Lurking just below Bohemian farm fields in the Czech Republic sit thousands of archaeological sites, including dozens of Neolithic burial mounds, many 5,000 years old. They can’t be seen just by ...

Ancient DNA from a Stone Age burial site in Sweden shows that families 5,500 years ago were more complex than expected. Many individuals buried together were not immediate family, but second- or third ...

The average cost of a funeral in the U.S. is $7,000 to $9,000, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. That doesn't include medical bills, legal fees and other end-of-life costs.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg homeowner who wants to build a driveway had construction crews begin removing a Native American mound from the front of his house, however, all work stopped two ...

A New York cemetery tour guide and former senior editor of the popular travel site Atlas Obscura, Allison Meier has written what feels like a guidebook to the American grave. Grave—an installment in ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Archaeologists discovered a wooden ...

SUN CITY — When Shiloh Garner of Maricopa began helping her mother with funeral preplanning, having a “green,” natural burial became an important consideration. “We had heard about green burials and ...

The median cost of a traditional funeral with burial and viewing is about $8,300, according to the most recent data available from the National Funeral Directors Association. Cremation is less ...