In the swamp lands of Louisiana the dead are buried in tombs above ground rather than interred in the waterlogged earth. Observation of this reversal of the usual arrangements prompted TP Werblin to conceive the procedure of epikeratoyhakia in 1979.' In this keratorefractive technique, instead of attempting direct invasive modification of the corneal contour, a preshaped refractive lamella is s...

Abstract The choir of Saint Bavo’s Cathedral in Ghent boasts one the most prestigious ensembles Baroque funerary sculpture Low Countries: four magnificent episcopal tombs that reflect post-Tridentine élan Southern Netherlands and underline reinforced position bishops during Counter-Reformation. Dominated by a unifying black white colour scheme, these monuments form an ‘episcopal dynastic mausol...

Mountains and high ground are often venerated as special places. It is their enigmatic quality as high places, their prominence and permanence in both the mental and physical landscapes that draws us to them. In the Neolithic/Bronze Age mountain tops in Ireland were frequently used for ritual purposes, often indicated by the presence of various monuments such as passage tombs, cairns as well as...

The Xiongnu empire was a dominating nomadic tribe in the east of southern Siberia between third century BC and first AD. Archeological sites artifacts Xiongu have been found primarily Mongolia scattered Russia northern part China. historical are mainly tombs. Rectangular terrace tombs with satellite graves—small circular around main large tombs—have throughout cemeteries. This is study to repor...