funerary
adjective
fu·ner·ary
ˈfyü-nə-ˌrer-ē 
: of, used for, or associated with burial
a pharaoh's funerary chamber
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On top of the Neolithic remains, a funerary monument from the later Bronze Age was discovered, according to the release.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Watch on As Payraudeau explains, the Valley of the Kings was plundered numerous times during ancient Egypt’s 19th Dynasty, an era of economic and social crises that led to scarcity, forcing even royals to reuse funerary objects created for their predecessors.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Watch on As Payraudeau explains, the Valley of the Kings was plundered numerous times during ancient Egypt’s 19th Dynasty, an era of economic and social crises that led to scarcity, forcing even royals to reuse funerary objects created for their predecessors.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
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“Funerary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funerary. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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