Archaeologists have already found more than 200 tombs—and they think that might be just the tip of the iceberg.

A Roman-era cemetery, found ahead of a construction project in England, holds an unusual burial at its center.

“Despite the lack of grave goods, both the beautifully carved stone coffin and the gypsum burial are indicative of an individual of high status,” Headland wrote. “The gypsum for the burial ...

Other burial goods have been interpreted as domestic trappings - she was the head of the home. But perhaps she was also something else - a wise woman, a healer, a shaman.

One burial, south-west of the central stone coffin, is suspected to be of a young woman aged around 16-20, containing a large concentration of grave goods placed just above the feet. She was ...

This is especially true of Anglo-Saxon cemeteries such as Butler's Field where many of the people were buried with objects or 'grave goods'. The richest burial from Butler's Field is that of a 6th ...

It was done along with grand burial rituals and the blessings of grave goods to assist the deceased in his long journey to the afterlife. While mummification was a common practice, the mummies of ...