Its use both in burial practice and in artwork speaks to the ... Egyptians began inscribing religious scripture upon the walls of pyramids — the first moves toward the canonization of religious ...

It was assumed for a long time that Stone Age tombs in Ireland were built for royalty. However, a new DNA analysis of 55 ...

A reanalysis of ancient DNA shows that a major cultural change took place in Ireland after four centuries of farming.

Cooking and eating good food is a way of life in Louisiana with classic Creole and Cajun dishes like jambalaya, gumbo and ...

Archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery in Egypt, unearthing a 4,000-year-old tomb belonging to an ancient prince.

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The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his ...

Online claims of "large underground structures" discovered under Egypt's famed pyramids of Giza are unfounded, experts in the ...

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome.

Pope Francis death: Following the passing of Pope Francis at the age of 88, the Vatican is preparing for a funeral that departs from long-standing traditions. Here's why. In 2022, Pope Francis ...

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has signed into law a measure requiring the proper and immediate burial of Muslim cadavers, ...

For years, the Iron Age burial traditions remained a mystery, but now we have tangible evidence that brings us closer to the people who lived here 3,000 years ago. It reinforces our efforts to ...