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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In an era where traditional funeral customs are being reevaluated for their emotional and financial demands, DFS Memorials is spotlighting a transformative ...

Humans have been cremating their lost loved ones since the Stone Age, but we've come a long way from the fire pits they used. Modern cremation is a surprisingly technologically advanced business, ...

In the early days, they used log pyres (pyres: pile or heap of wood for burning a dead body) to cremate bodies, but now they use special chambers that turn a body into ashes in just an hour or two.

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