Grave goods are objects which are buried or cremated with a body. Many
cultures have traditions of leaving grave goods, from the modern United
States, where mementos are buried with the dead, to Ancient Egypt, where
high-ranking people were buried with lavish assortment of grave goods.
Beliefs about the function of grave goods vary, depending on time and
culture.
The practice of including grave goods with burial is ancient...
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