This is what is known as a hanging coffin. For over 2,000 years this type of burial was practiced and is found in 2-3 other countries. They would carve a coffin usually out of a single piece of wood and place their loved one in it. They would coat the coffin with some kind of weather proof liquid and then would place the coffin on suspended boards placed in chisled holes on the sheer cliff walls. It is believed that it was done to make it easier for them to go to heaven since they would be closer. Some believe that it was to keep "beasts" from feeding on their body. To this day, it is not really known why they did it or how they did it. This is a guarded state protected site and is estimated to be about 700 years old. It has not been practiced for over 100 years... what a culture!!
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