inhumation

 
Pronunciation: /ˌɪnhjʊˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

[mass noun] chiefly Archaeology
  • the action or practice of burying the dead; the fact of being buried: cremation took over from inhumation as the dominant burial rite
  • [count noun] a burial or buried corpse: more than thirty human inhumations from various sites