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CREMATORIUM

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A building or site where bodies are burnt, and the ashes collected for burial or dispersal.

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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.

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