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White bronze gravestones are most common in East Coast cemeteries, but can be found throughout the country. [4] White bronze was also commonly used in Civil War memorials. White bronze monuments could be mass produced, providing a more affordable alternative to more traditional materials like bronze, marble, and granite.
C. Cadaver monument; Cairn; Cappella gentilizia; Cardamom Mountains jar burials; Catacombs of Rome; Catacombs of Saint Agnes; Catacombs of Saint Gaudiosus; Catacombs of San Gennaro
The first steles were dated from the Early Bronze Age, around 2000 B.C.The use of steles as grave markers gained popularity in Kerameikos around the Protogeometric period c.a. 950 B.C.E. until they fell out of style around the 8th century C.E. [3] The site was first excavated in 1870 by German archaeologists looking for grave-goods. [4]
Grave Creek Mound: Moundsville, West Virginia: 250 to 150 BCE Adena culture: At 69 feet (21 m) high and 295 feet (90 m) in diameter, the Grave Creek Mound is the largest conical type burial mound in the United States. In 1838, much of the archaeological evidence in this mound was destroyed when several non-archaeologists tunneled into the mound.
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In Cornwall grave markers of the hogback type are known as coped stones. There are five known coped stones surviving, varying in their resemblance to hogbacks found elsewhere. One is found in St Buryan, another in Lanivet a third at Phillack, a fourth at St Tudy and in 2012 a fifth was excavated in Padstow.
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