The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society invites community members to a free event uncovering the historical Chinese burial customs of Santa Barbara, 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 4 at the Santa ...

Death is a shared commonality of the human condition, yet the rituals that attend it vary significantly across cultures and religions. The one commonality is that while the nature of death itself does ...

Archaeologists have revealed fascinating insights into a "unique" burial dated to more than 1,000 years ago. The burial in question (referred to as No. 63) lies in a 10th-century cemetery containing ...

'Atiqot / עתיקות, כרך‎ 117, The Archaeology of Death (2025), pp. 247-268 (22 pages) This study examines textile remains preserved on metal objects retrieved from burial contexts in western Upper ...

Ancient Romans and Greeks placed coins in the mouth of the deceased for passage through the mythological Styx; memorials are dedicated to victims of genocide; vultures consume bodies in the high ...