Grave

Persian-era mass grave of children found during excavations in Israel’s Tel Azekah - study

Simply made pottery jars, beads, copper jewelry, and stone and mortar hammers were discovered within the cistern alongside the remains.

Archaeological dig site at Tel Azekah, Israel, Mach 29, 2026.
 Study reveals Stone Age methods of extracting animal teeth for jewelry. Illustration

Dressed for the afterlife: What 7,000-year-old grave soil reveals about Stone Age clothing - study

The old Viking Ship Museum, pictured in 2019.

Independent researcher points to Cumbria as resting place of legendary Viking Ivar the Boneless

The Princess of Bagicz’s wooden coffin, accessed on February 27, 2026.

Ancient Polish 'princess' burial date revealed after decades of archaeological mystery - study


Gold rush in Korea’s graves: Eunsun-ri & Dogye-ri tombs yield ornaments and pottery

The tomb groups span about 2 square kilometers in Yeongwon-myeon and include more than 270 tombs.

Gold jewelry excavated from the ancient tombs of Eunseon-ri and Dogye-ri.

Archaeologists discover grave of second wife of Prussian king Frederick William II

The exact location of her grave had been forgotten, and it was not marked or provided with a gravestone.

Schlosskirche Buch organ.

Has the real grave of Dracula been found – in a surprising location?

Almost 550 years after his death, a mysterious discovery in an ancient tomb may finally reveal where the cruel count who became the world’s greatest vampire myth was buried.

 Vlad the Impaler and Count Dracula

Ireland experts to begin identification of 800 dead children in home for unmarried mothers

Irish forensic and archeological experts will begin the excavation of a church-run home for unmarried mothers where it's believed almost 800 children died.

 Heavy machinery is used for excavation work at the site of the Tuam graveyard, where the bodies of 796 babies were uncovered at the site of a former Catholic Church-run Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home, in Tuam, Ireland, July 7, 2025.

Netanyahu visits grave of brother Yoni, killed during 1976's Operation Entebbe

This is the 49th anniversary of Yoni's death, after he was killed in action during Operation Entebbe in 1976, a hostage rescue mission at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. 

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the grave of his brother Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

Do Jewish and Muslim leaders engage in metaphysical battles on the astral plane?

This desecration in Damascus, Syria occurring just before Rav Vital’s yahrzeit cannot be dismissed as mere coincidence. This as a deliberate act perpetrated by those who harbor ill will toward Jews.

 A SyrianAir Airbus A320-200 waits to take off to Aleppo, on the tarmac of Damascus International Airport, 2020

Haredi Jews protest construction site over alleged ancient burial ground

Haredi Jews protested a Yehud building over possible ancient graves. Police acted. Tombs were found; the origin was unknown, and 300 homes were planned.

 Ultra orthodox Jewish men protest at construction site in Yehud, claiming the construction site is on Jewish graves, on May 27, 2025.

Archaeologists reconstruct life of 'Ice Prince of Mattsies' from frozen grave in Germany

Everything inside the grave suggests prestige and cultural connections that exceeded local borders.

 Archaeologists reconstruct life of 'Ice Prince of Mattsies' from frozen grave in Germany.

Paleontologists uncover massive Pachyrhinosaurus grave at Canada's 'River of Death'

Researchers believe a catastrophic flood wiped out the Pachyrhinosaurus herd.

 Paleontologists uncover massive Pachyrhinosaurus grave at Canada's 'River of Death'.

Bronze Lion-Head Coffin Handles with Rings Mounted Above the Mane Found near Ibreika

First-known example of overhead ring placement suggests handles were designed as lifting grips for Roman-period wooden coffins, not decorative door knockers.

 Reconstruction of the lion-head discs as handles to carry a wooden coffin.