AAMI Crematory and Cemetery Operations.
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Cremation - ANS The reduction of a dead body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat
in a specifically designed retort or chamber.
Cremated Remains - ANS The result of the reduction of a dead body to inorganic bone
fragments by intense heat.
Crematory - ANS A furnace or retort for cremating dead human bodies; a building that
houses a retort.
Retort - ANS The burning chamber in a crematory. This is also referred to as a "cremator"
Inurnment - ANS The act of placing cremains in an urn (CANA Definition) act of placing
cremated remains in a niche or a grave.
Niche - ANS A recess or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing of cremated
remains. The aesthetic covering for a foot cap or inner foot panel of the casket.
Columbarium - ANS A structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building containing
niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains.
3000 BC - ANS when is it believed that the first cremation took place?