Archaeologists in Germany have discovered the 1,700-year-old burial of a "barbarian" who lived on the edge of the Roman Empire and...
Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered 10 centuries-old burial mounds, known as kurgans, dating to the Middle Ages.Found in the...
A "stunning" tomb found on an isolated moor in southwest England could help archaeologists understand what life was like 4,000 years...
Archaeologists have unearthed what may be Europe's largest prehistoric burial mound ahead of excavations beside a highway in the Czech...
Dozens of iron rivets scattered around a farmer's field in Norway could be part of a Viking ship burial, archaeologists say.In 2015,...
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer Yay or Nay? Natural organic reduction (NOR), better known as human composting,...
A 1,600-year-old double burial discovered by archaeologists in Poland is some of the earliest evidence of Huns in Europe and the oldest...
Tomb raiders in China were given the fright of their lives when they ransacked a grave in their ruthless search for archaeological...
Archaeologists in France have discovered ancient pits containing the skeletal remains of more than two dozen stallions, which may have...
About 6,800 years ago, a "mayor" was buried with a wealth of food and riches, including a halved boar's tooth, according to archaeologists...
Archaeologists in Croatia have discovered a 2,500-year-old metal helmet within an Illyrian burial mound that may have been a votive...
The decipherment of an ancient scroll has revealed where the Greek philosopher Plato is buried, Italian researchers suggest.Graziano...
Human burials are some of the most poignant and famous archaeological remains that survive from the ancient world. People were buried...
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 4,300-year-old tomb with remarkable wall paintings illustrating everyday life. The tomb is...
Archaeologists in China have unearthed hundreds of tombs and relics, including several bronze swords, dating from the Warring States...
Elephant burial rituals have been discovered in India, with herd members placing calves upside down in irrigation pits then covering...
Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a Neolithic burial ground containing human and animal remains and the remnants of a chariot...
Archaeologists in France have excavated a Neolithic site containing 63 burials and hundreds of structures and artifacts from a human...