Highway workers found an ancient Roman cemetery, including a grave filled with a curious substance, during a recent highway construction project in England. The announcement was made last week by ...

A recent burial at the Lafayette Cemetery revealed a problem beneath the surface — one so concerning the city has now stopped coffin burials altogether. City staff "uncovered what they believed to be ...

Swedish archaeologists recently found an "unusual" Viking-era coffin dating back over 1,100 years. The discovery was announced by Arkeologerna, an archaeological organization affiliated with the ...

ROME, Italy — Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday following a funeral Mass at St. Peter’s Square attended by presidents, princes and as many as a quarter-million more. The leader of the ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

A woman has been found alive in a coffin in Thailand. She had been driven to a temple for cremation by her brother, when staff heard a faint knocking coming from the coffin. The 65-year-old woman was ...

SALT ROCK, W.Va. (WSAZ) - An investigation is underway after deputies found the corpse of an infant and a broken casket in a cemetery in Cabell County. Investigators with the Cabell County Sheriff’s ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old tomb that belonged to an ancient Egyptian governor's daughter. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

An image shared on Facebook depicts a coffin draped in a dark cloth with a broken glass haphazardly placed at a funeral home ...

Martha Stewart has revealed she wants to be composted and buried in her pet cemetery alongside her horses when she dies. The ...

The woman, who’d been bedridden for two years, was presumed dead after she became unresponsive and appeared to have stopped breathing. Reporter A 65-year-old woman thought to have died was discovered ...

Staff at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham temple near Bangkok say they were alerted after they heard knocking from inside the coffin moments before the cremation was due to start. A woman brought in for ...