北奥塞梯-阿兰共和国的一片墓地，俄罗斯 Necropolis near Dargavs, North Ossetia, Russia (© Yakov Oskanov/Shutterstock)

北奥塞梯-阿兰共和国的一片墓地，俄罗斯 Necropolis near Dargavs, North Ossetia, Russia (© Yakov Oskanov/Shutterstock)

Necropolis Near Dargavs

Be glad we're merely paying a virtual visit to this 'City of the Dead' outside Dargavs, Russia. Local folklore warns that if you set foot here, you won't escape with your life. We're not sure the dead pose such a mortal danger, but what's certain is that this is a dead-quiet village. These vaulted-roof huts are not homes—they're crypts.

Were you here, you might peer into the sole window of any of these huts and see the inhabitants, some entombed with their earthly possessions, others laid to rest in rowboats to paddle into the afterlife. Many of the remains are preserved unsettlingly well—and they more than outnumber you. In use from at least the 16th to 18th centuries, this necropolis is populated by about 10,000 departed ancestors.

Spooked enough yet? If not, try today's quiz about cemeteries, tombstones, and other grave matters…if you dare.

达尔加夫附近的墓地

很高兴我们只是虚拟地参观了俄罗斯达尔加夫郊外的这座“死亡之城”。当地民间传说警告说，如果你踏上这里，你将无法逃命。我们不确定死者是否会构成致命的危险，但可以肯定的是，这是一个死寂的村庄。这些拱形屋顶小屋不是家，而是地窖。

如果你在这里，你可能会从这些小屋的唯一窗户望出去，看到里面的居民，有些人被埋在地上，有些人躺在划艇上，准备划入来世。许多遗骸保存得令人不安，数量超过你。至少从16世纪到18世纪，这个墓地居住着大约10000名逝去的祖先。

够吓人了吗？如果不是的话，试试今天关于墓地、墓碑和其他坟墓的小测验……如果你敢的话。