Talk:Unmarked grave

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Cenotaph / Belushi lead sentences don't make sense

Folks, the two sentences:

   "In cases when a person's remains are lost, a cenotaph may be erected. This is what happened to comedian John Belushi."

don't make sense together. Belushi's remains are not lost. His cenotaph exists for a different reason.

I'll leave it for the person who wrote that (or edited it into that state) to fix it so it expresses his/her intent. A partial fix could be to insert a sentence in between, something like "Cenotaphs may also be used in cases where a marker at the actual grave draws unwanted attention." However, still the subject of cenotaphs really needs a different introduction since, as written, it's a pointless beginning for a paragraph that's actually about a different use of them.107.77.225.94 (talk) 12:49, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

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Bibliography

• Haglud, W.D.; Connor, M; Scott, D.D. (2001). "The Archaeology of Contemporary Mass Graves". Society for Historical Archaeology. 35: 57–69 – via JSTOR.
• Slob, Evert; Sato, Motoyuki; Olhoeft, Gary. "Surface and borehole ground-penetrating-radar developments". GEOPHYSICS. 75 (5): 75A103–75A120. doi:10.1190/1.3480619
• Sutton, Mary-Jean; Conyers, Lawrence B.; Day, With contributions by Alma; Flinders, Harriet; Luff, Florence; Madua, Susie; Jersey, Zoe De; Jersey, Stan De; Savo, Roy (2013-12-01). "Understanding Cultural History Using Ground-Penetrating Radar Mapping of Unmarked Graves in the Mapoon Mission Cemetery, Western Cape York, Queensland, Australia". International Journal of Historical Archaeology. 17 (4): 782–805. doi:10.1007/s10761-013-0242-1. ISSN 1092-7697
• C., Reif, Stefan (2014). Death in Jewish Life : Burial and Mourning Customs Among Jews of Europe and Nearby Communities. Lehnardt, Andreas., Bar-Levav, Avriel. Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 12. ISBN 9783110338614. OCLC 890071134
• Popovsky, Mark (2010). Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion. Springer, Boston, MA. pp. 458–459. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-71802-6_348
• Rachel., Hachlili, (2005). Jewish funerary customs, practices and rites in the Second Temple period. Leiden: Brill. p. 235. ISBN 9781433706400. OCLC 191950065

There are BILLIONS of unmarked graves

Considering the effects of war or disease or other forms of mortality, along with poverty - there is no expectation in all of human history that anyone can/should have a grave marker. Marking and records is a courtesy, with no expectation that it will last for eternity. 2600:6C48:7006:200:B056:6066:1296:EF0B (talk) 02:21, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Mozart is possibly the most famous case ever of a great man being dumped into an unmarked grave. All later attempts to find his remains have been unsuccessful.