stone coffin in which wood coffin was placed
sarcophagus
A sarcophagus!!!! The stone coffin in which a wood coffin was placed is a sarcophagus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sarcophagus
Sarcophagus
In a tomb In a tomb.
Hearse
It was called a sarcophagus (Latin- "flesh eater"), hence the wooden coffin fit inside the stone receptacle.
The stone container of a wooden coffin was called a sarcophagus.
A tomb. One might also think of a sarcophagus, but traditionally the corpse was placed without a wooden casket into the stone sarcophagus.
A vault. Some states require one in addition to a wooden or cardboard casket to prevent erosion once the wood or other type casket starts to degrade. There are "Green cemetaries/burials where natural wood or fiber materials are used. A stone coffin from the Egyptian pyramids is called a Sarcophagus.
corpse+wood=coffin
Hearse Correction: A hearse is a funeral car carrying the coffin. The question probably relates to a catafalque.