Complex sentence: Living descendants were consulted and records of the area were researched so that the graves could be placed at the new site as close as possible to the original placements, and attention was paid to maintaining the closeness of family members.
Split into simpler sentences: Living descendants were consulted and records of the area were researched so that the graves could be placed at the new site as close as possible to the original placements. Attention was paid to maintaining the closeness of family members.