Ossuaries are facilities for storing human bones and are used in several world religions. They range from simple wooden boxes to complex underground crypts and can include architectural features made from bone. Exhumation and burial in an ossuary have been practiced for thousands of years, with many customs accompanying the process. Some religions, such as […]

An ossuary is a storage facility for bones and bodies, used for various reasons such as storing bones that have been unearthed or for religious purposes. They can be found near churches and monasteries and are not always gloomy, such as the Bone Church in Sedlec. Ossuaries are different from tombs or mausoleums and can […]