diff --git a/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md b/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md
index 95c2c160..87dd402c 100644
--- a/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md
+++ b/attribute-event-requests/INDI-event.md
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ Guides for using this document can be found in the associated [README.md](README
 | `BASM` | 4.0 | [Bat Mitzvah](#bat-mitzvah) | |
 | `BIRT` | 3.0 | [Birth](#birth) | |
 | `BLES` | 3.0 | Blessing | |
-| `BURI` | 3.0 | [Burial](#burial) | |
+| `BURI` | 3.0 | [Burial](#burial) | one of several types of `BURI` |
 | `CENS` | 3.0 | Census | |
 | `CHR`  | 3.0 | [Christening](#christening) | |
 | `CONF` | 3.0 | Confirmation | |
-| `CREM` | 5.4 | [Cremation](#cremation) | |
+| `CREM` | 5.4 | [Cremation](#cremation) | sometimes encoded as `BURI` prior to 5.4 |
 | `DEAT` | 3.0 | [Death](#death) | |
+| `BURI` | 3.0 | [Depositing remains](#depositing-remains) | Has subtypes, including [Burial](#burial) |
 | `EMIG` | 3.0 | Emigration | |
 | `FCOM` | 4.0 | First Communion | |
 | `GRAD` | 4.0 | Graduation | |
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications
 
 ## Burial
 
+A subtype of [Depositing remains](#depositing-remains)
+
 In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Burial`
 
 ## Christening
@@ -63,6 +66,38 @@ In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications
 
 In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Death`
 
+## Depositing remains
+
+### Description
+
+Depositing the mortal remains of a deceased person.
+
+### Value
+
+Found in the following historical records:
+
+- Church records
+- Grave markers
+- Tombs and Crypts
+- Urns
+
+### Absence
+
+The most closely related structures are:
+
+- `DEAT`: expresses that an individual died, which generally has a different date and place than the depositing of the remains.
+- `CREM`: describes a transformation of the remains by fire; the resulting ashes may still be deposited.
+
+Related proposals here include
+
+- [Burial](#burial), which is one type of depositing remains
+
+
+### Used
+
+- In GEDCOM since version 3.0 as `BURI`
+
+
 ## Immigration
 
 In [GEDCOM X](https://github.com/FamilySearch/gedcomx/blob/master/specifications/fact-types-specification.md) with URI `http://gedcomx.org/Immigration`
diff --git a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md
index 48443392..b78888c6 100644
--- a/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md
+++ b/specification/gedcom-03-datamodel.md
@@ -1292,12 +1292,12 @@ Tag | Name<br/>URI | Description
 `BASM` | Bas Mitzvah<br/>`g7:BASM` | The ceremonial event held when a Jewish girl reaches age 13, also known as "Bat Mitzvah."
 `BIRT` | birth<br/>`g7:BIRT` | Entering into life.
 `BLES` | blessing<br/>`g7:BLES` | Bestowing divine care or intercession. Sometimes given in connection with a naming ceremony.
-`BURI` | burial<br/>`g7:BURI` | Disposing of the mortal remains of a deceased person.
+`BURI` | depositing remains<br/>`g7:BURI` | Depositing the mortal remains of a deceased person.
 `CENS` | census<br/>`g7:INDI-CENS` | Periodic count of the population for a designated locality, such as a national or state census.
 `CHR` | christening<br/>`g7:CHR` | Baptism or naming events for a child.
 `CHRA` | adult christening<br/>`g7:CHRA` | Baptism or naming events for an adult person.
 `CONF` | confirmation<br/>`g7:CONF` | Conferring full church membership.
-`CREM` | cremation<br/>`g7:CREM` | Disposal of the remains of a person's body by fire.
+`CREM` | cremation<br/>`g7:CREM` | The act of reducing a dead body to ashes by fire.
 `DEAT` | death<br/>`g7:DEAT` | Mortal life terminates.
 `EMIG` | emigration<br/>`g7:EMIG` | Leaving one's homeland with the intent of residing elsewhere.
 `FCOM` | first communion<br/>`g7:FCOM` | The first act of sharing in the Lord's supper as part of church worship.
@@ -1507,11 +1507,14 @@ See also `INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE`.
 An [Individual Event](#individual-events).
 See also `INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE`.
 
-#### `BURI` (Burial) `g7:BURI`
+#### `BURI` (Depositing remains) `g7:BURI`
 
 An [Individual Event](#individual-events).
 See also `INDIVIDUAL_EVENT_STRUCTURE`.
 
+Although defined as any depositing of remains since it was introduced in the first version of GEDCOM, this tag is a shortened form of the English word "burial" and has been interpreted to mean "depositing of remains by burial" by some applications and users.
+In the absence of a clarifying `TYPE` substructure it is likely, but not guaranteed, that a `BURI` structure refers to a burial rather than another form of depositing remains.
+
 #### `CALN` (Call number) `g7:CALN`
 
 An identification or reference description used to file and retrieve items from the holdings of a repository.