Burial Customs

What we know about gender roles from ‘woman warrior’ graves
  • Science
What we know about gender roles from ‘woman warrior’ graves
What we know about gender roles from ‘woman warrior’ graves
Rare treasures could provide clues about ancient China
  • History & Culture
Rare treasures could provide clues about ancient China
Rare treasures could provide clues about ancient China
Why did Neanderthals and humans bury their dead?
  • Science
Why did Neanderthals and humans bury their dead?
Why did Neanderthals and humans bury their dead?
This wonder of the ancient world may have an untouched tomb
  • History & Culture
This wonder of the ancient world may have an untouched tomb
This wonder of the ancient world may have an untouched tomb
12,000-year-old burial may belong to a female ‘shaman’
  • History & Culture
12,000-year-old burial may belong to a female ‘shaman’
12,000-year-old burial may belong to a female ‘shaman’
The tragic backstory of one of the most haunted roads in America
  • History & Culture
The tragic backstory of one of the most haunted roads in America
The tragic backstory of one of the most haunted roads in America
Strange clues in a Maya temple reveal a fiery political drama
  • History & Culture
Strange clues in a Maya temple reveal a fiery political drama
Strange clues in a Maya temple reveal a fiery political drama
How a 3,000-year-old tomb upended what we know about ancient Peru
  • History & Culture
How a 3,000-year-old tomb upended what we know about ancient Peru
How a 3,000-year-old tomb upended what we know about ancient Peru
How did this female pharaoh survive being erased from history?
  • History & Culture
How did this female pharaoh survive being erased from history?
How did this female pharaoh survive being erased from history?
Stunning jade mask found inside a Maya royal tomb
  • History & Culture
Stunning jade mask found inside a Maya royal tomb
Stunning jade mask found inside a Maya royal tomb
How travelers can hunt for Mexico’s lost Mayan cities
  • Travel
How travelers can hunt for Mexico’s lost Mayan cities
How travelers can hunt for Mexico’s lost Mayan cities
Inside this ‘Easter Island in the Andes‘
  • Travel
Inside this ‘Easter Island in the Andes‘
Inside this ‘Easter Island in the Andes‘
Why did these shark hunters bury their dead with extra limbs?
  • History & Culture
Why did these shark hunters bury their dead with extra limbs?
Why did these shark hunters bury their dead with extra limbs?
Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?
  • Science
Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?
Did this mysterious human relative bury its dead?
Enormous Viking ship holds surprising clues on burial rituals
  • History & Culture
Enormous Viking ship holds surprising clues on burial rituals
Enormous Viking ship holds surprising clues on burial rituals
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