Hierakonpolis, Hampi, Cliff Palace, Delos, and the Plain of Jars highlight early capitals, sacred monuments, and burial traditions from ancient civilizations.

The death of a pet leaves behind a devastating emptiness in the lives of the people who love them. Often, aggrieved pet ...

A new report suggests that in the future, cemeteries will become an interactive experience where people can visit holograms ...

A recent study by Dr. Angelina Locker published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology implemented bioarchaeological methods to determine if the secondary burial remains found within a non ...

Traditional burial and cremation pollute the ground and emit carbon dioxide. People are looking for new options. A shrouded mannequin demonstrates the "laying in" ceremony at Recompose, a human ...

Return Home’s human composting method is a 50-day process that begins with the body being placed into a wooden cradle with organics like alfalfa and sawdust at the bottom.

The findings prove that early modern homo sapiens in eastern Africa were burying members of their group between 78,000 to 79,000 years ago — the earliest known finding of a human burial in Africa.

Bodies don't go into the pods. Rather, cremated human remains are placed in the biodegradable, plastic-derived urns, and then those urns get covered in soil. After that, a pre-existing tree gets ...

Biodegradable burial pods that contain cremated human remains turn bodies into trees. Rating: Context: Bodies don't go into the pods. Rather, cremated human remains are placed in the biodegradable, ...