Early Christian Burial Tombs, Pecs

Advantages: Bass, dread and fear
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...The landscape of London has had its fair share of bards, poets and punks. The city has been eulogised and damned by musicians as varied as The Clash, The Kinks, Patrick Wolf and even those arch Mancunians The Smiths. To that list you can now add the name of Burial. The south London dubstep producer has released a collection of songs that has the city's dirty DNA etched into its grooves. The anonymous back bedroom genius has followed his ground breaking debut with a huge leap forward. Untrue is not the streaked neon and glitter bomb buzz of the West End in the early hours. Nor is it the melancholy romantic sweep of city possibilities so beloved of outsiders. No, Burial has soundtracked the London night out beyond tube lines, the shadowy hinterlands of South London Boroughs. The stuttered shops, graffitied underpasses, the smashed... Read review

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...on the East Anglian site began. By the end of the first season they had idenified the mounds as being Anglo-Saxon, had excavated three of them at length and found one to contain a ship burial. This was ground breaking stuff. Not only was Anglo-Saxon archaeology very rare, especially at the early date that this site suggested, a ship burial was a very rare thing indeed, the site must be connected with someone of great importance. Over the years three major excavations have taken place and the site has been examined to a degree that many sites never get subjected too. The story of the people involved in the various digs and the evolution of archaeology is fascinating enough, but the real star of the show is the ship burial itself. From the seventeen mounds that make up the site a wide range of finds have been brought to light froma range... Read review

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Advantages: Interesting, fun
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...Cyprus is one of the best places to visit if you like exploring archaeological sites and ruins. After a recent visit to the island, I have decided to write about a few of these places. At the top of my list is the Tombs of the Kings. Tombs of the kings is a huge ancient cemetery in Paphos. Despite the name, the Tombs of the Kings was never used for royal burials. Instead, rich citizens were laid to rest in the site. Tombs of the Kings is named so because of the impressive appearance of the tombs. The area was used for burials during the Hellenistic and Roman times. After this, it was used as a refuge place for early Christians during times of persecution. Some of the larger tombs were used by squatters during medieval times who altered some of the architecture. Unfortunately, the site was also popular with looters who stole many... Read review

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