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Lessons from an Early Iron Age Mass Grave: An Archaeodeath Perspective on Gomolava For the third time this year, I have been asked by the media for comment on a breaking archaeological story. As this becomes more commonplace, I continue to reflect carefully how if and how I respo…

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Not sure what this nail is for but suspect it was for #wreath or #ceramic #immortelle

Close-up of the headstone commemorating members of the Noble family buried at Lister Lane Cemetery. The inscription reads: In loving memory of William Noble, of Halifax, who died September 15th 1873, aged 50 years. Also of Edward, son of the above, who died April 29th 1873, aged 24 years. "Thy will be done." Also of Sarah, wife of the above William Noble, who died March 10th 1893, aged 70 years. At rest. Also of Philip, son of the above, who died March 1st 1910, aged 59 years. Peace Perfect Peace.

Remembering former pattern maker Philip Noble, who died on this day in 1910 at the age of 59. Philip was interred with his parents William (d. 1873) and Sarah (d. 1893) and brother Edward (d. 1873).

Restoring identity and humanity to the names we walk past. #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia #MoreThanAName #Taphophile #CemeteryLover #EchoesOfALife #StillRemembered #365Days #60of365 #EveryStoneHasAStory #GravestoneStories #LivesRemembered #MoreThanAName

Since 2017, volunteers have worked tirelessly to document Mount Moriah.

The goal? Help families reconnect with their history.

The result? 2X the # of people with memorials and thousands of additional grave photos.
#FindaGrave #MountMoriahCemeteryPhiladelphia

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A weathered marble headstone for "Emily Jane" stands enclosed within a rusted, ornate iron fence in a quiet cemetery. The late 19th century grave marker reveals a poignant history etched in stone against a dry, textured ground.

Angaston Cemetery, Angaston, South Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽.

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Church of St David’s. Brawdy
A lovely, simple hidden gem! somewhat overgrown but nature carries on.

Heartbreaking memorial…they counted the hours she lived.
#StDavidsDay

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Remembering Elizabeth Annie Jones on #StDavid’sDay. She died aged 22 in Oct 1916 of TNT poisoning. She had worked at NEF Pembrey. Her mother Mary Anne Williams claimed compensation for her daughter's death.
Her name is on the local war memorial
#LestWeForget
#WomensHistory
womenandwar.wales

#cemetery

Wings behind him - could it be St Michael?

Thank you to everyone who came to our volunteer session. We cut back the large rhododendron, controlling an invasive species, and improving sight lines, exposed some of the walls near the site of the Sexton's house and removed brambles and ivy to allow the bluebells room to flourish.

His last words to his followers were: ‘Be joyful, keep the faith, and do the little things that you have heard and seen me do.’ His legacy lives on through the phrase ‘Gwnewch y pethau bychain mewn bywyd’ - ‘Do the little things in life’.

📷 St Mary's, Derwen, Denbighshire

A clump of snowdrops is featured in the foreground to the left-side of the image blooming at the base of a tree covered with green moss. Upright gravestones stand in a row in the background and to the right of the image other snowdrops are visible.

Good morning from the Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery.

Black and white photograph of a weathered headstone inscribed "Sacred to the Memory of Robt Pelton" partially obscured by hanging evergreen branches and an ornate wrought iron fence.

Riverton Cemetery, Riverton, South Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽.

#cemetery #cemeteries #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeteryphotography #cemeterylovers

Heysham stone coffins

‼️ 1000 year old, pre-conquest coffins carved directly into stone ‼️

So glad to finally visit these in Heysham, as featured on the cover of…

1/2 #medievalsky #archaeology

Tetney Log Coffin Burial: Early Bronze Age round barrow discovered when a mechanical excavator accidentally flattened an unscheduled burial mound, exposing a log coffin, now on display at the newly reopened Lincoln Museum. 📷 Anne T More: http://www.megalithi...

Excellent blog on remarkable survival of the shrine of St David in middle of his Cathedral.

Join us midday tomorrow 1st March. #StDavidsDay #DyddGwylDewi 😇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A minute of pure hogbackness 🐖

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A white marble headstone for Walter W. Sandercock, who died on January 7th, 1901, at age 23. The grave is enclosed by a rusted iron railing in a cemetery setting, with another headstone and trees visible in the blurred background. The image includes a "Gardens of the Silent" logo in the top left corner.

Riverton Cemetery, Riverton, South Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽.

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Close-up of the headstone marking the burial place of members of the Hirst family at Lister Lane Cemetery. The inscription which includes Roman numerals commemorates William Hirst, of Milton Place, Halifax, who died 28th February 1866, aged 29 years. His younger son Arthur Bracken Hirst, who died 30th January 1883, aged 18 years and his wife Mary, who died 30th January 1906, aged 75 years.

Remembering William Hirst, who died on this day in 1866 at the age of 29. William worked for a paper manufacturer.

‘The way we love them in life is the way we love them in death’: a Gullah Geechee community fights for their cemetery

In a win for the Gullah Geechee people on St Helena Island in South Carolina, access to a long-used cemetery has been restored

Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise. Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from York reveals.

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A group of ornate marble headstones in a sunny, grassy cemetery, featuring the Mitchell family graves with floral decorations and a "Gardens of the Silent" logo.

Riverton Cemetery, Riverton, South Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽.

#cemetery #cemeteries #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeteryphotography #cemeterylovers

Robert Ramsey 1639, Newark on Trent

☠️🖤 For years I have scoured the churchyards and cemeteries of Lancashire, North Yorkshire and Cumbria in search of the most wonderful example of memento mori. Today, dear reader, in a moment of perfect happenstance, I found it 🖤☠️ #mementomori #grave #churchyard #history

The font of #StGeorgeEastonInGordano #NorthSomerset in all of its glory and showing the cover winch. The C13 arch of four chamfered orders is beautiful. It was once continuous but now curtailed to rest on short chamfered responds. The inner order has been cut back #FontsOnFriday

Hilton of Cadboll - replica Pictish stone by an ancient chapel site that was used for the burial of unbaptised infants and suicide victims upto the 18th century. This is a fascinating stone for its central depiction of a woman. Original in National Museum #Scotland #medievalsky #archaeology

Etruscan Bride and Groom Reborn: 2,400-Year-Old Bottarone Urn Restored After Florence Flood Damage - Arkeonews Etruscan Bottarone urn restored in Florence reveals original pigments including Egyptian blue. The 2,400-year-old alabaster funerary

Etruscan Bride and Groom Reborn: 2,400-Year-Old Bottarone Urn Restored After Florence Flood Damage - Arkeonews
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An ornate, arched white headstone in a cemetery for Hugo Walter Liersch (1905–1915). The stone features a carved angel at the top and a German inscription. Purple flowers rest at the base.

Bethany Pioneer Cemetery, Bethany, South Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽.

#cemetery #cemeteries #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeteryphotography #cemeterylovers

William Charles Jackson was missing the tips of 3 fingers when he signed up for No 2 Construction Battalion, Canada's only all-Black unit in the First World War. He was discharged a year later due to scoliosis, bronchitis & other conditions. He died of TB in 1921. Camp Hill