burial ground
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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 funeral on Tuesday afternoon will be a private family service, after which the coffin will be taken to the royal burial ground in Frogmore in Windsor.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
The area was half-gentrified now, but it still held old corners and dark alleys, an abandoned burial ground and a church with an Italianate campanile standing guard over the boatyard and the chandlery.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
