How to Use necropolis in a Sentence

necropolis

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  • Archaeologists uncovered a necropolis of ancient Rome.
  • The coffins were found in Assasif, a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile River.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The Saqqara plateau is part of the necropolis of Egypt's ancient city of Memphis.
    — NBC News, 14 Nov. 2020
  • The tomb was found in a wider area of Giza’s western necropolis, which is known to be home to tombs from the Old Kingdom.
    — Time, 3 Feb. 2018
  • That came a month after the discovery of 57 other coffins at the same site, the necropolis of Saqqara that includes the step pyramid.
    — Samy Magdy, USA TODAY, 2 June 2021
  • Fighter jets flew over the necropolis, trailing blue, white and red smoke to represent the French flag.
    — Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Its royal pyramids functioned as a necropolis for the city’s elite for almost 600 years.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2020
  • The deepest and longest tomb in the necropolis, the resting place of Seti I is adorned with astonishing reliefs.
    — Michelle Green, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2019
  • At the necropolis of Dahshūr, an ancient Egyptian burial site on the west bank of the Nile, stands an odd-looking pyramid dating back some 4,600 years.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 17 July 2019
  • The 114 looks consisted of velvet dresses, capes, and crosses, harking to the Catholic dignitaries that are said to be buried in the necropolis.
    — Mara Balagtas, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 May 2018
  • Memphis was the first capital of ancient Egypt and its large necropolis houses a wide range of temples and tombs as well as the three pyramids of Giza.
    — Fox News, 2 Oct. 2018
  • The city is a dusty time capsule—a necropolis of broken glass, rotting furniture, and peeling paint.
    — Cynthia Drescher, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2017
  • The ceiling was an inverted necropolis of timeworn lanterns and teapots suspended from the rafters.
    — Sarah Khan, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Clearing the top of a doorway, sealed with plaster, Carter discovered the undisturbed seals of a royal necropolis.
    — National Geographic, 4 Nov. 2019
  • The Memphite necropolis covered 30 miles of desert and was dotted with pyramids and tombs, many submerged under sand dunes.
    — Dominic Green, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Previously, Glavaš had identified tombs in a necropolis near the fort and wanted to find more.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 26 Oct. 2019
  • They were discovered in 2009, locked in eternal embrace in a necropolis under what is now the city of Modena in Italy.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
  • My destination was first a medieval necropolis, and then the remains of a Celtic temple.
    — Jason Wilson, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022
  • A necropolis from the Middle Ages, the site of about 40 burials, is the last trace of regular human habitation of the site, according to Archeodunum.
    — Anne-Sophie Bolon and Sewell Chan, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2017
  • Ancient Neapolis’ Greek residents used this area, just outside the city walls, as a necropolis.
    — Julia Buckley, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Porta Sarno is currently closed to the public, but officials hope to open the necropolis to visitors in the future.
    — Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Studies of tomb art at the necropolis of Saqqara revealed not only the beauty but also the ingenuity of Egyptian artists in the Old Kingdom.
    — National Geographic, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The area hosts a large necropolis for thousands of mummified ibis and baboon birds as well as other animals.
    — Menna Zaki, USA TODAY, 13 May 2017
  • The Saqqara necropolis is at once a center of the country’s aspirations and of its subterranean secrets.
    — Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The ancient army was stationed just east of a necropolis surrounding the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi and was meant to stand guard during the emperor’s afterlife.
    — Kristin Baird Rattini, National Geographic, 3 June 2019
  • Saqqara is an ancient burial ground that served as the necropolis for Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt for more than two millennia.
    — Fox News, 24 Nov. 2019
  • Hop-on-hop-off buses drop visitors off in seven areas, where Al Rowah, or storytellers, help bring the necropolis to life.
    — Lauren Keith, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The Germanic conquerors used the structure’s central patio area as a necropolis.
    — Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2021
  • Buried in a necropolis with hundreds of other individuals, the arid conditions preserved her body for the ages, down to the eyelashes.
    — Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2017
  • In the middle of the desolate Taklamakan Desert, on the far western edge of China and surrounded by forbidding mountains, a necropolis descends for five levels into the sands.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2017

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