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Burial

Coffin? Casket? Cremation? How to make your death more environmentally friendly

Magazine

Coffin? Casket? Cremation? How to make your death more environmentally friendly

By Paola Magni and Edda Guareschi

Not just an alternative to burial: a brief history of cremation

Magazine

Not just an alternative to burial: a brief history of cremation

By Sean O’Connor

A box to die for: On coffins and caskets

Magazine

A box to die for: On coffins and caskets

By Sean O’Connor

Zulu King memorialised as political figures, maidens and warriors honour his legacy

South Africa

Zulu King memorialised as political figures, maidens and warriors honour his legacy

By Sandisiwe Shoba