Before the 1990s, many Malawian communities feared coffins almost as much as death itself. Burial rites largely followed ...

Colchester archaeologists unearthed a 1,700-year-old lead coffin, revealing a wealthy Roman woman's life. The burial, ...

She was buried in a highly decorated lead coffin surrounded by objects, including jet hairpins and rare glass flasks ...

The work of the Egyptian archaeological mission under the Supreme Council of Antiquities in the necropolis of Dra Abu el-Naga ...

As the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, researchers from 23andMe Research Institute, Harvard University, ...

Analysis of Historic St. Mary’s City highlights the power of combining ancient DNA, archaeology, and genealogy to restore ...

A remarkable late Roman burial uncovered in Colchester, England, is set to go on public display for the first time, offering a rare and vivid window into life and death in the ancient city.

A burial of an elite Roman-era woman who appears to have been buried with exotic resins has been discovered in Colchester.

An Irish man voluntarily spent 72 hours inside a buried coffin to reach people struggling with addiction and despair.

A 'remarkable' and 'spectacular' ancient Roman burial has been unearthed in the Essex city of Colchester. The high-status woman was buried in a decorated lead coffin with rare and valuable objects, ...

Francis' coffin reached St. Mary Major Basilica, his chosen burial place, following Mass in the morning at St. Peter's Square ...