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Grave template, topped with the handle of a scythe.Church of St. Michael, Garway, England. Gravedigger with shovels, during the Siege of Sarajevo. Fossor (Latin fossorius, from the verb fodere 'to dig') is a term described in Chambers' dictionary as archaic, but can conveniently be revived to describe grave diggers in the Roman catacombs in the first three centuries of the Christian Era.
Those who practiced the act of body snatching and sale of corpses during this period were commonly referred to as resurrectionists or resurrection men. [1] Resurrectionists in the United Kingdom , who often worked in teams and who primarily targeted more recently dug graves, would be hired in order to provide medical institutions and ...
The Gravediggers, in William Shakespeare's Hamlet; Gravedigger Jones, in the Harlem Detective novels by Chester Himes; Grave Digger, in the Gold Digger series of comics; Gravedigger (comics), several characters in DC comics; The Grave Digger, in Bones
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In 1973, approximately 1,700 gravediggers at 47 cemeteries in the New York metropolitan area went on strike due to disagreements over the terms of a new labor contract. The strike, which initially only affected Cypress Hills Cemetery, began on April 12 and had spread to every cemetery whose workers were represented by the Cemetery Workers and Greens Attendants Union Local 365 by June 10.
In the mid and late 19th century in North America, more and more families began to buy mausoleums. The belief was that it would be easier for a Resurrectionist or grave robber to dig up a grave rather than to topple down iron or steel doors guarding the mausoleum. A flaw in the design of the mausoleum was the stained glass or other windows within.