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Future food ? Unlikely. The parasites within the cadaver will devour it pretty quickly if buried.
Depending on the location/civilisation/culture the main reason to bury a body was to prevent the spread of disease, notably plague and other nasties, and to prevent wild animals eating parts of it.
A few knew to choose a burial site that would not contaminate the water supply, particularly if dependent on groundwater (wells).
If you wanted to preserve it for later consumption the easiest way was to dehydrate it quickly in a cave or crevice in some high cliff face where animals cat reach it, not bury it. Or remove the internal organs and mummify the rest.
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