Reopening graves and interacting with the dead was considered a dangerous act,” but the 900-year-old burial mound was tampered with anyway.

Photos show some of the ancient graves found in the basement. Basement renovations in Corbeil-Essonnes led archaeologists to ancient graveyard with dozens of burials over 1,000 years old, photos show.

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) AP. Advocates in this Hudson River city purchased a residential property covering about half the old cemetery several years ago and now use the house there as a visitor center.

October 07, 2024 Gloria Dei Church creates app so visitors can take self-guided tours of its nearly 350-year-old cemetery The program includes maps, photos and information for about 1,000 ...

Since its dedication in 1852, Old Gray Cemetery has expanded, acquiring additional land in 1864, 1868, 1879 and 1909. More than 9,000 people are buried there, according to the cemetery's website.

Taylor’s 12-year-old grandson, David Ribar, of Valparaiso, was recruited to be at Old City Cemetery at 7 a.m. Wednesday to help with the cleanup.

Students working at the site of an African burial ground, backfilling a hole they had dug, in Kingston, N.Y., Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) AP ...

A Centuries-Old Cemetery for People Who Were Enslaved Is Reclaimed in New York KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — On a residential block in upstate New York, college students dig and sift backyard dirt as ...

A historic cemetery for enslaved people in the New York city of Kingston is being reclaimed as the Pine Street African Burial Ground.