The marble that encased the stone slab has been removed for the first time in almost five centuries.
An ancient burial ground containing human remains has been unearthed at a site in Southeast Asia.
Geoarcheologist Arye Shimron and filmmaker Simha Jacobovici believe they have found the tomb of Jesus.
Part of King Tutankhamun's famous burial mask broke off this week and had to be glued back on.
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of five individuals at the Alexander-era tomb in Amphipolis.
Archaeologists have been excavating a gigantic burial site containing up to one million mummies.
Archaeologists have uncovered a number of artefacts during excavations of the enigmatic burial site.
Funeral home staff were shocked when 78-year-old Walter Williams suddenly started moving around.
Elysium Space is taking orders to have the remains of the deceased sent up in to Earth's orbit.
Two ancient burial mounds dating back over 6,000 years have been discovered in Herefordshire, England.
Four skeletons unearthed in southern Poland are believed to have been subject to a vampire burial.
Excavations at the Saqqara necropolis in Egypt have revealed an immense number of animal burials.
800 years after he died, has the burial site of one of history's greatest conquerors finally been found ?
The skeleton was discovered with a number of metal spikes through its shoulders, heart and ankles.
An ancient 1000-year-old Viking chieftan's burial ship has been found on a Scottish peninsula.
Archaeologists have unearthed viking remains showing signs that the teeth had grooves filed in to them.
Officials seek to find answers to the microbial growths in the tomb of the famous Egyptian boy king.
Burial ground believed to contain Neanderthal remains sheds light on their burial customs.
As an alternative to burial or cremation one company is offering to freeze your body and then shatter it.
The Turin Shroud thought to be the burial cloth of Jesus and to bear his image has gone on display in Turin.