Talk:Mortuary house

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What is the purpose of this article?

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The purpose of this article eludes me. The term "mortuary house" is highly uncommon in English. In common parlance, that phrase would describe a mausoleum (about which there is already an extensive article), but in this article it would seem to try to encompass almost every kind of above-ground grave, including barrows, kurgans and even pyramids. And this, despite their lack of resemblance to a "house", and the confusing use of "mortuary" -- a term that in the West refers to a place where bodies are prepared for burial (but never buried within). Given how little it adds to the subject, and how broad and ambiguous the content is, I think that this article should be deleted (preferably by consensus). Bricology (talk) 23:00, 10 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

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