1. plural of inhumation; acts or instances of burying dead bodies in the ground
Usage: formal; archaeological

Examples

• The archaeological team discovered several ancient inhumations at the burial site.
• Medieval inhumations were typically oriented east-west in Christian cemeteries.
• The study compared cremations and inhumations from the Bronze Age period.
• Researchers documented over fifty inhumations in the Roman necropolis.
• The inhumations showed evidence of elaborate burial rituals and grave goods.
• Carbon dating helped establish the age of the prehistoric inhumations.