Americans seem to prefer the idea of a final resting place and a gravesite where they can go to remember the person who died. Like burial, entombment offers a fixed, final resting place. When a body is entombed, the casket is placed in a mausoleum, an above-ground structure usually made of marble, stone or concrete. Cremation is often accompanied by the rites and ceremonies of funeralization, including embalming and visitation. Final disposition options earth burial, entombment and scattering.
Some families keep cremated remains in an urn or other appropriate container.