How Gravestones Developed & the Meaning Behind their Design [Medieval Professions: Memorial Mason]

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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

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