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Egypt discovers remains of tomb, false door of ancient royal chamberlain at Saqqara necropolis

In front of the false door, archaeologists uncovered a complete set of alabaster funerary tools, including an offering table and disc, a purification basin, a jug, and a basin. 

Over 4,000-year-old tomb discovered at Egypt's Saqqara

Egypt on Monday announced the discovery of an over 4,000-year-old tomb dating to the late Fifth Dynasty (2494-2345 BC) at the Mariette Cemetery north of Saqqara, Giza Province, wes...

4,000-Year-Old Tomb Unearthed in Saqqara

SAQQARA, EGYPT—According to an Ahram Online report, an intact Old Kingdom (ca. 2649–2150 b.c.) tomb […] The post 4,000-Year-Old Tomb Unearthed in Saqqara appeared first on Archaeol...

Grim Discovery at North Dakota Governor’s Mansion as 7 Coffins With Human Remains Are Unearthed

The area of the residence property where the remains were discovered was once the Bismarck cemetery, in use from roughly 1873 to 1877.

Skeleton Found In Roman Jar: archaeologists uncover 1,600-year-old victim; find hints of desperate escape

In a remarkable excavation at Deultum, Bulgaria, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a young man entombed within a sizable storage jar. The evidence indicates he sought refuge...

Tests reveal Roman coffin at Westminster Abbey may hold medieval abbot

Unscrupulous individuals steal coffin, abandon it in Hai

Residents of Masama Mbweera Village in Hai District, Kilimanjaro Region, have been left puzzled after unknown people allegedly stole a coffin from a local shop and abandoned it by...

Badly mummified body allegedly found in coffin inside Nigerian 'prophet' Kedi Samuel’s church in Cameroon (...

A badly mummified body was allegedly discovered inside a coffin buried beneath

7 coffins containing human remains found at North Dakota governor’s residence

Seven coffins containing human remains were found on the property of the North Dakota governor’s residence, according to reports.

Mysterious Skeleton Found In Roman Sarcophagus At Westminster Abbey Finally Identified

Conny Waters -  AncientPages.com - For more than a century and a half, one of the most compelling archaeological mysteries in British history sat quietly within the historic ground...

Family discover daughter, 15, is alive in her coffin during wake

A 15-year-old girl has been found alive in her coffin eight hours after being considered dead.

Skull and bones found dumped two kilometres from Limerick cemetery

The remains are believed to have been laid to rest in the mid-1800s.

Αίγυπτος: Ο τάφος ενός βασιλικού δικαστή της Πέμπτης Δυναστείας βρέθηκε στη Σακάρα (Φωτό)

Αρχαιολόγοι ανακάλυψαν κοντά στο Κάιρο έναν τάφο ηλικίας 4.300 ετών, ανακοίνωσε σήμερα το υπουργείο Τουρισμού και Αρχαιοτήτων της Αιγύπτου. Ο τάφος ανακαλύφθηκε από μια ομάδα Αιγύπ...

Skulls Reveal Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Egypt 5,000 Years Ago

Royal tombs at Abydos were surrounded by numerous other burials. In the 1920s, an Egyptologist questioned whether all those people could have died naturally at the same time.

4,400-year-old tomb uncovered at Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis

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New forensic evidence supports Egyptian "retainer sacrifice"

Fresh analysis of First Dynasty mass burials finds signs of fatal blunt force trauma on 39 percent of skulls

7 coffins containing human remains found at North Dakota governor’s residence

Seven coffins containing human remains were found on the property of the North Dakota governor’s residence, according to reports.

An Egyptian Tomb's 4,000-Year-Old False Door Reveals How the Living Honored the Dead

Learn how a false door, ritual offerings, and later burials trace centuries of changing funerary practices at Saqqara.

Man finds 800-year old human remains left in shed

An Oxfordshire man is trying to find a place to bury approximately 30 to 35 human remains left by his father, dating back 800 years.

The Ritual of Coffin Making in a City Hit by Ebola

While several coffin makers in Bunia said they were providing a public service, the virus has put them at the center of a debate around safe burials.

Inside the National Museum of Funeral History’s Most Unusual Casket

At the National Museum of Funeral History, one exhibit carries a story far more human than its unsettling appearance first suggests: a large wooden casket built for three people. h...

18 skulls excavated from Egypt’s First Dynasty cemetery offer evidence of retainer sacrifice

Researchers re-examininf 46 skulls excavated from Egypt’s First Dynasty royal cemetery at Abydos, found significant cranial trauma in 18 of them. The injuries provide new forensic...

Mystery Of The Giant 4,000-Year-Old Stone Cist Grave On Norway’s Svinesund Plateau

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered a stone coffin tomb in Halden, Norway, dating back about 4,000 years to the Neolithic Age, when farming first began i...

Human remains found at UC Davis Health Sacramento

Human remains from unidentified burials were discovered by construction crews at UC Davis Health's Sacramento campus in February, officials said.