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Burial

Funazuka Burial Mound

Once a heap of dirt with a shrubbery on it, this unassuming mound in a parking lot turned out to be an ancient tumulus.

Communal Grave of Kochibara and Akahigibara Clans

Thousands of members of one family rest in peace at Okinawa's largest community gravesite.

Bontoc, Philippines

Ganga Caves

These caves are full of coffins, but we can't say who the bodies belong to.

Crested Butte, Colorado

Crested Butte Cemetery

A testament to Colorado’s rugged mining history sits against a backdrop of striking mountain scenery.

Tarragona, Spain

Tower of the Scipios

An elaborate Roman funerary monument dedicated to the family of Scipio.

Les Cinq Tombes (The Five Graves)

A unique collection of five Roman burial grounds right next to the road.

Sarcophagus of Chrodoara

Since its accidental discovery in 1977, this sarcophagus has been described as "the greatest masterpiece of Merovingian sculpture north of the Alps."

Bali's Massive Stone Sarcophagi Included Global Grave Goods

Mirrors from China, glass beads from Roman Egypt, and other treasures from far-flung places accompanied ancient Balinese elites to the afterworld.

Nicky Nielsen June 5, 2024

Burial 19, or B19, contained the remains of a large dog and newborn infant girl.

When Did Dogs Become Our Best Friends?

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

Gemma Tarlach March 20, 2024

An overhead view of modern excavations at Tell el-Retaba, an ancient fortress that was part of Egypt's Ways of Horus military route. Teams digging here have unearthed human remains interred in ceramic jars, or pots.

In Ancient Egypt, Jar Burials May Have Helped the Dead Be Reborn in the Afterlife

First found at the ancient fortress of Tell el-Retaba, child burials in ceramic jars perplexed early archaeologists.

Nicky Nielsen March 6, 2024

Doors of the Dead

Doors of the Dead

It's believed that the dead were once taken out of houses through these now walled-up doors.

Three concrete slabs with small, destroyed remains of headstones sit behind a V-shaped tree opening.

Taos, New Mexico

The Three Brujas

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.

Italian tombstone carver Luigi Brusa knew he was dying from silicosis when he had a friend carve his impressive granite tombstone, known as "The Dying Man."

The Tombstone Sculptor Who Carved His Own Death in Granite

Nestled in Vermont’s Hope Cemetery, ‘The Dying Man’ tells the tragic tale of the area’s Italian gravestone carvers.

Alice Levitt October 3, 2023

Some 5,000 Ohlone Tribe members were buried in unmarked graves in San Francisco's Mission Dolores Cemetery. Today, many of those graves have been paved over and forgotten.

Honoring the Thousands of Forgotten Souls Buried Beneath San Francisco

Experts estimate some 50,000 people are buried beneath the sprawling metropolis.

Shoshi Parks September 28, 2023

Roccastrada, Italy

Cripta di Giugnano

Visit a secretive crypt before it crumbles to dust.

Oxford, New York

Little Merrit's Tomb

A small window was installed in this gravestone to honor a young boy's dying wish.