The butchered remains of great bustards found in the graves of people buried 15,000 years ago show that these birds had a cultural significance.

A 3,500-year-old cemetery in Egypt with 'Book of the Dead' papyrus and mummies has been uncovered, according to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

The Book of the Dead served multiple functions, including helping ancient Egyptians in the afterlife.

Human remains discovered in a cave in Poland have revealed that ancient European groups cannibalized the dead in an act of war. A new analysis of cut marks and fractures on the bones suggest ...

But the rumors about Social Security paying dead people are just that -- rumors. Social Security, not so surprisingly, uses a pretty outdated software system to track data.

Archaeologists recently discovered an ancient "city of the dead" in Italy, dating back nearly 3,000 years. The Italian province of Trentino said in a news release that a "monumental necropolis ...

About 150 miles away (240 kilometers) and roughly 15,000 years earlier, the people living in what would one day become England had flipped the script and were busily eating their dead. A new study ...

As the 2024 election loomed, here's why the specter of dead people voting was not a threat to election accuracy.

Many people who I have interviewed always begin with the pre-Hispanic roots of Dia de los Muertos which are non-negotiable,” said Sandoval. Why is the Day of the Dead so important?

‘I hear dead people’: How the world went wild for talking to spirits 100 years ago Séances and spiritualists grew popular across the United States and Europe in the 19th century despite the ...

A late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age grave has revealed ancient strategies to keep the dead from turning into “revenants” and disturbing the living. The burial included a large stone pinning ...