necropolis

The discovery was made in the Al Bahnasa necropolis, the archaeological site identified with ancient Oxyrhynchus, one of the most important cities of Greco-Roman Egypt.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

The underwater necropolis, which was discovered by a team of researchers from China, Italy and New Zealand, is teeming with organisms and species that "may be new to science", according to journal Nature.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Mitch Hutchcraft, Alico’s executive vice president of real estate, agreed to give me a personal tour of this citrus necropolis.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

The Al-Bass site is centred on a necropolis that dates back three millennia to Tyre's time as a major Phoenician city and was still in use until the Arab conquests of the 7h Century.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

Even though neither of us was superstitious, that necropolis of crosses, cupolas, and tombstones had us pretty nervous.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Medieval necropolises and Bronze Age burial mounds called kurgans are likewise threatened, researchers write today in Antiquity.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 30, 2023

The array of sanctuaries ranges from expansive necropolises bearing multitudes of soldiers from different nationalities to humbler graveyards and individual monuments.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023

“People reused the Etruscan necropolises multiple times to bury their dead,” Posth says.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 23, 2021

And the public mood turned against necropolises - cities of the dead - as garden-style cemeteries became the norm.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2012

In Egypt now are only graves, tombs, necropolises and silence.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers by Elbert Hubbard