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Gli Sposi Borghesi (The Bourgeois Spouses).
Bergamo, Italy

'Living Skeletons Scenes'

Six paintings reminding you that death is integral part of everyday life.
London, England

Tower Bridge’s Dead Man’s Hole

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.
The fresco after restoration
Palermo, Italy

'Trionfo della Morte'

This uncanny fresco celebrating the "triumph of death" was split into four pieces to be moved to another museum.
death

Podcast: The Danse Macabre

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange stories.
The Podcast Team June 28, 2021
cemeteries

Podcast: Beechey Island Graves Part 2

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 24, 2021
cemeteries

Podcast: Beechey Island Graves Part 1

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 23, 2021
Sacred Stones's modern Soulton Long Barrow, in Shropshire.
archaeology

Why Prehistoric Barrows Are Back in Funerary Fashion

The United Kingdom is experiencing a revival of interest in an ancient burial method.
Matthew Taub June 10, 2021
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taxidermy

Tattoos, Identity, and The Disturbing Fate of 'Monsieur Bonheur'

Clues to who the 19th century Frenchman was can be read on his unusually preserved remains.
Nathaniel Scharping June 3, 2021
A 17th-century Swiss etching of Emperor Tiberius on horseback, by Matthäus Merian the Elder.
murder

Tiberius, Imperial Detective

In ancient Rome, murder was a private business, unless the emperor took an interest in the case.
Emma Southon April 21, 2021
During examination of Peder Winstrup and his coffin a few years ago, researchers discovered the remains of a stillborn fetus, wrapped in linen and placed between the Swedish bishop's lower legs.
mummies

The Mystery of the Mummified Bishop and the Fetus in His Coffin

Remains hidden with this Swedish “founding father” likely belonged to his grandson, but questions linger.
Gemma Tarlach April 16, 2021
Entrance to the old crematorium in Wedding.
Berlin, Germany

Silent Green Kulturquartier

Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.
Chios, Greece

Nea Moni

This 11th-century Greek monastery has renowned mosaics and relics of a brutal past.
An old sati stone visible in Panna National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
medieval

India’s Sati Stones Commemorate a Macabre Historical Practice

Their challenging legacy has complicated preservation and study.
Kamala Thiagarajan November 30, 2020
Long fringe and white paper often represented the death of a child, while black paper and short fringe was used for adults.
objects of intrigue

The Lost Art of Swedish Funeral Confectionery

These beautiful mementos of mourning have all but disappeared.
Sam O'Brien October 29, 2020
The grave, with the dog statue, which has since been removed.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Grave of Charles Dummett

A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.
Antonio Bernocchi's mausoleum
Milan, Italy

Monumental Cemetery of Milan

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.
Flowers growing on a mass grave.
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery

This memorial complex contains several mass graves for victims of the Siege of Leningrad.
Lumiang Cave
Sagada, Philippines

Lumiang Cave

This burial cave houses around 100 ancient coffins, neatly stacked to form a massive wall.