Timeline for What geotechnical conditions would force the use of crypts or catacombs for burial (vs. sticking coffins in the ground)?
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| May 16, 2017 at 14:08 | comment | added | Willk | Other cultures used consecrated ground specifically for burials. | |
| May 16, 2017 at 13:03 | history | edited | Willk | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 16, 2017 at 9:27 | comment | added | AlexP | Burial of corpses was forbidden within the Pomerium (the sacred boundary of the City of Rome), because this was considered consecrated ground; for this reason Roman funeral monuments were always built outside the walls. The sacred nature of the land inside the walls gave rise to many restrictions. | |
| May 16, 2017 at 4:39 | comment | added | RonJohn | Interesting, but not needed in the forest, and not geotechnical. | |
| May 16, 2017 at 2:13 | history | answered | Willk | CC BY-SA 3.0 |