Cremation and Cemeteries

Cenotaph

literally an "empty tomb," a monument to a person buried elsewhere

A cemetery, originally a cemetery for the victims of great battles

polyandrium

A ceremonial construction made of wood and fire, designed to reduce a deceased human body to ashes

pyre

In most states with cremation laws, the ______ is responsible for the crematory complying with the laws, rules and regulations of that state

responsible cremationist

In most states, regardless of the age of the cremation equipment, there is a _______ second retention time requirement

1/2

Cremation containers are made up of _____% combustible solids, _____% moisture, and ____% non-combustible solids and are classified as type _____ waste

85;10;5;0

Hearth

A solid surface upon which material with high moisture content or liquids or waste material which may turn to a liquid before burning is placed for drying or burning

Crypt

A space of sufficient size in a building or land area used or intended to be used for the entombment of human remains

Any refractory device which changes the direction or velocity of the products of combustion is called a

Baffle

Human made subterranean or hillside passageway for religious practice. Any chamber used as a burial place. Most commonly associated with the Roman Empire

Catocomb

A structure, room or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains

Columbarium

Any vertical refractory wall supported by arch construction which serves to deflect gasses in a downward direction (sometimes referred to as a curtain wall)?

Drop arch

The actual time limit after which a funeral home must permanently dispose of unclaimed cremations is legally determined by

Individual state laws

The general term applied to markers or other permanent items used to identify the place of interment. Their purpose is to commemorate a family or an individual

Memorial

A cemetery which has adopted a park like style and abolished the use of upright markers

Memorial park

Through the name is derived from the Greek, meaning "a small spot", they are Egyptian. These are the physical representation of rays from the sun streaming to the earth

Obelisk

Of those items listed below, which are regarded as a threat to the integrity of the cremation equipment as well as a threat to the safety and well being of the crematory operator

Pacemaker

Ossuary

Receptacle area, or grave like structure for communal placement of bones, bone tissue or cremated remains

One who loves cemeteries and funerals

Taphophile

Sarcophagus

This word comes from the Greek meaning "flesh eater". It originally referred to a large square unit limestone box into which the body was placed in an above ground setting.

In the middle of the 17th century, sir Thomas Browne wrote the earliest known essay in defense of ______. It stressed the advantages of this form of burial

Urn burial