Cemetery | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/cemetery/RSS feed for CemeteryenWed, 08 Jul 2026 20:56:06 +0000The City of Boston Discovered One of the Oldest Known Gravestones of a Free Black American, Who Shared a Name With the Massachusetts Capitalhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-city-of-boston-discovered-one-of-the-oldest-known-gravestones-of-a-free-black-american-who-shared-a-name-with-the-massachusetts-capital-180989088/Also known as Sebastian, he died in 1729 and is buried alongside Samuel Adams, John Hancock and Paul Revere. His life tells a story of slavery and freedom in the North before the American RevolutionWed, 08 Jul 2026 20:56:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-city-of-boston-discovered-one-of-the-oldest-known-gravestones-of-a-free-black-american-who-shared-a-name-with-the-massachusetts-capital-180989088/A Pair of 2,000-Year-Old Gold Rings, One Engraved With Indian Script, Was Discovered in an Iron Age Burial Ground in Thailandhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-pair-of-2000-year-old-gold-rings-one-engraved-with-indian-script-was-discovered-in-an-iron-age-burial-ground-in-thailand-180989081/The engraving seems to reference an "auspicious" zodiac sign in Indian or Vedic astrologyTue, 07 Jul 2026 19:19:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-pair-of-2000-year-old-gold-rings-one-engraved-with-indian-script-was-discovered-in-an-iron-age-burial-ground-in-thailand-180989081/