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Tomb

Bronx, New York

Van Cortlandt Burial Ground

A colonial family tomb that once doubled as New York City’s secret records vault.

Yassıhüyük, Turkey

Midas Tümülüsü (Tumulus MM)

The oldest known standing wooden building in the world is a chamber inside a burial mound.

Dona Paula's Tombstone

Legends of adultery, love affairs, and charity swirl around this mysterious 17th-century Portuguese woman.

Cliffony, Ireland

Creevykeel Court Tomb

One of Ireland's best-preserved chambered cairns can be found next to a wishing tree.

Castle Semple Collegiate Church

Lochwinnoch, Scotland

Castle Semple Collegiate Church

The ruins of a small church belonging to a powerful Scottish family still hold the remains of its patriarch.

Courtesy of the Penn Museum, image no. 251051

The Most Lavish Mesopotamian Tomb Ever Found Belongs to a Woman

And her clothing tells an important story, says archeologist Rita Wright.

Sarah Durn February 10, 2022

Lateral view of the temple.

Mexico City, Mexico

Tomb of Hernán Cortés

Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.

The Tomb of Nefertari

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

Hamilton Mausoleum

Hamilton, Scotland

Hamilton Mausoleum

A magnificent tomb that was the final resting place of the Dukes of Hamilton.

Malmesbury, England

King Aethelstan's Tomb

The last known resting place of the king who united England.

To work on the wall paintings, the conservation team crammed a lot of equipment into the small burial chamber.

Our Breath and Sweat Almost Ruined King Tut’s Tomb

But a new circulation system is making things better.

Jessica Leigh Hester February 8, 2019

Qyzqapan Tomb

Ancient rock-cut tomb? Definitely. That of a great Median king? Unlikely.

The remains in a burial under Mexico City appear to have been arranged in a spiral.

Found: A Spiral Mass Grave in Mexico City

Evidence of an elaborate ritual 2,400 years ago.

Vittoria Traverso February 2, 2018

The Tanis tombs.

Tanis

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.

The house exterior

Hanover, New Hampshire

Panarchy Tomb Room

The strange, ritualistic-seeming 100+ year old basement of a New Hampshire undergrad society.