The woman had been buried under the floor of a building constructed of mud. Prior research has shown that burying people under their homes was a common practice of the time.

A 62-year-old woman has been found dead buried under several feet of mud, rock and debris from the recent storms that swept through Forest Falls, officials said Friday.

One woman was buried alive and 3 others were rescued after a mound of earth they were digging near a riverbank caved in. The accident occurred in Up’s Bulandshahr.

An “extremely dangerous” felon who escaped from an Oregon mental hospital in full shackles was found buried in mud up to his armpits -- and nearly absconded again by giving a fake name before ...

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Now that recovery work is underway, the team has confirmed the site holds an unexpected scene: a Viking boat grave for a ...

Archaeologists unearthed the burial site during excavations in Norway. They say the discovery provides unique insights into ...

After Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the Roman city in 79 A.D., bodies buried in mud and ash eventually decomposed, leaving spaces where they used to be. Casts were created from the voids in ...

Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could have taken 10 people seven months to make.

Correction: This story has been updated to clarify the body was estimated to have been buried about 3,500 years ago. More than two millennia ago, an unnamed woman died under unknown circumstances ...