The Long, Strange Trip of the Titanic Victims Whose Remains Surfaced Hundreds of Miles Away, Weeks After the Ship Sank
Rescuers only recovered the bodies of 337 of the 1,500-plus passengers and crew who died in the disaster. Around one-third of these corpses were buried at sea
Archaeologists Discover Tomb of Unknown Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh
The king’s mummy and sarcophagus are missing from the royal tomb, which is the second of its kind unearthed this year
Why Were All of These Bodies Buried Sitting Upright and Facing West More Than 2,000 Years Ago?
Archaeologists are still unraveling the mysteries of an unusual burial site in Dijon, France, which dates to between 450 and 25 B.C.E.
Construction Workers Discover Ancient Stone Coffin Filled With Plaster While Expanding Highway in England
The intricately crafted coffin dates back more than 1,500 years. Researchers say it weighs around 1,650 pounds, “comparable to an adult male polar bear”
Archaeologists Discover Lost Burial Site of Enslaved People on President Andrew Jackson’s Tennessee Plantation
An estimated 28 probable graves were identified at the seventh American president’s former property, called the Hermitage
This New York City Park Was Built on Top of a Cemetery
In the late 19th century, city officials turned the final resting place for 10,000 souls into what’s now Greenwich Village’s James J. Walker Park
Discover the Mysteries of Italy’s Park of Monsters, a 16th-Century Garden Filled With Strange, Colossal Stone Creatures
The Sacro Bosco’s meaning is the subject of debate, with scholars alternatively describing the sprawling complex as a memorial, an allegorical site or a tribute to ancient civilizations
Untold Stories of American History
A Secret Sculpture Built for John F. Kennedy’s Grave Vanished in the 1970s. Half a Century Later, the Mystery Has Been Solved
The bronze wreath immortalized the moment when the members of the Honor Guard removed their hats and placed them on the president’s grave during his burial
Why the World’s First Pet Cemetery Was Revolutionary
A new book charts the history of pet cemeteries and honors the universal experience of grieving an animal companion
Discover the Hidden History of Tomb Robbing in Ancient Egypt
Criminals plundered the riches of Egyptian pyramids and underground burials, often within a few years or, in some cases, within a few hours of occupants’ interment
A Jewish Soldier Found in a German Mass Grave Has Been Reburied in an American Cemetery
Nathan Baskind received a Jewish burial exactly 80 years after his death in World War II
This Ancient Chinese Couple Was Buried in a Miniature Home
The tomb, composed of two chambers connected by a tiny door and windows, was found in a family gravesite on China’s east coast containing four other burials
These Ancient Skeletons Are Not Entwined Lovers, But a Daughter Embracing Her Mother
New research found that the two women, who were buried in Austria atop a horse, were first-degree relatives who died some 1,800 years ago
This Neolithic Monument Found in France Has No Equal
A trio of interlocking enclosures, the structure may date to the time of the Bell Beaker culture, but experts are unsure of its exact age and purpose
In This Ancient Cemetery, Romans Left Fine Glass Vessels, Platforms for Feasting and Phallic Pendants
Archaeologists in Narbonne, France, have been studying the necropolis since 2017
Did Ancient South Americans Keep Foxes as Pets?
At a cemetery in Argentina, a 1,500-year-old fox buried alongside humans suggests a “close relationship” between the species, researchers say
Vikings May Have Used Body Modification as a ‘Sign of Identification’
A recent study analyzes Scandinavian examples of filed teeth and elongated skulls dating to the Viking Age
Untold Stories of American History
Near the Site of the Gettysburg Address, These Black Civil War Veterans Remain Segregated, Even in Death
Denied burial alongside Union soldiers killed during the Battle of Gettysburg, the 30 or so men were instead buried in the all-Black Lincoln Cemetery
These Ancient Celts Were Buried With Their Animals
Some remains found in the 2,000-year-old graves were likely food offerings, but others may have been much-loved companions
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Roman Cemetery Full of Jewelry, Coins and Clothing
Discovered north of Rome, the burial ground lies near what was once an upper-class villa
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