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Aefre with the brooch and knife she was burried with.
Folkestone, England

Aefre

These 1,500-year-old remains were found in a mysterious Anglo-Saxon mass grave.
Cave dwelling in Santa Cecilia.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy

Santa Cecilia Necropolis

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.
Cremated remains enter the water in biodegradable bags.
oceans

Can Hong Kong Sell Its Residents on Watery Graves?

Sea burial is a way to save space in a dense city, but runs counter to funeral traditions.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 31, 2018
The Rivers cosmogram.
New York, New York

Rivers Cosmogram

A memorial marks the library lobby where Langston Hughes' ashes are buried.
Uley Long Barrow.
Uley, England

Uley Long Barrow

You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.
The markers in the whalers' graveyard, in the background, were replaced in the 1980s.
cemeteries

The Abandoned Graveyards on a Thawing Arctic Island

Climate change is causing trouble on Herschel Island.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 26, 2018
Palacete los Moreau.
Puerto Rico

Palacete los Moreau

This 20th-century mansion plays a key role in one of Puerto Rico's greatest novels.
Cudham Churchyard in London. This looks about right.
cemeteries

Why England Once Forced Everyone to Be Buried in Wool

Transgressors had to pay a heavy fine.
Matthew Taub October 25, 2018
A small amount of cremated remains are on board New Horizons, which hurtled past Pluto and toward the edge of our solar system.
death

The Grave Farthest From Earth Is on a Spacecraft Headed Out of Our Solar System

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto, and then hitched a ride toward it.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 6, 2022
The mausoleum.
Acquapendente, Italy

Bosco del Sasseto

A magnificent Neogothic tomb hides within this Italian fairytale-like forest.
"Life preserving coffin in doubtful cases of actual dead," a safety-coffin model by Christian Eisenbrandt.
cemeteries

History's Best Strategies for Avoiding Being Buried Alive

These ingenious 19th-century techniques aimed to make sure dead really meant dead.
Ashawnta Jackson October 23, 2018
Eugene Shoemaker looking over a lunar lander model of his own making.
science

Eugene Shoemaker Is Still the Only Man Buried on the Moon

For now, anyway.
Eric Grundhauser June 28, 2022
Taukkyan War Cemetery.
Yangon, Myanmar

Taukkyan War Cemetery

Myanmar's beautiful cemetery for Allied soldiers who perished during World War II.
This image displays the Lithuanian corner of the cemetery. The Croat section is nearby in a heavily wooded area.
Roslyn, Washington

Roslyn Cemetery

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.
The Tinker mausoleum.
North Adams, Massachusetts

Hillside Cemetery

This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Huis te Vraag Cemetery

An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.
Necròpolis Son Real
Santa Margalida, Spain

Necropolis of Son Real

The largest prehistoric cemetery on the Balearic Islands dates back over 2,500 years.
The 1916 Easter Rising Leaders' burial plot.
Arbour Hill, Ireland

Arbour Hill Cemetery

The burial place of 14 of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising.