cemetery
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The vast Theban necropolis, comprising an area of around 10km², was Egypt’s main royal and elite cemetery for half a millennium, from ca.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
These include landmarks such as a Cossack cemetery that dates back to before 1794.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
It originally set up shop in 2015 in an industrial corner of Gardena, near a pet cemetery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
New apartments, businesses and cars are popping up across the city while graves are piling up in the local cemetery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
After the priest sprinkled holy water over Anna’s casket, Mollie guided her family and the other mourners to a cemetery in Gray Horse, a quiet, isolated spot overlooking the endless prairie.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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At the two largest cemeteries, researchers found an unusually large number of children and young teenagers among those who had died.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Turrell spoke movingly of the close friends he lost during the campaign, some of whom he buried in the field, and who are now buried in Commonwealth war cemeteries on the continent.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Male sacrificial victims were concentrated near the East Gate, while female sacrificial remains were found in elite cemeteries including Huangchengtai and Hanjiagedan.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
While most people look to the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution to understand America, I look to its cemeteries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
I think cemeteries are one of the loveliest places to be—if you’re not dead, of course.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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