A staff member from the Caijiagang subdistrict planning and construction office said the resident has been ordered to refill the basement and restore it to its original state, according to the report.

After a homeowner discovered a skeleton in the basement during home renovations, archaeologists were brought to the scene. The oldest graves found are believed to date back to the third century A.D.

Residents in one of London’s wealthiest enclaves are to be given a “basement hotline” to report on neighbours whose excavation works are blocking the street or causing unacceptable noise.

Nepinak said the excavation of the church basement is not the end for the First Nation. They will continue to engage with community members to find a path forward.

Dozens of skeletons dated to the medieval period and antiquity have been uncovered in the basement of a home in France. The assemblage of human remains was identified during an excavation ...

The excavation of possible unmarked graves near a former residential school is the next step on a journey of trauma and healing, say members of a Manitoba First Nation.