Last Updated on August 12, 2021 by
Thousands and thousands of years ago, the primitive man started the custom of using a headpiece of stone to mark the grave of the dead. If we observe what many primitive people do today, and it is done for the same reasons, then the custom seemed to have this purpose: to keep the evil spirits that are supposed to live in dead bodies from rising up!
The gravestone was also a way of warning people away from the spot where those evil spirits lived. Over the centuries, of course, the purpose of a gravestone changed. The Greek ornamented their gravestones with sculpture. The Hebrews marked their graves with stone pillars, The Egyptians built great tombs and pyramids to mark the places where their dead were buried.
When Christianity appeared, the of graves became a common practice. Christianity took over the sign of the cross and ring, which to primitive people was a symbol of the sun. Later on, this was changed to a simple cross, and it is still used today.
Types Of grave Markers
1. Grave markers are flat bronze plaques installed on a granite stone base for the purpose of identifying the deceased.
2. Burial headstones are upright granite monuments for the same identification purpose.
When did humans start using gravestones?
Answer- Some of the oldest known stone grave markers date back to between 3,000 and 4,000 B.C.
What Stone are old gravestones made from?
Answer- granite, marble, fieldstone, sandstone, iron, bronze, slate, or even wood.
What is a tombstone worth in Adopt Me?
Answer- it has grown quite a lot in value. The Tombstone Ghostify is worth at least three Lanterns, or an Owl.
Why do gravestones turn black?
Answer- The reason is most likely algae, lichen, moss, mold, or mildew growth, and stains.
