OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation · J199
Paper 1, Paper 3
Revise: Greek Burial Methods and Grave MarkersInhumation meant burying the body in the ground. Cremation meant burning it and then depositing the cremated remains. In Classical Athens, the choice was largely a matter of personal or family preference: cremation was not a compulsory stage of every funeral.
- Revise: Roman Funerary Processions and Burial Methods
The burial of a dead person's body without cremating it.