Archaeologists uncovered an ancient tomb and ceremonial offerings in Peru’s ancient Kuélap city shedding light on Chachapoya ...

above-ground chapel for visitors lined with painted reliefs, inscriptions and statues of Wahtye himself. Burial shafts dug into the floor of such tombs were dedicated to particular family members.

Of all the city's attractions, New Orleans' cemeteries are a one-stop shop for learning about family traditions, history, Voodoo, jazz music and burial practices for above-ground tombs.

With tombs belonging to Marie Laveau, Nicolas Cage, and other legends, this circa-1789 cemetery in New Orleans is a must-visit for anyone curious about voodoo.

These are important both structurally and architecturally, since they were built as underground burial chambers with memorial chapels above the ground. The tombs are important also in artistic terms, ...

Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial family tombs of a Han dynasty ...