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00:00 Introduction
00:29 What is a Memorial Mason?
01:21 Graves in Ancient Greece
02:13 Roman Tombstones
02:50 Dark Ages
03:11 Anglo Saxon
03:40 Norman Churchyards
04:21 Nobility & Peasants
04:50 Colonial Graves (US)
05:28 Victorian Cemeteries
05:53 The Rise of Granite Gravestones
06:32 Victorian Death Monuments
07:19 Bronze Tombstones
07:39 Difference between Tombstone, Gravestone, Headstone & Footstone
08:29 Stone Carving Tools
09:32 Stone Carving Process
10:29 Symbolism on Gravestones
10:52 Meaning Behind Animal Symbols
12:33 Other Symbols
Music by Vindsvept (Lake of Light)
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CC BY 4.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumental_masonry
https://www.namm.org.uk/apps/Home.eb?ebd=0&ebp=10&ebz=2_1625559384979
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_military_tombstones
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dbag/hd_dbag.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial_in_Anglo-Saxon_England#Burial_places
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-arthistory/chapter/the-early-middle-ages/
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