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Cemeteries,Graveyards,Ossuaries,Oh My..

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Encapsulating the vastness of life lost. Ornate & well cared for,or abandoned & sadly abused.A place to explore the history,beauty & the mournful stories &/or exhibits..

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Why Some Gravestones Are Shaped Like Tortoises

Started by SunKat. Last reply by Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland Nov 6, 2020. 1 Reply 0 Likes

They originated as ancient Chinese funerary markers.BY CLAIRE VOON…Continue

Remembering When Americans Picnicked in Cemeteries

Started by SunKat Nov 5, 2020. 0 Replies 0 Likes

For a time, eating and relaxing among the dead was a national pastime.BY JONATHAN KENDALL …Continue

The Bright Blue Graves of Safed Cemetery

Started by SunKat Jun 18, 2020. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Kabbalah mystics lie beneath.BY GITIT GINAT JUNE 15, 2020 At a…Continue

Prayer to Hekate for the Dead

Started by Arachnifauna Mar 28, 2020. 0 Replies 0 Likes

MARCH 16, 2018 BY CYNDI BRANNENThe edge of Spring may seem like a rather peculiar time to write a…Continue

Here Lies E. Coli

Started by SunKat. Last reply by Mystic Wolf Jan 6, 2020. 3 Replies 1 Like

There’s a bunch of gross stuff, besides human bodies, hiding under graveyards.BY SARAH LASKOW OCTOBER 22, 2018 In the central cemetery of Marau, a small city in southern…Continue

What Can a Linguist Learn From a Gravestone?

Started by SunKat Jan 6, 2019. 0 Replies 1 Like

Plenty, it turns out.BY DAN NOSOWITZ OCTOBER 26, 2018 …Continue

Remembering When Americans Picnicked in Cemeteries

Started by SunKat. Last reply by SunKat Jan 6, 2019. 2 Replies 2 Likes

For a time, eating and relaxing among the dead was a national pastime.BY JONATHAN KENDALL APRIL 20, 2018 …Continue

Adopted Warriors? Genetic Tests Reveal Unexpected Relationships in Medieval Graves

Started by Carmen Elsa Irarragorri Wyland Sep 10, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes

By Laura Geggel, Senior Writer | September 6, 2018 06:58am ETExcavated remains from the seventh-century medieval graveyard in the city of Niederstotzingen, in southern Germany.Credit: Landesamt für Denkmalpflege im RP StuttgartA dozen lavish…Continue

In Search of Cemeteries Alive With Beauty, Art, and History

Started by SunKat May 15, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes

These resting places celebrate life.BY ANIKA BURGESS SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 …Continue

Dargavs Village: City of the Dead

Started by SunKat. Last reply by SunKat Nov 6, 2017. 2 Replies 2 Likes

DARGAVS, RUSSIAThis ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance. …Continue

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Comment by SunKat on January 9, 2016 at 8:30pm: I love cemeteries at night too Don. Very peaceful...

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