Falls
Grave (of Greek is where the body of a dead man is buried, usually after the funeral. The graves are mostly clustered in cemeteries , but can also be found in crypts or churches , or in fields funeral.
It generally consists of a pit covered with a stone plaque. It is often topped with a tombstone, which can be inscribed the name, date of birth and death and an epitaph.
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History
In the tombs of antiquity, the family tombs are grouped in excavations or buildings and various objects to accompany the deceased on his journey to the afterlife, such as jewelry , food, constitute for the archaeologists , a rich source of information on life , the culture and beliefs of the past, with the notable example of the funerary furniture and paintings of Etruscan tombs dating back to pre-Roman Italy.
Gravestones
Grave of Emile Zola
Tomb of Etienne Francois Sall de Chou
The tomb of an unknown in the Idaho
Tombs of a Jewish cemetery abandoned in Czech Republic
Grave of a chief Viking in Faroe Islands
Wooden grave of a sailor in Estonia
The tomb of Louis and Anna Gonse in the old cemetery Cormeilles-en-Parisis
Graves in the cemetery of Castle Ashby in Northamptonshire , England
Remembers Anne Frank at Bergen-Belsen , Germany
Anthropomorphic tombs, Spain
Grave of David Ben Gurion in the Kibbutz of Sde Boker in the Negev
Tomb Muslim Tatar to Kruszyniany , Poland
Graves of German soldiers in World War II , France
Tomb of Karl Popper in Vienna , Austria
Catholic graves, Norway
Royal Cemeteries
The tombs of rulers French are located mostly at the Basilica of St. Denis.
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Related articles
Bibliography
- Jean-Charles Moretti, Dominique Tardy, "The monumental funerary architecture: the Gaul in the Roman Empire," Archaeology and Art History, No. 24, ( ISBN 978-2-7355-0617-0 )
External Links
- Search site graves findagrave.com
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