A building or site where bodies are burnt, and the ashes collected for burial or dispersal.
Related Terms
Term |
Note |
COLUMBARIUM |
A wall with niches in a crematorium to display urns containing ashes. Use only when related to funerary site. |
CREMATION |
The fragmentary, burnt remains of a human body. Usually found buried, occasionally in a container associated with grave goods. |
CREMATION CEMETERY |
A cemetery comprising exclusively cremated human remains, some or all of which may be contained within pottery vessels. |