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Monday, September 24, 2012

Fascinating Tombs In The World

Throughout the history of human civilization, different cultures mourn and treat the dead differently. Some, like Tibetan Buddhists, have no use for burials as they dispose the dead by feeding corpses to vultures or by burning them in funeral pyres. Most cultures, however, bury the dead, sometimes in complex and ornate tombs, crypts, and catacombs.

Here are ten of the most fascinating final resting places around the world, from the largest prehistoric burial mound in Europe to the the tombs of the pharaohs to the most beautiful mausoleum in the world.

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