If you were building a house and uncovered unmarked graves where your house was

THe remains have to be moved. I think that´s the law in my country. Not that I´ve heard of it happening. But I dont know how I would feel to have my house built over a cemetary. I don´t believe in "ghosts" but still... There must be other lots.

If you ever come across human remains, whether buried in unmarked graves or not, you should call the police. Chances are, it could be a crime scene. Even if it's not, I believe the police should be involved wherever human remains are found, even if they had been buried, and unmarked, 100 years ago or more. If the remains were buried legitimately, then you would have a pretty good lawsuit with whomever you bought the property from because the law states that the sellers must inform any potential buyers of any graves on the property before they buy it. I believe this law applies to every state here in the US. I'm not sure what the laws are in other countries. But, here, any grave MUST be marked or at least in a legitimate cemetery, where the location can be properly (and legally) noted. Yep, police should be involved. I'd want to have it out with the previous owners, too, especially if they were aware of this unmarked grave. I honestly believe that, if you do what is necessary and proper regarding the remains, if there were a ghost of this person hanging around, it would be able to move on since the mystery (?) of their burial has been uncovered. In other words, they could finally be at rest, assuming this was not a proper burial. Of course, that's only my opinion. I could be very, very wrong.

I would definately check what the law said and also try to figure out who it was. We have a house across the street that has everything bad happen in it....and I still think it might be something that is buried there. On the shores of one of the lakes that surrounds our little city are Indian burial grounds..whose to say they didn't have others that we don't really know about..like under the neighbors house.

I would definitely move to another location...like I would have any other choice. There are laws stating that one cannot build on any kind of burial ground. I do not believe in ghosts....so that wouldn't bother me.

No way I would I live on top of graves, I dont know what the law would be on moving the bodies but I still wouldnt want to live there even if they had be moved.

First off, i feel that ghost do exist in the world and I would suggest that you not tamper with their gravesites seeing as how some ghosts are friendly and some are very mean. If I were you i would try to get your money back for whatever you bought on the land and move to another location. Its known in the paranormal world that with ghosts, their activity increases if you build on their grave sites. So yeah, I would suggest you move and find another place.

I'm not sure of the laws but I wouldn't build there either if there were graves. Apparently, the ancestral land where our home now stands earlier had a grave...or someone was murdered and buried there (cremation is the norm in our community). My grandmother wasn't aware of this before she bought the place. A couple of years back, we had a cleansing ritual...coz we didn't know what else we could do. My parents, aunts,uncles and cousins had already built their homes before they got to know of this.

If they were unmarked, and their identities were unknown, I'd put up some kind of memorial stone on the lawn, and keep building. On the one hand, I believe that bodies are bodies, and that the soul has gone to heaven, and the body is no longer needed, but on the other hand, I believe that the identity of the person deserves to be respected, but since their identities would be unknown, I'd simply put up a stone in the yard, with a prayer for the souls of the remains I found. Moving might not always be practical.

I will just move to a different location. I would not build my house there in the first place. Before I build a house, I will research first about the history of the land so I know if it's a good location or not.

Hi. moonlitmagikchild. No, I would never live on an foundation marking of any uncovered mark graves. I will refuse to build my house on this sacred landmark. It is just too risky because even tampering with the graves can release something deadly and eerie, and that, I am not trying to find out about!

I honestly don't know what I would do...hummm. I hope I am never in that situation in the first place. You would think the city or someone would need to get involved in a situation like that. I would probably not want to build on something like that, however, who is to ever know what we live on to begin with right?

Remind me of that horror movie called Poltergeist . Here the developers just built the house above the old graves. The spirits were angry and came out to haunt the new residents. So, in your case, better get out if you discover the grave. Cancel the sale and give the land back to its owner.

This would definirtely creep me out if i were building a house. i don't think that i could go on with my plans. Something about it would not feel right to me. it would be like digging up someone's grave.

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