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The original was posted on /r/askhistorians by /u/Vir-victus on 2024-01-24 13:32:33+00:00.

I hope the question is straight forward enough. But just for further clarity, when people of ‘higher standing’ were buried (or burned?), were there any funeral rituals or parts of the ceremony that set them apart from funerals of common people? It may be for financial reasons, or because a person of noble birth requires other rituals to be performed or included in the funeral.

And similarly, were there any basic traditions that were performed regardless of social hierarchy?