Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts working in the Tomb of Cerberus in Giugliano, an area in Naples, unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus. Inside they found ...

A mysterious black sarcophagus was pried open in Alexandria, Egypt on Thursday amid intense social media debate over whether opening the vessel would unleash an ancient curse on the Earth. While the ...

After Alexander the Great died, his body became one of the most valuable political weapons in the ancient world. A massive funeral carriage pulled by 64 mules carried his gold sarcophagus across the ...

Egypt has unveiled the restored sarcophagus of Pharaoh Ramses VI and a statue of Queen Tiye, one of the few well-known female rulers of the ancient world. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

The sarcophagus for many people has become synonymous with ancient burial rituals. The coffins were usually reserved for esteemed leaders and wealthy individuals, giving scientists much to learn with ...

While Santa Claus is often pictured flying across the night sky on Christmas Eve, a team of archaeologists may have unearthed a sarcophagus containing the remains of the saint whose spirit of ...

Experts working in the Tomb of Cerberus in Giugliano, an area in Naples, unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus. Inside they found the remains of a shockingly well-preserved body lying face-up and ...

After initially probing a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus in Naples with a micro camera, archaeologists were encouraged enough by what they saw to step inside this sealed tomb for the first time. But once ...