CEMETERIES and RELATED TOPICS

As items of material culture cemeteries and burial grounds are extremely important. They are evolving and dynamic cultural landscapes within a broader social context that provide primary physical evidence relevant to the interpretation of attitudes to death and associated values across society . Cultural markers for the prevailing identity of the entire community, cemeteries have important implications as specially designed and created repositories of material evidence considered appropriate for the commemoration of the dead by the living community.
Most cemeteries are publicly owned, and generally accessible. Cemeteries provide a valuable resource for passive recreation and for the understanding of local and wider history. A visit to most cemetery sites will prove rewarding, giving the chance to experience diverse aspects of the past such as attitudes to death, symbolism, craft and trade skills, and landscape design practices, as well as giving an insight into the history of the surrounding community.

The urls below will take you to some of the worlds grooviest sites celebrating life and commemorating mortality.
And this page (like the rest of my website) is in black and purple - the Victorian Era mourning colours ... ;-) ....