Funerary Structures
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Inside Moundville: America’s Second-Largest Mound City
With 29 flat-topped mounds across 326 acres, Moundville was Mississippian America’s second city after Cahokia. Explore its rise, ruler, and fall.
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Emerald Mound: America’s Second-Largest Ancient Mound
Rising 35 feet across eight acres, Emerald Mound is America’s second-largest ancient earthwork—explore the Plaquemine ceremonial center near Natchez.
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Inside Giuliano de’ Medici’s Tomb: Night & Day Decoded
Commissioned in 1520, the Tomb of Giuliano de’ Medici holds Michelangelo’s Night and Day in San Lorenzo’s New Sacristy—discover its hidden meaning.
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Pazyryk Mounds: Inside Siberia’s Frozen Scythian Tombs
Excavated from 1929 to 1949, the Pazyryk burial mounds held 2,400-year-old Scythian mummies, tattoos and the world’s oldest carpet in Altai ice…
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Tomb of Leonardo da Vinci: The Disputed 1863 Reburial
Discover the disputed tomb of Leonardo da Vinci at Amboise — an 1863 reburial after Saint-Florentin was demolished and a Houssaye dig…
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Liddle Burnt Mound
The Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age archaeological site located on the island of South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland. This well-preserved site…