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Tales from the crypt: Life after death in a graveyard

Buried in Dory Hill Cemetery in Black Hawk, Colorado, their tombstones remain alive.

Buried in Dory Hill Cemetery in Black Hawk, Colorado, their tombstones remain alive.

Credit: Tess Brewer


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Close-up of life on the tombstones in Dory Hill Cemetery.

Close-up of life on the tombstones in Dory Hill Cemetery.

Credit: Tess Brewer


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Grave marker in the El Queremal Cementario, Valle de Cauca Province, Columbia.

Grave marker in the El Queremal Cementario, Valle de Cauca Province, Columbia.

Credit: Erin Tripp


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Scientists collected samples from a tombstone in the Cementario de Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain.

Scientists collected samples from a tombstone in the Cementario de Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain.

Credit: Albert Barberan


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Mayport Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida, was a site in the tombstone study.

Mayport Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida, was a site in the tombstone study.

Credit: Tess Brewer


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Overgrown cemetery overlooking the Danube River near Cernavoda, Romania. Life likely stirs here.

Overgrown cemetery overlooking the Danube River near Cernavoda, Romania. Life likely stirs here.

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