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Neanderthals use flowers and antlers to decorate the dead. Although bodies were not buried at this time. Just were placed in areas or even in the open.
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This was the first time bodies began to be buried underground.
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Embalming was created by the Egyptians as well as burial mounds were seen.
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Mummification began to be the norm for Egyptians as it was the best way of going into the afterlife.
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Funeral pyres existed for the purpose of cremating individuals. This was done by the ancient Greeks.
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in Japan, they created keyhole shaped burial mounds which were mainly used for important figures.
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Coffins were created to protect "body snatching" especially during the Napoleonic Wars.
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In China people began burying people into the side of mountains.
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Cremation became legal in England and began to be popularized again.
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Over 10,000 jobs were created because of the funeral industry.
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25,000+ Funeral Homes were created in the U.S. alone.
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-JFK buried at Arlington National Cemetery
- "American Way of Death" - A famous book by Jessica Mitford came out.
- The Catholic church began to accept cremation -
Memorial Day became a federal holiday in the U.S.
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People are customizing everything when it comes to funerals including coffins, urns and how they are to be buried. It is being a more complex system nowadays.