Exhume vs. Humation

Exhume vs. Humation — Is There a Difference?

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Difference Between Exhume and Humation

Exhumeverb

(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

The archeologist exhumed artifacts from the ground with a shovel.

Humationnoun

(archaic) burial, internment, inhumation; by association, death

Exhumeverb

To uncover; to bring to light.

Exhumeverb

dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies

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