Africa’s oldest human burial is discovered: Body of a CHILD buried in Kenya dates back 78,000 years

The grave of a three-year-old child who lived 78,000 years ago has been found in Kenya and is thought to be the earliest known burial of a human in Africa.  Dubbed Mtoto, Swahili for child, the individual was interred in the foetal position with their knees drawn up to their chest. The gender of the … Read more

Laos’ mysterious Plain of Jars that has stone jars across the burial ground may be 3,000 years old

Laos’ eerie ‘Plain of Jars’ may be thousands of years older than previously suspected, and in use for a much longer period of time. Limestone vessels dotting the landscape in northern Laos were place there up to 3,300 years ago, according to analysis of quartz crystals in the sediment underneath them.  But most of the … Read more

Barack Obama’s step-grandmother ‘Mama Sarah’ carried to her burial in Kenya after her death aged 99

Barack Obama’s step-grandmother Sarah was laid to rest in Kenya on Tuesday, a day after her death at age 99.  Photos have been released showing relatives and members of the Muslim community carrying Sarah Hussein Obama’s body before her internment ceremony at the family’s home in Nyangoma-Kogelo village in Siaya county, western Kenya. She was … Read more

Burial site of a 1,300-year-old Mayan ambassador is revealed

Remains of a high-ranking Mayan man who lived 1,300 years ago have been discovered in Mexico and experts have now built up a timeline of his life.   The man, believed to be a diplomat called Ajpach’ Waal, was instrumental in forging an unlikely alliance between two powerful dynasties in the eighth century. He was from … Read more

Sheldon Adelson’s coffin lands in Israel, is greeted by Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Jerusalem burial

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson and mega-donor to US President Donald Trump, who died on Tuesday aged 87 after a long illness, has been buried in Jerusalem.  The casino mogul’s coffin was greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Adelson’s wife Miriam on Thursday night, and was buried on Friday. The billionaire mogul and power broker, who built a … Read more

Sheldon Adelson’s coffin lands in Israel, is greeted by Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Jerusalem burial

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson and mega-donor to US President Donald Trump, who died on Tuesday aged 87 after a long illness, has been buried in Jerusalem.  The casino mogul’s coffin was greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Adelson’s wife Miriam on Thursday night, and was buried on Friday. The billionaire mogul and power broker, who built a … Read more

Centenary of Unknown Warrior’s burial will be marked by Prince Charles at Westminster Abbey

Homes across the UK will fall silent in remembrance of the nation’s war dead on Armistice Day, as the coronavirus pandemic limits public commemorations. People have been encouraged to pause on their doorsteps or by windows for the traditional two minutes silence at 11am on Wednesday. Covid-19 related-restrictions on gatherings and travel have disrupted remembrance … Read more

Centenary of Unknown Warrior’s burial will be marked by Prince Charles at Westminster Abbey

Homes across the UK will fall silent in remembrance of the nation’s war dead on Armistice Day, as the coronavirus pandemic limits public commemorations. People have been encouraged to pause on their doorsteps or by windows for the traditional two minutes silence at 11am on Wednesday. Covid-19 related-restrictions on gatherings and travel have disrupted remembrance … Read more

Hunting: Women also killed and butchered big game in the Andes 9,000 years ago, burial reveals 

Women warriors hunted and slaughtered big game in the Andes some 9,000 years ago, a burial site containing projectile points and butchery tools has revealed. The remains of the 17–19 year old hunter and her artefacts were found in a grave at the high-altitude archaeological site of Wilamaya Patjxa, in what is today Peru. She was … Read more

Burial site of more than 200 Anglo-Saxons discovered in Suffolk

Eerie ‘sand-silhouettes’ of more than 200 skeletons are uncovered at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Suffolk dating back more than 1,500 years Site at Oulton, near Lowestoft, was being cleared for new housing development Archaeologists say the site contains several generations of a farming community Believed the remains are Anglo-Saxon and date back to the 7th … Read more