Graves

It was possibly treated like the undead.

A rare secret was taken to the grave in an unmarked, 100-year-old burial ground.

For centuries, the cruel industry decimated entire whale species—and claimed countless human lives. Whalers arrived prepared for their own deaths.

What does our fascination with mortality reveal about who we are?

A poignant, 2,000-year-old burial in northern Italy could be the latest evidence of an ancient friendship.

A bank robber’s burial site is still six feet deep with mystery.

Families across the U.S. are finding each other through a forgotten, historically Black graveyard.

For centuries, the Beothuk people relied on seabirds to survive—and likely to find their way to the afterlife.

John Horne is determined to preserve the stories of those who were left behind.

Ponder the thin veil between worlds at these beautiful, spooky, and surprising graveyards.