What options are available for earth burial?
In the United States, most people are buried in cemeteries. For earth burial, cemeteries offer single grave plots, double-depth plots, and lawn crypts. Single graves require a casket and most cemeteries also require some type of outer burial container. Double-depth burial spaces involve placing one casket on top of another in a grave space. Lawn crypts are underground tombs similar to double-depth graves. However, lawn crypts are pre-constructed structures, usually made of reinforced concrete and steel, that house the caskets. Grave plots are typically marked with some type of headstone either an upright monument or flush-to-the-ground marker.
