An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What ...

The disturbing revelation in southern Italy saw a number of skeletons discovered in a burial ground, with scientists calling ...

Venezuelan bonds are poised to gain after the US captured President Nicolás Maduro, setting the stage for potential regime ...

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.

Limerick’s oldest resident has died peacefully at the age of 108 after a life devoted to her parish. Sr Patricia O’Neill passed away on December 31, 2025, in her 109th year, in the loving care of the ...

Archaeologists excavating a mysterious medieval cemetery in Wales have uncovered compelling evidence that the burial ground was part of an early female religious community. The discovery of a possible ...

The oldest previously known funeral pyre in the world was discovered in Alaska and dates to approximately 11,500 years ago, but that cremation involved a young child rather than an adult. Some burned ...

The Seven Sisters are a series of iconic chalk cliffs guarding the English Channel in Sussex. It is a beautiful, peaceful ...