Experts working in the Tomb of Cerberus in Naples unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus—and the mummy inside was shockingly ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have opened a massive black granite sarcophagus discovered in Alexandria, ending weeks of speculation about what might lie inside. Instead of a legendary ruler or a mysterious ...

A mysterious black sarcophagus was pried open in Alexandria, Egypt on Thursday amid intense social media debate over whether opening the vessel would unleash an ancient curse on the Earth. While the ...

Croatia Week reports that a large sarcophagus with its lid was excavated in Dubrovnik's city center during roadwork in front of the cathedral. Archaeologist Karmen Butigan said that the sarcophagus ...

While Santa Claus is often pictured flying across the night sky on Christmas Eve, a team of archaeologists may have unearthed a sarcophagus containing the remains of the saint whose spirit of ...

Many rare discoveries have been made across the globe over the course of the year 2024. The public was able to view some religious relics that highlighted historical moments, giving people a better ...

The Etruscan custom of writing on linen has left little for scholars to pick over. We have no Etruscan histories, philosophies, or epics and so—ignoring the often-disparaging commentaries produced by ...

Experts working in the Tomb of Cerberus in Giugliano, an area in Naples, unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus. Inside they found the remains of a shockingly well-preserved body lying face-up and ...

After initially probing a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus in Naples with a micro camera, archaeologists were encouraged enough by what they saw to step inside this sealed tomb for the first time. But once ...