A recent study led by Dr. Balázs Tihanyi and his colleagues, published in PLOS ONE, has led to the positive identification of the first-known female burial with weapons in the 10th-century Carpathian ...

Dec. 14 (UPI) --An international team of researchers has discovered the oldest documented burial of an infant girl in the European archaeological record, they said Tuesday. The 10,000-year-old burial ...

She only lived for little more than a month. But 10,000 years later, her burial is helping shed new light on her society. Researchers announced Tuesday that the discovery of infant remains in Italy’s ...

LONDON — Experts puzzling over the buried remains of an ancient warrior found in a 2,000-year-old grave off the coast of Britain have concluded the person was female. Mystery has surrounded the Iron ...

In many cultures, death rituals are often even more significant and elaborate than those performed after birth. The sanctity of burial or cremation is binding for many communities in Nepal as well. So ...

Archaeologists uncovered “an unusually rich treasure trove” inside the graves of three wealthy women from the Viking Age, offering a window into their lives and activities in the 9 th century. At a ...