Tombstone Archive

America’s Oldest Tombstone: Jamestown’s Black “Marble” Knight’s Tombstone Was Imported From Belgium

AncientPages.com | September 27, 2024

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Jamestown, Virginia, established in 1607, holds the distinction of being the first permanent English settlement in America. It has been extensively studied through

Tombstone Witrh Ancient Greek Inscription Unearthed Near Nitzana In The Negev, Israel

Archaeology

Tombstone With Ancient Greek Inscription Unearthed Near Nitzana In The Negev, Israel

AncientPages.com | January 8, 2021

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A stone bearing a Greek inscription dated to the end of the Byzantine period (the late sixth–early seventh centuries CE) was recently discovered

Decorations - Hellenistic toms. Image credits: Ahram Online

Archaeology

Hellenistic Decorated Tombs And Tombstone Probably Used As A False Door Unearthed In Egypt

AncientPages.com | January 10, 2018

AncientPages.com - Several Greco-Roman tombs, including a tombstone, have been uncovered at the Al-Abd archaeological site, in the eastern cemetery of the ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt. Hellenistic tombs