6) Attila the Hun TombĪttila was the ruler of the Huns from 434 to 453, ruling a rough and crudely defined empire spanning Central and Eastern Europe. The prison was itself demolished between in the middle of the 19th century, and bones have been found, none of which have yet proven to be that of the Great Monarch. When the site was being prepared for the construction of a prison, it is believed that the altar area was excavated and that coffins were found, of which the lead was stripped and the bones were scattered and lost. Although the church was demolished, the graves remained intact. There he rested without incident until dissolution of the abbey in 1539. He was originally buried at Winchester, then was moved to the New Minster, but then taken to Hyde Abbey. Who, through his successful defending of his land from Viking invasion, virtually unified England to a single kingdom.Īlthough his life seemed to be plagued with bad health, it is unknown how he actually died, but it is assumed it was through illness. Commonly known as Alfred the Great, this noted Englishman became the King of Wessex from 871 to 899. 5) Alfred, King of Wessex, Grave siteįollowing the discovery of Richard III, another English monarch waiting to be found is Alfred, King of Wessex. As such, an actual tomb of Nefertiti, a ruler in her own right, has not yet been found. Although famous for these royal links, she became a national icon through the discovery of her bust which is now in the Berlin Neues Museum.ĭue to her fame, many theories exist regarding her own death and burial, and a common theory is that she could be one of two mummies found inside the tomb of Amenhotep II, but this is only a theory. She is believed to have reigned briefly on her own just before Tutankhamen. Neferneferuaten Nefertiti was a famous Egyptian Queen and the Great Royal Wife of the Pharaoh Akhenation in the 14th century BC. Unfortunately, the cause cannot be confirmed due to the fact that, following Mongol tradition, he was buried in an unmarked grave, with the men escorting his body, killing anyone in their path who might reveal the location of the Great Khan’s grave. A later story arose that he was murdered by a local princess after taking her as his trophy. Various stories exist such as sickness, being killed by Xia troops, dying of battle injuries and falling off his horse. He founded the empire through military campaigns often resulting in huge massacres of indigenous people and governed them through fear and terror. His empire covered what is now China, Korea, Central and Southwest Asia and large areas of Eastern Europe. Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire, reigning till he was 65 in the year 1227. If she didn’t die alone, or died amongst numerous dead, both unlikely for her to be felt or un-noticed, given her status and importance, then it is likely she was given a full Celtic funeral – along with treasures as gifts – where has yet to be confirmed. The Roman’s were meticulous record keepers, but no record exists of them ever taking Boudica prisoner, recovering her body or record of her burial. Some accounts describe her as dying from an illness. ![]() How she died is unknown, but it is generally believed that she committed suicide to avoid capture. After the death of her husband, and cruelty inflicted on her and her daughters by the Romans, it rose Boudicca into a warrior queen who managed to fight the Roman might all the way to Londinium (London).Įventually the Roman forces succeeded and Boudicca lost. 2) Tomb of Queen Boudiccaīoudicca was the queen of the Iceni tribe, a famous British Celtic tribe that were focal in an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire AD 60 or 61. Yet in the 3rd or 4th century it is believed to have been taken to Alexandria, but its final resting place has been lost or forgotten to history. Records show that his casket was on its return to Macedon, when it was captured on route and eventually taken to Alexander in Memphis. Will they ever be found? 1) Tomb of Alexander the GreatĪlthough known as Alexander the Great, he was Alexander III of Macedon, who reigned from 356 BC to 323 BC, yet spent the vast majority of time expanding his empire on a military campaign that swept through Asia and northeast Africa.Īlexander’s body was said to be laid in a gold sarcophagus which was filled with honey, and then encased in another larger golden casket. Even so, you may be surprised to know that the graves of several famous characters from history are still to be found!īelow is a list of the Top Ten Tombs. ![]() In this modern age it is hard to believe that there are any famous lost graves to be discovered, but this has proven not to be true, especially when given the fact the body of the famous English King Richard III, immortalized by William Shakespeare, was discovered under a car park in 2012. Top Ten Lost Tombs Still to be Found Article written by Duncan Burden
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