burial ground
Example Sentences
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The storied 478-acre Brooklyn burial ground, like many across the U.S., is running out of room for new occupants.
To estimate human monogamy levels, Dyble analyzed genetic evidence from archaeological sites, including Bronze Age burial grounds in Europe and Neolithic settlements in Anatolia.
From Science Daily
The new finds add to growing evidence that the burial ground was part of an early female religious community.
From BBC
In addition, they have identified several nearby burial grounds and short-term camps dating to the same period, which could offer further clues about social life, mobility, and belief systems in the ancient steppe.
From Science Daily
"The layout and size of the graves is consistent evidence that, at this part of the site, there is a burial ground from the time of the operation of the mother-and-baby institution."
From BBC
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