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Taoyuan, Taiwan

Mausoleum of Chiang Kai-shek

The final resting place of the dictator of Taiwan.
Naples, Italy

Church of Santa Maria la Nova

Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Hili Grand Tomb

In an Emirati park near the Omani border, a reconstructed Bronze Age tomb with impressive reliefs.
Tomb of the Netherlander
Tainan City, Taiwan

Tomb of the Netherlander

Behind a 300-year-old temple hides a small tomb said to house the bones of 17th-century Dutch soldiers.
Panaji, India

Dona Paula's Tombstone

Legends of adultery, love affairs, and charity swirl around this mysterious 17th-century Portuguese woman.
Buri, Bahrain

Dilmun Burial Mounds

These 4,000-year-old tombs form a surreal landscape.
All illustrations: John Mata for Atlas Obscura
tombs

The Atlas Obscura Crossword: Hidden Crypts

AO Puzzles April 22, 2024
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Is This the World's Oldest Eclipse Art?

There's something shady about the idea that an ancient rock carving on a Neolithic tomb in Ireland depicts the Moon blotting out the Sun.
Indi Bains April 4, 2024
medical museums

Podcast: A Journey Through Death With Joanna Ebenstein

What does our fascination with mortality reveal about who we are?
The Podcast Team March 29, 2024
Rome, Italy

Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker

A freedman baker’s lavish tomb has a relief showing various stages of Roman bread making.
Astronomical Clock - Cathedral Notre-Dame de Strasbourg
globes

Uncover Hidden Treasures and Surprising History Along the Rhine

Explore a world of antique oddities, marvels of ancient engineering, and monuments to time.
Preston on the expedition to the Lost City in Honduras.
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The Archaeology Journalist Whose Adventures Are Stranger Than Fiction

From venom that can bubble human skin to a sealed Egyptian tomb, Douglas Preston's got an Indiana Jones thing going on.
Danielle Hallock February 13, 2024
Beehive Tombs of Al Ayn
Al Ayn, Oman

Beehive Tombs of Al Ayn

The best-preserved beehive tombs in Oman with spectacular backdrop.
Frog Garden Fountain
Hanoi, Vietnam

Frog Garden Fountain

Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.
Two stone tombs on a raised stone platform
New Delhi, India

Razia Sultan Tomb

Delhi's only female ruler is buried in this neglected, forgotten tomb.
graveyards

Which States Have the Most Dead Presidents?

The answer reveals grave robbing problems for America’s deceased leaders.
Frank Jacobs October 20, 2023
By the New Kingdom (1550-1069 BC), both royals and non-royals were buried with dozens of figurines known as shabti, which would serve them in the afterlife.
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In Ancient Egypt, Human Sacrifice and Shabti Figures Ensured an Afterlife of Servitude

Clay figurines and murdered retainers provided plenty of company—and a workforce—for the dead.
Nicky Nielsen October 17, 2023
Bournemouth, England

Mary Shelley's Grave

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.