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monument Word or Phrase:CONTRACTED INHUMATION *  
Definition:A form of inhumation in which the skeleton is interred, usually on its side, with the knees brought up against the chest. This is a more extreme form of crouched inhumation.
monument Word or Phrase:CROUCHED INHUMATION *  
Definition:A form of inhumation in which the skeleton is interred, usually on its side, with hip and knee joints bent through an angle of more than 90 degrees.
monument Word or Phrase:EXTENDED INHUMATION *  
Definition:A form of inhumation in which the skeleton is laid out in an approximately straight line, whether face up, face down, or on its side.
monument Word or Phrase:INHUMATION CEMETERY *  
Definition:An area used for the deposition of human remains where the principal funeral rite is the burial of the corpse complete. Generally indicated by the discovery of articulated human skeletal remains, occasionally with evidence of coffins and/or grave goods.
monument Word or Phrase:FLEXED INHUMATION *  
Definition:A form of inhumation in which the skeleton is interred, usually on its side, with hip and knee joints bent through an angle of less than 90 degrees.
monument Word or Phrase:INHUMATION *  
Definition:An interment of unburnt, articulated human remains. Use specific type where known.

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