Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After ...

In the vaulted burial chamber of Temple XIII at Palenque, Mexico, a researcher examines the stained interior of the stone sarcophagus ... in the tomb would have washed it away over the centuries.

Carter discovered the steps leading to his burial chamber on Nov. 4, 1922, in the wind-swept Valley of the Kings at Luxor, ...

His latest study set out to find the origin of the tombstone.The stone contained four species of ancient foraminiferans — single-celled organisms — only found in what is now Europe ...

It contains an abundance of burial items, including over ... stone tools and jade artifacts have been unearthed this year. The richness of the burial objects is closely linked to the size of the ...

In recent excavations near Luxor, Egypt, researchers unearthed for the first time a tomb from the Middle Kingdom era.