Fishermen in the Brazilian Amazon Discover Enormous Funerary Urns Beneath a Toppled Tree
The ceramic vessels contained the bones of pre-Columbian Indigenous people, as well as fish, frog and turtle remains
A Young Sailor’s Remains Return Home 84 Years After He Was Killed at Pearl Harbor
Neil Frye was 20 when Japan launched its surprise attack on December 7, 1941. He has been laid to rest with full military honors in his home state of North Carolina
See the Stunning Golden Jewelry, Amulets and Small Statues Unearthed at an Ancient Egyptian Temple
Found at the Karnak Temple complex in Luxor, the 2,600-year-old trove includes a necklace depicting a golden trio of Egyptian deities
The Real Story Behind ‘Nickel Boys’ and the Brutal Florida Reform School That Inspired the Film
Based on a Colson Whitehead novel, the Oscar-nominated movie dramatizes the story of the Florida School for Boys, which traumatized children as young as 5 for more than a century
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
Aristocratic Tomb Discovered in Italy Offers Clues to a Mysterious Pre-Roman Civilization
The burial site, rife with Iron Age artifacts like a chariot and a helmet, likely belonged to a Piceni prince
Why Did the Ancient Illyrians Place Helmets in Their Burial Mounds?
A 2,500-year-old helmet found in Croatia may have been a funerary offering. It offers insights into the rituals of a lesser-known culture that once occupied the Balkan Peninsula
What You Need to Know About China’s Terra-Cotta Warriors and the First Qin Emperor
The thousands of clay soldiers guarding Qin Shi Huang’s tomb are enduring representations of the ruler’s legacy
This 1,200-Year-Old Tomb in Panama Contains a Treasure Trove of Artifacts and Up to 32 Bodies
Researchers found flutes, bells, gold jewelry and the body of an important religious leader inside the elaborate shared grave
Graves of Roman Family Held Jewelry, Coins and ‘Exquisite’ Vials for Storing Mourners’ Tears
Archaeologists in Bulgaria unearthed the remains of three individuals interred with rare treasures dating to the third century
Archaeologists Discover Rare Roman Funerary Bed Buried Beneath London
The wooden bed was likely dismantled IKEA-style before being buried alongside a high-status individual
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian Tomb and Stunning Trove of Artifacts
Excavations at Saqqara revealed burials, colorful masks and statues of the goddess Isis
This 3,000-Year-Old Stone Slab Found in Spain Is Upending Ideas About Ancient Gender Roles
The newly discovered stela depicts a figure with a headdress, a necklace, swords and male genitalia
This Ancient Egyptian Burial Chamber Was Filled With Spells to Ward Off Snake Bites
Although serpents were a symbol of protection for the Egyptians, the discovery suggests some were wary of getting venomous bites after death
Pennsylvania Mummy Gets a Proper Burial After 128 Years in a Funeral Home
Nicknamed “Stoneman Willie,” the man visited the town of Reading for a convention of firefighters in 1895
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Necropolis Near Parisian Train Station
Residents of Lutetia buried their dead at Saint-Jacques between the first and fourth centuries C.E.
The Island Where New York City Buries Its Unclaimed Dead Is Becoming a Park
More than one million people have been buried on Hart Island, which will open to visitors later this year
Berlin Holds Funeral for Bone Fragments Linked to Nazi Research
Discovered in 2014, the remains of at least 54 victims were buried at a ceremony this week
Inside the Disneyland of Graveyards
How Forest Lawn Memorial-Park, a star-studded cemetery in Los Angeles, corporatized mourning in America
California Has Legalized Human Composting
By 2027, Golden State residents will have the choice to turn their bodies into nutrient-rich compost
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