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Cross Bones Graveyard
London, England is home to the Cross Bones Graveyard, also known as the single women's churchyard which dates back to medieval times. It was a place where prostitutes were buried. In those days prostitutes were excluded from Christian burial and were put to rest in unconsecrated grounds. The actual age of the graveyard is unknown but in 1598 John Stow, an English historian, wrote about[...]
Gladiator Graveyard
The discovery of a gladiator graveyard has led to a look back in time to how gladiators lived, fought, and died. The graveyard was found in Ephesus, Turkey, which used to be a major city in ancient civilizations.Like our sport heroes today, gladiators were celebrated in a number of ways. They were featured on oil lamps, mosaics and graffiti art.The graveyard possesses the answers to[...]
Roadside Memorials
Motor vehicle accidents are not uncommon, and so the use of roadside memorials is on the rise to remember those who have died. But these memorial crosses haven't always been used to remember where people died, or how they died.The crosses take their origins from Hispanic culture of southwestern North America, where the roadside monuments are sometimes referred to as descansos, meaning[...]
Bones Become Art
Ranging from complex underground crypts to simple wooden boxes, ossuaries, or bone houses as they are sometimes referred as, are a facility for the storage of human bones and are often visited for the architectural features and innovative uses of bones as decorative fixtures, such as chandeliers, wall decorations and flooring.In several world religions, ossuaries play a vital role due[...]
Lithuania's Hill of Crosses
Near Siauliai, Lithuania, there is a piece of history that has been built and rebuilt through some of the toughest times in the country.The Hill of Crosses was thought to have originated as a memorial of those who died in the 1831 rebellion which began with a major uprising led by the Polish nobility in Warsaw who were joined by many people in Lithuania who also rebelled against Russian[...]
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