A family from Staten Island has been trying to add the last touch to their loved one's final resting place for more than a year, but when they paid for an inscription to be added to the gravestone, ...

Archaeologists have discovered surprising new details about the oldest tombstone in the United States, which dates back nearly 400 years. The 1627 tombstone was set up in the Jamestown settlement ...

“In seventeenth-century Virginia, USA, one of the ways affluent English colonists exhibited their wealth and memorialized themselves was with engraved tombstones,” the study states.

Read on to find out! Laser cutting and engraving machines have been around for decades. Much like 3D printers, they were originally impossibly expensive for someone working at home. The closest ...

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Pal Sue Lanbourn, 74, added: “It needs a proper headstone, even something simple like an engraving of Paul’s dog Buster.” Plans for a memorial in St Rumwold’s Churchyard in Bonnington ...

Researchers have shed new light on what may be the "oldest surviving tombstone" from what is now the United States. The iconic black "marble" tombstone, from Jamestown, Virginia, features design ...

International Journal of Historical Archaeology A mysterious black tombstone that marked the final resting place of a prominent Jamestown resident likely came from Belgium, suggesting that ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Researchers studied a Jamestown tombstone that had long been believed to belong ...

On the grounds are 22,000 unmarked graves. The few with headstones date back to the 1860s. "Just over 200 veterans were laid to rest here," Weir said. "Including roughly 180 Civil War soldiers and ...

In addition, the inscriptions and accurate dating on the tombstone disclose even more insight to the past. In this lesson, students learn how to investigate tombstones at a local cemetery for ...