or face dissection in an anatomy lab?
Although ‘Game of Thrones’ -style funeral pyres are still out of bounds, Americans are increasingly turning to cheaper, greener and more meaningful ways to dispose of their loved ones’ bodies.
Writings at the time of WWI aimed to construct a religiously diverse and conflicted America into a virtuous, Christian nation. This narrative continued in the cemeteries for the war heroes.
Most big city cemeteries in Australia date back to the 1800s, so we need to consider our burial options before we reach the point when the number of deaths exceeds the available cemetery plots.
Headstones at the Dudley Park cemetery in Payneham, South Australia, were recently bulldozed as part of the ongoing “recycling” of more than 400 graves. Some people were shocked to realise that gravesites…
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