Ireland's iconic megalithic tombs may have had an unexpected function.
Tombs that are scattered across Ireland may have helped bring ancient societies together for feasting and remembering their ancestors.
108 Grotto Tombs in Kamakura, Japan
Hike to a hidden medieval troglodyte necropolis.#hiking #tombs #section-Atlas
108 Grotto Tombs
Tomb of the Nue in Osaka, Japan
The tomb of an infamous chimeric monster whose corpse once washed ashore in Osaka.#tombs #monsters #folklore #mythology #section-Atlas
Tomb of the Nue
The "Finger" Grave, in Academia, Pa. was one of our favorite teen hangouts. The entire heaven-pointing hand could be removed, and played with. 1976. #graves #gravesites #classicgraves #tombs #tombstones #teenage #teenyears #bicentennial #1970s #1976 #Academia #pennsylvania
Ancient Egyptian Golden Tongues Found in Rare Mummy Discovery https://www.byteseu.com/570465/ #AncientEgypt #AncientHistory #Archaeology #artifacts #Egypt #gold #HumanRemains #Mummies #NorthAfrica #Oxyrhynchus #tombs
Sarcophagus found at Church of St. Nicholas could be the tomb of “Santa Claus”
Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery in Ahlat, Turkey
Hundreds of medieval Islamic gravestones decorate the mountainous landscape in the largest cemetery in Turkey.#tombs #history&culture #islam #cemeteries #burialplaces #medieval #section-Atlas
Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery
Loughcrew Cairns in Ballineale, Ireland
These Neolithic burial mounds and a still-intact passage tomb may have solar calendar significance on the spring and autumn equinoxes.#equinox #petroglyphs #tombs #sacredspaces #legends #witches #ancient #history&culture #neolithic #section-Atlas
Loughcrew Cairns
Tiny Tombs in New Orleans, Louisiana
In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.#mausoleums #replicas #miniatures #tombs #section-Atlas
Tiny Tombs
Kurozuka (Black Tomb) in Nihommatsu, Japan
Local legend claims that this is the final resting place of an infamous person-eating hag.#legends #tombs #buddhism #witches #folklore #section-Atlas
Kurozuka (Black Tomb)
Tombs of the doges
The doges of the Republic of Venice usually received a public funeral as heads of state, but the actual burial usually happened in a place of their own choosing.
Many were laid to rest in churches or monasteries with which they had a personal or family bond.
The tombs of the doges are mostly in Venice, but there are quite a few outside the city too. Some died abroad, and were buried there, such as Enrico Dandolo, who died in Constantinople following the Fourth Crusade. He was buried in the Hagia Sofia, where an epigraph remains.
Many burials of doges are lost or simply unknown, due to a scarcity of documents. This is the case for all the earliest doges.
#MonumentsGreatAndSmall #Doge #Monuments #Tombs #Venezia #Venice
Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/list/tombs-of-the-doges/
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Pune, India
A riverside stone memorial dedicated to an unidentified hero.#memorials #history&culture #tombs #section-Atlas
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
Tomb of Piers Shonks in Brent Pelham, England
A knight said to have slayed a dragon with the help of his winged dogs is buried inside the walls of a church.#tombs #devils #legends #dragons #localhistory #section-Atlas
Tomb of Piers Shonks
Necropolis of Sant'Andrea Priu in Bonorva, Italy
A Nuragic tomb, a Roman tomb, and a Byzantine Church, all hidden inside a rock.#archaeology #roman #neolithic #burialplaces #churches #necropolis #tombs #section-Atlas
Necropolis of Sant'Andrea Priu
Mausoleum of Chiang Kai-shek in Taoyuan, Taiwan
The final resting place of the dictator of Taiwan.#tombs #burialplaces #dictators #mausoleums #section-Atlas
Mausoleum of Chiang Kai-shek
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