Tag: graves
Cemetery Tourism: The Fascinating World of Taphophilia
Explore taphophilia and cemetery tourism, from historic gravestones and funerary art to the fascinating stories preserved in cemeteries.
Diana Princess Of Wales Memorial
Diana was laid to rest on a small secluded tree-covered island at the Althorp Estate known as Oval Lake Grave. Althorp has been home to the spencer family for more than 500 years. Thirty six oak trees were planted near the oval lake in honor of Princess D...
Human Composting: The Rising Interest in Natural Burial
Natural organic reduction, more simply known as human composting, is a natural process that transforms the body into soil.
Why Are Human Remains No Longer Buried 6 Feet Underground?
Have you ever wondered why people say "six feet under"? While it's a poetic metaphor for burial, it’s not always the literal truth anymore. In this video, we explore the fascinating history of the six-foot burial tradition, its origins during the Great Pl...
GRAVESTONE Cookies
Naomi Odessa Miller-Dawson made cookies were so good that her family thought her memory would be best served, by engraving her famous cookie recipe on her gravestone.
The Saxon Graveyard Beneath A Farmer's Field
The team investigate a possible fifth century cemetery in a ploughed field, where they find a metal shield boss. One male skeleton is holding a drinking vessel.
Tombstones By People With A Sense Of Humor
Awesome Tombstones By People With An Immortal Sense Of Humor
Watery Graves - Medieval Fantasy Music
A collection of about the Carnholt forest and it's inhabitant, creating for a d&d campain. Expect monsters, characters and forgotten places. Follow the lanterns, and don't stray away from them, the line between alive and dead is thin in this place.
The Tombs Of Egypt's Greatest Kings
Joann explores the peak of ancient Egyptian civilisation by looking at the Colossi of Memnon, two massive stone statues depicting Pharaoh Amenhotep III, and examining the lives of the workers and artisans involved in the building of the Valley of the King...
Why Does This Grave Have a Cage On It?
Why were graves being robbed? What do medical students have to do with them?