From the Paleolithic aura to the present day, the functions of funerary art have provided the fundamental outlets for coming to terms with death. Funerary art is intended to lay bare the function of the disposition of the body; express a culture's belief in the afterlife; care or fear of the deceased; a part of the grieving process; the status of the individual and his family; a step towards oblivion and which for the most part belongs to the living. Sculpture plays a predominant role in funerary art and is a common feature of all functions in both Western and non-Western cultures. Funerary art lends the visceral qualities of sculpture to assist in the planning of functions for those dealing with death. Disposal of the Body When a person dies, as many have done over thousands of years, the primary concern is how to dispose of the body. It would be easy to throw the deceased into a forest and so be it, however, it remains an important aspect to cherish the dead and treat their body with respect. Both Western and non-Western cultural methods of arranging the body incorporate sculptural aspects; be it cemeteries, tombs, sarcophagi or the reuse of body parts to create sculptures. Cemeteries, necropolises, or cities of the dead are common burial sites for larger populations and feature a variety of funerary art in both Western and non-Western cultures. A site-specific location for the deceased with a highly artificial arrangement and archaic garden ornaments; cemeteries are an ever-growing organized form of land art. In Western cultures, cemeteries are the most common burial places, adopted starting from 1800. The first public cemeteries required suitable burials for all classes, to be located on the outskirts of urban centers; one step ahead of the overb......in the center of the card......the living to comfort their fears. Fearing that their ancestors will bring bad luck or harm to the living, they burn paper replicas of inanimate objects to protect them from angry spirits. Memento mori also reminds us that we are mortal and will meet death. Cemeteries Landscaped cemeteries provide a welcoming environment for the living represented as a park, a place to walk. Romantic winding paths with trees or ponds to comfort the living as they walk among headstones, which would otherwise be as hollow and morbid as the bodies that occupy them. Monuments within cemeteries or in public spaces are reminders of the living or the past, but also a way for the living to separate or detach some memories of the person or event to create a more consumable memory. These forms of funerary art are meant for the dead but are more beneficial to the living.