Welcome to the website of mortuary archaeologist, death historian and best-selling author Lorraine Evans. Focusing on new research and finds in the world of archaeology and history, this website will act as a hub for all of Lorraine's archaeological passions, namely non-conformist burial sites, funerary art and architecture, aviation archaeology and history, plus anything out of the ordinary. It will also act as a repository for all of her published works to date. The accompanying sister site, entitled Morte Photography and Research, focuses on surveying and recording of burial grounds and cemeteries throughout Scotland.

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Boneyards of Steel - Exploring The World's Aircraft Graveyards 

Coming July 2026 - Pen and Sword Books 

Delighted to announce that my new book Boneyards of Steel - Exploring The World's Aircraft Graveyards is due for release in July 2026 via Pen and Sword.

 

The study of aviation graveyards is a much maligned area of death research. The final resting place of sizeable non-organic beasts is routinely overlooked, yet it is still, in every respect, a graveyard and deserves to be recognised as such. From an extensive desert necropoli to a war-torn underwater mausoleum, very little of the world remains untouched by the boneyard phenomenon, and less has been written about these remarkable cemeteries. With a significant percentage still languishing in ‘Top Secret’ facilities, hidden behind barbed wire-fences and gated perimeters, it is hardly surprising. Nonetheless, advancements in technology has enabled those with an adventurous spirit, armchair or otherwise, to peel back these layers of secrecy and take a sneaky peak at the skeletal remains of once aeronautic marvels, the findings of which are truly astonishing.

 

Boneyards of Steel - Exploring the World’s Aircraft Graveyards aims to take the reader on a flight of discovery, a mechanical odyssey of detection, unearthing the remains of aircraft in some of the planets most inhospitable regions, breathing new life into a wide-ranging collection of machine-driven detritus, metaphorically speaking, and, more significantly, to bring awareness to an often forgotten yet invaluable heritage.

 

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Keeping with the theme of aviation graveyards, I am pleased to report that I have recently taken over/am the new leader of a once defunct aviation archaeology group, namely the Aviation Research Group Orkney and Shetland (ARGOS for short). Working with one of the original founders, 2026 aims to be a pivotal year for the group, with a number of archaeological projects already in the pipeline. Watch this space, as they say. In the meantime, further details of the groups activities can be found at: http://crashsiteorkney.com/