OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
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Revise: Greek Burial Methods and Grave MarkersFor cremation on a separate funeral pyre, the body was laid on the pyre and burned. The remains were then collected in an ash urn and buried. This is called secondary cremation, because burning and burial took place in separate locations.
- Revise: Ovid’s Metamorphoses: Heroes and Transformation
A pile of combustible material on which a body is burned.