Remains vs. Ruins
Remainsnoun
What is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
Remainsnoun
Historical or archaeological relics.
Remainsnoun
The extant writings of a deceased person.
Remainsnoun
All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.
Remainsnoun
(rare) lang=en
Remainsnoun
any object that is left unused or still extant;
Remainsnoun
the dead body of a human being
Ruins
Ruins (from Latin ruina 'a collapse') are the remains of a civilization's architecture: structures that were once intact have fallen, as time went by, into a state of partial or total disrepair, due to lack of maintenance or deliberate acts of destruction. Natural disaster, war and population decline are the most common root causes, with many structures becoming progressively derelict over time, due to long-term weathering and scavenging.
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