cemetery
Video shows hundreds of graves at cemetery reserved for fighters in southern Russia
World
March 27, 2023
Video shows hundreds of graves at cemetery reserved for fighters in southern Russia
Social media video geolocated by CNN shows long rows of freshly dug graves at a cemetery in the southern Russian…
PM inaugurates significant recently discovered cemetery in Luxor
Archaeology
April 18, 2019
PM inaugurates significant recently discovered cemetery in Luxor
On Thursday morning, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli inaugurated the largest “lineup” cemetery in the West Bank, Luxor. The cemetery belongs…
Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan
Middle East
March 7, 2019
Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan
JERUSALEM (AP) — A tiny Israeli religious sect is emerging as a major impediment for a controversial plan to connect…
Pharaonic cemetery found near Senusert I pyramid
Archaeology
September 5, 2018
Pharaonic cemetery found near Senusert I pyramid
A stone cemetery was found roughly 300 meters northeast of the pyramid of King Senusert I, the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry…
Video: 350 additional artifacts found in newly-excavated Luxor cemetery
Archaeology
April 20, 2017
Video: 350 additional artifacts found in newly-excavated Luxor cemetery
An additional 350 artifacts have been discovered at Osarhat cemetery in Luxor, increasing the number of excavated artifacts at the…
In photos: Pharaonic cemetery with dozens of coffins, gold-colored masks discovered in Luxor
Archaeology
April 18, 2017
In photos: Pharaonic cemetery with dozens of coffins, gold-colored masks discovered in Luxor
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany announced on Tuesday the discovery of a cemetery in Luxor that contains dozens of coffins, Pharaonic…
Jewish tombs in Alexandria to be listed as antiquities
Archaeology
April 13, 2017
Jewish tombs in Alexandria to be listed as antiquities
A committee from the Jewish Antiquities Sector in the Ministry of Antiquities, headed by Professor Mohamed Mahran, started on Wednesday…
Ancient residential city, cemetery discovered in Abydos
Egypt
November 23, 2016
Ancient residential city, cemetery discovered in Abydos
The head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector, Mahmoud Afify, announced Wednesday the discovery of a cemetery and a residential city…
Meet Britain’s grave-obsessed cemetery hunters
Life & Style
December 10, 2015
Meet Britain’s grave-obsessed cemetery hunters
Some prefer to spend their leisure time immersed in music or on the sports field, but for a small group…
City of the dead: The hidden treasures of Paris cemeteries
Life & Style
July 7, 2015
City of the dead: The hidden treasures of Paris cemeteries
Paris has a long and illustrious history, so it's not surprising the city's cemeteries are bursting with familiar names. There are…