The Scaliger Tombs is a group of five Gothic funerary monuments in Verona, Italy, celebrating the Scaliger family, who ruled in Verona from the 13th to the late 14th century. The tombs are located in a court of the church of Santa Maria Antica, separated from the street by a wall with iron grilles. Built [...]
The people buried in these graves during the Stone Age lived and farmed this land for a long time, ca 4500-5000 years ago.
In Sweden we know of ca 400 passage tombs, ca 66 % of these can be found here in Falbygden. Around Karleby there are 13 passage tombs. A passage tomb has a chamber [...]
The Ming Dynasty Tombs lit. Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty) are located some 50 kilometers due North of Beijing at a specially selected site. The site was chosen by the third Ming Dynasty emperor Yongle (1402 - 1424), who moved the capital of China from Nanjing to the present location of northwest Beijing. The [...]
2,400-year old treasure found in Thracian tombSOFIA, Bulgaria - Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,400-year old golden treasure in an ancient Thracian tomb in eastern Bulgaria, the director of the country's History Museum said Monday.The gold-rich burial was discovered late on Saturday by a team of archaeologists, working on excavations near the village of Zlatinitsa, some 180 miles east of the capital, Sofia.The most impressive finds included a golden ring and wreath, finely crafted silver rhytons, or horn-shaped drinking vessels, and many golden and silver pieces of armor and horse trappings, Prof. Bozhidar Dimitrov told the Associated Press in a telephone interview."This was an extremely rich funeral, suggesting that the buried man could have been a Thracian king," Dimitrov said. "Although he was not buried according to Thracian traditions, all objects of art bear Thracian imagery."The king's body was laid in a huge wood-paneled pit together with two horses and a dog, while Thracia
About 10 ancient tombs dating back nearly 1,800 years have been destroyed by construction workers building an IKEA branch in Nanjing in southeastern China, a city newspaper said today.The tombs - from the "six dynasties" period from AD 220 to 589 - were uncovered on the outskirts of the ancient capital in Jiangsu province, the Nanjing Morning Post said.City archaeologists told the newspaper the tombs might have been those of a wealthy family of the period as the workmanship was of high quality. The tombs were constructed of green bricks embroidered with ornate lotus patterns.The tombs were destroyed by excavation machines and bulldozers making way for an outlet for the Swedish IKEA home furnishings chain, according to the report.Archaeologists from the Nanjing Museum have asked the developers to halt construction while they research the site and collect the artefacts, the report said, but it was not clear whether the work had been stopped.Under Chinese law, people or work units found
Nexus-Prince Shaffar is the last boss in the Mana Tombs.
Mana Tombs is in Auchindoun, which is located in the center of the Bone Wastes, south of Terokkar Forest. To get to the Mana Tombs from Shattrath city, you will need to go east until you reach the first road. Follow the road south [...]
Archaeologists Unveil New Tombs in EgyptFeb 20, 7:34 PM (ET)By ANNA JOHNSON SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) - Archaeologists unveiled the tombs Tuesday of a pharaonic butler and a scribe that have been buried for more than 3,000 years - proof that...
Located in an eastern suburb 5 kilometers from Guilin City, Jingjiang Royal Tombs is an imperial mausoleum which held the remains of 14 crowned kings from the ancient Jingjiang Family. Now, 11 of these kings are buried in the Yao Hills.
The tombs are well preserved and spread out over an area of 100 square kilometers, [...]
