necropolis

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It was a necropolis for early ancient Egyptian royalty and a pilgrimage centre for the worship of the god Osiris.

From Reuters

Recently, archaeologists excavated an unusual set of talismanic nails from a mountaintop necropolis on the outskirts of Sagalassos in southwestern Turkey.

From New York Times

But if the memorial were to encompass the full, horrifying emotional toll of this tragedy, it would have to grow from four houses to a necropolis of thousands or more.

From Washington Post

The Temple of Baalshamin and the cella and surrounding columns of the Temple of Bel were blown up, as were the ancient city's triumphal arch and seven funerary towers at its necropolis.

From BBC

The mummy comes from a northern Egyptian necropolis excavated in 1910.

From Science Magazine