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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > funerals and death-related activities > caskets and the casket industry
... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > human development and life transitions > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > funerals and death-related activities > caskets and the casket industry
... > social science subjects > sociology > aging and the life course > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > funerals and death-related activities > caskets and the casket industry
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > death and dying > disposition of the deceased > funerals and death-related activities > caskets and the casket industry

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caskets and the casket industry  

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  • The term casket, sometimes denoted as coffin, refers to the container in which the dead are placed for burial. In the earliest times of humankind, simply wrapping the deceased and placing in a cave or burying in a shallow grave was considered sufficient. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Caskets and the Casket Industry]

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