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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

$350 per body: Mafias take over a public cemetery in Ecuador

When Luis, 80, died this past April, his daughter Mariana discovered that the cemetery would charge her $350 for a burial mound, contingent on his background.
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fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
3 weeks ago

Remains of extra tall warrior found in Bronze Age kurgan

A Middle Bronze Age kurgan in Azerbaijan contained a 6'7 warrior's remains along with unique funerary items, indicating specific burial practices.
fromMail Online
3 weeks ago

Ancient Egypt burial reveals unthinkable acts carried out on corpses

Archaeologists discovered unique burial practices in ancient Egypt, revealing early connections to religious beliefs and cosmic alignments.
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from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

Burial Space Scarcity Turns Cemetery Plots Into High ROI Real Estate Assets

Cremation is often preferred in densely populated areas due to limited burial space and exhumation laws.
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fromianVisits
1 month ago

London's Pocket Parks: St John's Gardens, SW1

The location transitioned from a church graveyard to a public park, reflecting urban growth and social inequalities in burial practices.
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

Royal Connections? Viking Burial Site Discovered in Denmark - Medievalists.net

Mads Ravn notes, 'The burial site is most likely associated with the nobleman's farm in Lisbjerg from the Viking Age, which is located less than a kilometer from the burial site.'
History
fromwww.thehistoryblog.com
3 months ago

Satellite of largest La Tene necropolis found

Newly discovered graves in Bobigny expand the largest La Tene necropolis in Europe, revealing complex burial practices and social structures.
Paris food
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

Pope Francis's funeral to be less costly than his predecessors'

Pope Francis opted for a modest burial, reflecting his humble lifestyle and changing traditional papal funeral practices.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Sicilian gravedigger arrested over illegally removing bodies from tombs

Police in Sicily have uncovered a disturbing scheme involving a former gravedigger and a forensic pathologist who participated in illegal removals of bodies to service ongoing burial needs.
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