Wayland’s Smithy in Oxfordshire is a two-phase Neolithic chambered long barrow near the Uffington White Horse and the Ridgeway. The first mortuary structure held 14 people and was used for only a ...

Due to the warm climate, researchers only managed to extract usable DNA from the remains of one of the men, estimated to have been around 45-years-old, called Menga1. New analysis of the burial and ...

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia will reach a milestone of being continuously guarded by service members for 100 years on March 25. The tomb was established ...

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The mythical “Cloud People” have descended from legend — straight into real life. Archaeologists in southern Mexico have uncovered a stunning 1,400-year-old tomb built by the ancient Zapotec ...

Shabti, the ancient Egyptian funerary figurines that were supposed to work for the deceased in their afterlife, have revealed the identity of a pharaoh in an unnamed sarcophagus. Pharaoh Shoshenq III ...

Flash flooding in the Valley of the Kings has caused damage to the fragile rock beneath and above the archeological site. Burial chamber in the tomb of Tutankhamen, near Luxor, Egypt. Photo: Universal ...

These ancient tombs aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. The tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt is plagued with cracks, water damage and fungi, sparking fears that “disaster could strike at any moment” for ...

One of the largest tombs in Egypt's Valley of the Kings reopened to visitors after more than 20 years of renovation. The huge tomb of Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt between 1390 B.C. and 1350 ...

Found in the ancient city of Caracol, the tomb contained a rare jade mask, ceramics, and jewelry often linked to the Maya ruling class. Caana, which means "sky palace" in Mayan, is the largest ...