# Burial — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/burial-whe-definition-discussion/16194>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [September 2, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/burial-whe-definition-discussion/16194 "2009-09-02T00:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/burial-whe-definition-discussion/16194/1 "2009-09-02T00:00:00Z")

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Burial of the dead is the act of placing the corpse of a deceased person in a tomb constructed for that purpose or in a grave dug into the earth. Archaeological excavations have revealed Neanderthal graves dating back 130,000 years, marking burial as among the earliest human activities. Grave goods with the corpse suggest proper burial associated with an afterlife.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/burial-whe-definition-discussion/16194/2 "2026-07-30T16:59:24Z")

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