burial ground

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While we were researching this history, a former staff member at Cheltenham who had worked at the facility for more than 40 years told us about a burial ground on the property.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

"The analyses provide insight into social organisation in the Stone Age," says Paul Wallin, Professor of Archaeology and an expert on the Ajvide burial ground.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

The storied 478-acre Brooklyn burial ground, like many across the U.S., is running out of room for new occupants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Peter Strachan, councillor for planning and regeneration at Buckinghamshire Council, said that the "discovery of what is likely a medieval execution burial ground offers a rare glimpse" into the county's past.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

They hauled him south through the countryside to Holy Cross Cemetery, a Catholic burial ground in Delaware County, just south of Philadelphia.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson