My first reaction was that a kind-hearted passerby did it, either digging a grave or raising a cairn (I can't recall which would be more applicable to an elf, probably a cairn). But I now think not. If a cairn or something had been built for her, doubtless this would have been mentioned, maybe even referred to as standing there to this day. Final resting places are often described in detail by Tolkien - Helm, Snowmane, Elendil, Fingolfin, Finduilas.
I think that the lack of a description of Arwen's grave/cairn/howe/barrow/whatever must mean that there was none. She received no burial. I agree with Lalaith that her fate would not be to be devoured by hungry animals (who are only filling their niche in the ecosystem, and shouldn't be unfairly judged!). I think that either the place was so hallowed that no scavenger would come near her for many years afterwards (remember animals have a good sixth sense), or that she disappeared like Saruman, Fëanor or Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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