Death
Well-Preserved Brain Cells Found in Vesuvius Victim
The volcanic eruption transformed the young man's neural tissue into glass
Ancient Egyptian Coffin Opened for the First Time in 2,600 Years
The sarcophagus is one of 59 unearthed at the Saqqara necropolis in recent months
DNA Analysis Suggests Mother and Son Were Buried in Famous Viking Grave
Researchers had previously posited that the man was an executed enslaved individual buried alongside the noblewoman he served
You Could Own the House of Horrors From 'Silence of the Lambs'
The property appeared as serial killer Buffalo Bill's lair in the classic 1991 film
American Poet Louise Glück Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
The esteemed writer and teacher previously won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Newly Unearthed Warrior's Grave Poised to Redraw Map of Anglo-Saxon England
Nicknamed the "Marlow Warlord," the six-foot-tall man was buried on a hill overlooking the Thames sometime in the sixth century A.D.
Historic Brooklyn Cemetery Appoints Its First Artist-in-Residence
Green-Wood is the final resting place of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Louis Comfort Tiffany, among others
Hundreds of Whales Die in Mass Stranding in Australia
Nearly 500 pilot whales were stranded off the coast of Tasmania last week, in what officials say is the largest mass stranding event in Australian history
Trove of 27 Sealed Sarcophagi Unearthed in Egypt
Authorities say the 2,500-year-old coffins, found during excavations at the Saqqara necropolis, have likely remained unopened for millennia
This Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Is Filled With Corpses' Ghostly Silhouettes
All that remains of several individuals buried in a 1,400-year-old graveyard are shadowy traces of their skeletons
Thousands of Migrating Birds Drop Dead Across Southwestern U.S.
Researchers aren’t sure what’s causing the mass die-off impacting birds flying south for the winter
Oxford Museum Permanently Removes Controversial Display of Shrunken Heads
Citing the exhibit's reinforcement of "racist and stereotypical thinking," the Pitt Rivers Museum moved a total of 120 human remains into storage
Facial Reconstruction Reveals Medieval Monk's 'Impish' Features
Researchers digitally revived Abbot John of Wheathampstead 555 years after his death
Why Were This Ancient Scottish Tomb's Chambers Built Upside Down?
New research suggests the inverted designs seen at Maeshowe were designed to ensure passage into the underworld
Norwegian Archaeologists Unearth Grave of Left-Handed Viking Warrior
Vikings' weapons were often buried on the opposite side of where their owners had held them in life, pointing toward belief in a "mirror afterlife"
Lawsuit Seeks Reparations for Victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Led by a 105-year-old survivor of the attack, the plaintiffs detail almost 100 years of lasting harm
Renovations Reveal 19th-Century Mayor's Heart Entombed in Belgian Fountain
Workers unearthed a metal box thought to contain the local leader's organ last month
Bronze Age Britons Crafted Instruments, Decorations Out of Relatives' Bones
Ancient humans "treated and interacted with the dead in ways which are inconceivably macabre to us today," says researcher Tom Booth
Lost Medieval Sacristy, Burial Grounds Unearthed at Westminster Abbey
Demolished in the 1740s, the 13th-century structure once housed the church's altar linens, chalices and other sacred items
Death Valley Hits a Blistering 130 Degrees, Potentially Setting New Record
If confirmed, this scorcher would be the hottest temperature recorded on Earth since at least 1931
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