Archaeologists have unearthed eight prehistoric tombs between 5,500 and 6,500 years old in the heart of a Swiss town but not before construction work had severely damaged three of them.…
Archaeologists have found valuable objects including an ornate ivory comb with stunning carvings and a bowl from Africa in two sixth-century graves in northern Swabia - the first such find…
The skeletons of 25 soldiers from the 13th-century Crusades have been found in two mass graves with their bones showing marks of numerous brutal injuries inflicted by swords, arrows and…
A young man has been arrested for cheekily growing cannabis plants on his grandparents’ graves - which resulted in police raiding his home and finding even more incriminating evidence of…
Colombian NGOs have found nearly 1,000 missing victims of military kidnappings and gang killings in a cemetery in Medellin. The National Movement of Victims of State Crimes (MOVICE) revealed that…
A memorial stone placed over the graves of World War II heroes in 1943 in Malaysia has been discovered. The stone was recently found at the St Thomas’ Anglican cemetery…
The Israeli Authorities have recovered a huge loot of stolen antiques from several continents, most of which are believed to have been robbed from graves. The operation took place after…
A prehistoric site believed to be a temporary home for a tribe of herdsman that would have migrated from pasture to pasture on a planned housing development has bee unearthed…
The remains of at least 16 people have been found in clandestine graves in a central Mexico and experts believe the may have been shot dead. Prosecutors specialised in dealing…
This is the moment militiamen reportedly aligned with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad can be seen desecrating the graves and bodies of opposition fighters in the country's embattled Idlib province. The…