Royal Tombs burial mounds at sunrise, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, Asia

Cheomseongdae Astronomical Observation Tower, Royal Tombs burial mounds, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, Asia

The royal cemetery of Nuri, burial place of King Taharqa, ancient ruler of the Kingdom of Kush, Karima, Sudan, Africa

Royal Tombs burial mounds at sunrise, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, Asia

Residences and burial sites of several members of the royalty of Imerina, Royal Hill of Ambohimanga, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar, Africa

Residences and burial sites of several members of the royalty of Imerina, Royal Hill of Ambohimanga, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar, Africa

AI generated image of a Isis and Osiris represented on tomb wall

Tomb of Nefertari, Valley of the Queens, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tomb of Nefertari, Valley of the Queens, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Ramses IV tomb, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tomb of Seti I, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Tomb of Nefertari, Valley of the Queens, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thebes, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Detail of the Tomb of Pius XI, located within the Vatican Grottoes beneath St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, papal enclave in Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Image of God Osiris, Paintings and Relief, Tomb of Nefertari, QV66, Valley of the Queens, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Bas Relief, Tomb of Seti I, KV17, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Image of Nefertari, Paintings and Relief, Tomb of Nefertari, QV66, Valley of the Queens, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Wall paintings in the tomb of King Tanwetamani, show the ancient Kushite king being led to his burial, part of the royal cemetery, El Kurru, Sudan, Africa

The royal cemetery of Nuri, burial place of King Taharqa, ancient ruler of the Kingdom of Kush, Karima, Sudan, Africa

A camel skull at the royal cemetery of Nuri, burial place of King Taharqa, ancient ruler of the Kingdom of Kush, Karima, Sudan, Africa

The royal cemetery of Nuri, burial place of King Taharqa, ancient ruler of the Kingdom of Kush, Karima, Sudan, Africa

A camel skull at the royal cemetery of Nuri, burial place of King Taharqa, ancient ruler of the Kingdom of Kush, Karima, Sudan, Africa

A camel skull at the royal cemetery of Nuri, burial place of King Taharqa, ancient ruler of the Kingdom of Kush, Karima, Sudan, Africa

Royal tombs and artifacts within the Beata Maryam Church, resting place of Menelik II and his wife and daughter. Addis ababa, Ethiopia.

Royal tombs and artifacts within the Beata Maryam Church, resting place of Menelik II and his wife and daughter. Addis ababa, Ethiopia.

Royal tomb of King Artaxerxes I. at the Achaemenid burial site Naqsh-e Rostam, Rustam, near the archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia

Archeology, antiquity, archaeological site, row of columns, near the Royal Tombs of Nea Paphos, Pafos, Southern Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus, Mediterranean Sea, Europe

Tomb of Cyrus II., archaeological site of Pasargadae, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia

Archeology, antiquity, archaeological site, three columns, near the Royal Tombs of Nea Paphos, Pafos, Southern Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus, Mediterranean Sea, Europe

Royal tomb of King Darius I. at the Achaemenid burial site Naqsh-e Rostam, Rustam, near the archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia

Grave figure of Queen Louise of Prussia, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in the Luisentempel temple in the palace gardens, copy of the original by Christian Daniel Rauch, Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg Lake District, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Eu

Tomb of King Artaxerxes II., Achaemenid archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia

Tomb of Darius II. and of Artaxerxes I., Achaemenid burial site Naqsh-e Rostam, Rustam near the archeological site of Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran, Asia

Royal graves, peristyle graves, Paphos, Cyprus

Ahar, cenotaph, tomb of the royal Mewar family, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Royal tombs, Tombs of the Kings, near Paphos, Southern Cyprus, West Coast, Greek Cyprus, South Europe

Old royal tomb in the rock, Petra, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jordan, Middle East

Royal tombs of Paphos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cyprus

Royal tombs of Paphos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cyprus

Sarcophagus in Burial Chamber, Tomb of Ramses IV, KV2, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site; Luxor, Egypt

Sarcophagus in Burial Chamber, Tomb of Ramses IV, KV2, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site; Luxor, Egypt

Sarcophagus in Burial Chamber, Tomb of Ramses IV, KV2, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site; Luxor, Egypt

Newgrange, County Meath, Ireland

Hallway to Burial Chamber, Tomb of Ramses IV, KV2, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site; Luxor, Egypt

Sarcophagus in Burial Chamber, Tomb of Ramses IV, KV2, Valley of the Kings, UNESCO World Heritage Site; Luxor, Egypt

Clay pots piled on a tomb of the Lord of Sipan archeological site near Chiclayo, Peru in the Lambayeque Valley. Archaeologists uncovered burial places of several lesser important figures besides royalty at Sipan. One, a high priest, had a tomb almost as impressive as the royal ones. Another burial contained 1,137 pots shaped into warriors, priests, prisoners, musicians, and anthropomorphic deities, Sipan, Peru