I was told that to save space cemeteries burry the dead upright (standing) instead of horizontal (lying down). I find that hard to believe. Perhaps someone on this site knows the answer.
2006-09-13 08:48:15 · 7 answers · asked by Inquiring Mind 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
You haven't been to a burial have you..? All the ones I've been to they're laying down..wasting major amounts of space..Yikes!
2006-09-13 08:51:30 · answer #1 · answered by justwonderingwhatever 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At all the cemeteries that I know of, people are buried lying down,horizontal. There may be some places where they stand them up, for space reasons, but I've never seen it done.
I found a thesis from LSU on vertical burial as a proposal to help with overcrowding--maybe this will give you what you're looking for: http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-01272004-163120/unrestricted/Bazzell_thesis.pdf#search=%22vertical%20burial%20overcrowded%20cemeteries%22
2006-09-13 15:57:44 · answer #2 · answered by lucybelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most cultures bury their dead horizontally,but a few cultures in over-populated regions (like some areas in China) stand their dead upright when they bury them due to over-crowding at their cemetaries.
2006-09-13 15:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by Danny 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think that people are buried horizontal because it would be kinda silly to bury someone upright.
2006-09-13 15:51:41 · answer #4 · answered by baby_girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
horizontally face down so the rest can kiss their a**
2006-09-13 16:05:14 · answer #5 · answered by matt 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What difference would it make to anyone. Flat or sideways.
2006-09-13 15:50:59 · answer #6 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lying down where do people get this stuff.
2006-09-13 15:52:03 · answer #7 · answered by mawma 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋