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While we were researching this history, a former staff member at Cheltenham who had worked at the facility for more than 40 years told us about a burial ground on the property.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

"The analyses provide insight into social organisation in the Stone Age," says Paul Wallin, Professor of Archaeology and an expert on the Ajvide burial ground.

From Science Daily Feb. 19, 2026

The storied 478-acre Brooklyn burial ground, like many across the U.S., is running out of room for new occupants.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

The tower had living quarters, courtyards, kitchens, a great hall where feasting took place and a chapel with a burial ground.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2025

I did not cry even when I stood watching him being lowered into his family’s strait-laced burial ground outside of Boston.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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