Archaeologists in France have uncovered a massive cemetery containing 40 tombs dating from the first half of the first millennium. Bodies were discovered inside of amphorae, or large jars, from Northern Africa. The site, on the island of Corsica, is being called a necropolis, taken from the ancient Greek for ‘city of the dead.’ Corsica … Read more
Mourners have again been warned to stay at home for Prince Philip’s funeral and could be fined because of Covid laws as it was revealed he will be laid to rest in a lead-lined English oak coffin made for him more than 30 years ago along with a matching casket for the Queen. The Duke … Read more
Prince Philip will be laid to rest in a lead-lined English oak coffin made for him more than 30 years ago along with a matching casket for the Queen and the Royal Family will wear masks during the funeral, it was revealed today. The Duke of Edinburgh will be borne to St George’s Chapel in … Read more
Prince Philip’s birth certificate has been unearthed by The Mail on Sunday – after lying buried for almost a century in an archive close to the Greek villa where he was born. The document was written by hand in Katharevousa Greek, a purist version of modern Greek, by a priest named Spiriodon Tryfonas on the … Read more
Bishop Peder Winstrup was a prominent Lutheran church member in 17th century Scandinavia and was buried in 1679 in a crypt at Lund Cathedral, Sweden. Previous analysis found this man of God was buried with a human foetus wrapped in cloth and concealed betwixt his calves, and researchers have been toiling to solve the riddle … Read more
Stomach-churning moment man discovers concrete ‘treasure’ box buried in his yard is a septic tank Tony Huisman said he had been ‘doing some gardening’ at his home in Canada He shared the moment he unearthed a ‘treasure’ box after digging out soil But as he prized the container open he retreated in horror and began … Read more
Stomach-churning moment man discovers concrete ‘treasure’ box buried in his yard is a septic tank Tony Huisman said he had been ‘doing some gardening’ at his home in Canada He shared the moment he unearthed a ‘treasure’ box after digging out soil But as he prized the container open he retreated in horror and began … Read more
Two 7th century warriors at an ancient burial ground in Sweden were laid to rest with comfy bedding stuffed with feathers from a variety of birds, research shows. New microscopic analysis of the bedding shows traces of feathers from local geese, ducks, grouse, crows, sparrows, waders and even eagle owls. The warriors were also buried … Read more
‘I keep getting stabbing chest pains, Doctor…’: Man discovers he has a blade buried in his torso 15 months after knife attack in the Philippines Kent Ryan Tomao, 25, was stabbed 15 months ago in Kidapawan, Phillipines Went to public hospital where the doctors stitched his wound and didn’t X-ray During X-ray for a new … Read more
ITV’s new crime drama Grace has viewers ‘terrified and switching off’ after a character is buried alive BEFORE the watershed WARNING: SPOILERS ITV’s new crime drama Grace left viewers ‘feeling terrified and sick’ on Sunday A character was forced into a coffin and buried alive during the programme Began at 8pm, but just half an … Read more