0
This really depends on the culture. A lot of graves don't even have a stone!
In a cemetery, the gravestone is normally placed at the head, but this can be different, depending on where the body is buried, and what the next-in-kin request. For example, a flat gravestone could be placed directly above the body.
Positioning:
"Buried corpses may be placed in a number of different positions. Christian burials are made extended, with the corpse lying flat with arms and legs straight, or with the arms folded upon the chest. The eyes and mouth of the deceased are kept closed. Extended burials may also be supine, lying on one's back, or prone, lying on one's front. Historically, Christian burials were made supine east-west, with the head at the western end of the grave. This mirrors the layout of Christian churches, and for much the same reason; to view the coming of Christ on Judgement day (Eschaton).
Other ritual practices place the body in a flexed position with the legs bent or crouched. In some ancient societies, warriors were buried in an upright position. In Islam, the face of the body is turned toward Mecca, the holiest city in Islam. Many cultures believe the placement of the dead in an appropriate position to be a sign of respect even when burial is impossible. In nonstandard burial practices, such as mass burial, bodies are often positioned arbitrarily. This can be a sign of disrespect to the deceased, or due to considerations of time and space."
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
A person who helps construct buildings using stone?
A person who helps construct buildings using stone is a mason.
What is the main theme of Medusa?
a woman with snakes as hair and can turn people to stone if that person looks at her
When did Aeschylus die?
Aeschylus died and was buried at Gala in 456 BC. The myth was that Aeschylus met his death from an eagle dropping a tortoise upon Aeschylus' bald head, presumably mistaking it for a stone upon which to break the animal's shell.
In the historical term what does Knapping mean?
A knapper is a person who shapes flint or other stone through the process of knapping, Knapping is the process of making stone tools, mainly flint, by hitting the flint in such a way to produce a sharp edge for cutting or scraping. The knapper would use a harder stone than flint in this process, this was called a hammerstone.
From king Arthur's story who managed to pull the sword out of the stone?
The story about King Arthur is called Excalibur. In the story King Arthur himself is the one who managed to pull the sword out of the stone. The name of the sword is Excalibur.
What kind of sarcophagus's did Egyptians use?
they used stone and wooden depending on who it was being buried like an important person would more and likely be in a stone.
What does epitaph?
An 'epitaph' is the inscription written on a tomb or grave stone in memory of the person buried there, or a brief literary piece commemorating a deceased person.
What is a sarchophagus?
a stone coffin (box that a dead person is buried in), especially one that is decorated, used in ancient times
What were buried with stone age people?
Stone age people were buried with tools, weapons and there belongings so that they could use them in the fterlife.
You buried a stone in the garden a tree grew from it How?
It was a stone from a plum, or cherry.
Where is the hidden package for burnin rubber 3?
right behind a wooden house in front of the first natural stone bridge
When was Behind Stone Walls created?
Behind Stone Walls was created in 1932.
Before the Olmec vanished they?
smashed or buried their stone heads
What happened when stone age people died?
They were buried by other stone age people, who then conducted their own rituals.
What happened when the stone age people died?
When Stone Age people died, their bodies were likely buried with various items and tools they used in their daily lives. These burials suggest some form of belief in an afterlife or ritual around death. Over time, their graves may have been revisited and possibly their remains moved or cremated as part of funerary practices.
What person do you get the super potion from in Cianwood city in Pok'emon soulsilver?
you go to the first building with a stone in front and read it and it should be a pharmasy
During the old stone age how did they treat their dead?
They were buried with their animals and crops.
