Hi Histarchers, Does anyone know when coffins for ordinary people's burials became a standard, or expected, thing. Was it during the 1700s or earlier? With thanks, Robert FAMILIE: http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/6559/scc17.html O O 31 Wombat Street Berkeleyvale CentralCoast NSW Australia 2261 | \__/ Fax:+61 2 43898450 Email: [log in to unmask] ____/-(..) 1800s ceramics etc illust! Norfolk Island _/_____________/ Archaeology: http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/6559/scc18.html