Researchers have discovered that 8,000 years ago, families did not rely on DNA, revealing social bonds stronger than blood ...

The Vikings weren’t the first to get into the business of monumental ship burial mounds in Norway. It turns out that burying ...

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Monumental ship burials in Scandinavia may have started around a century earlier than previously thought, according to a ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a series of bizarre ancient burials in France. The burials came to light during an excavation related to the restructuring of a school in the city of Dijon, which is ...

The site contains 500 years’ worth of continuous Roman burials.

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When people lose a loved one — especially unexpectedly — environmental consciousness may be the last thing on their minds. But modern funeral practices are wreaking havoc on the environment. Bodies ...

A mass of burials found on a barrier island of France shows contact with distant lands and people. Clémence Pilorge French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research Surrounding a ...

Archaeologists found the remains of dozens of children under the age of two deposited in a water reservoir of the ancient ...