Beneath the city streets that travellers walk on each day, dark labyrinths of underground tunnels transport travellers to a time when millions of people were buried underground. Beneath the city ...
Deep below the streets of Rome lie the ancient catacombs where early Christians buried their dead and sustained hope for eternal life. About the same time as the persecution of Decius, middle of the ...
The Paris catacombs were constructed after mass gravesites started to pollute the soil and leech smells. The catacombs were originally the site of limestone mines used during the Roman Empire. It took ...
The Roman catacombs are intricate labyrinths of burial chambers that were built roughly between the third and fifth century A.D. They are considered among the most important relics of early ...
The City Market Catacombs are located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Jeremy D. Meier, Meier Photography An eerie silence permeates the vast expanse running beneath downtown Indianapolis. Just minutes ...
A catacomb at Key Hill Cemetery opened in 1836 and was Birmingham's first The fact that a labyrinth of catacombs lies beneath one of the UK's biggest cities may surprise many. Rome or Paris could ...
In catacombs south of Cairo, researchers have discovered burial sites filled with huge numbers of mummified animals — nearly 8 million of them, mostly dogs. The catacombs, at a site called Saqqara, ...
The United States has returned a set of illegally obtained artifacts, including a skull from the Parisian catacombs and golden ingots from an Atlantic shipwreck, to their rightful owner: France. The ...
Deep below the streets of Rome lie the ancient catacombs where early Christians buried their dead and sustained hope for eternal life. About the same time as the persecution of Decius, middle of the ...