A precious archaeological find in the form of an ancient villa and a sarcophagus have been discovered on the island of Unije.

An ‘exceptional’ sarcophagus dating back to the second century was found buried in France, the first time archeologists have found an unlooted tomb at the site of an ancient Roman city ...

Archaeologists in Caesarea, an ancient port city located on the Mediterranean coast of modern-day Israel, have discovered a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus depicting a drinking contest between ...

A wooden sarcophagus estimated to date back more than two millennia that was seized from the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences last year has been returned to Egypt. The artifact was taken from an ...

During an excavation in Turkey, a sarcophagus was discovered that is believed to be the burial site of Saint Nicholas. (iStock; Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey) ...

The U.S. will return to Egypt a 3,000 year old wooden sarcophagus confiscated at the Miami airport after being shipped from Barcelona, the Culture Ministry announced Monday.

The sarcophagus is made from shelly limestone, characteristic of northwestern Bulgaria. It features intricate relief decorations on all four sides, including garlands, animal heads, rosettes, and ...

The sarcophagus was "perfectly sealed" and had not been open for more than 2,000 years, the archaeologist told Newsweek. The researchers were able to peer inside the sarcophagus by creating a ...

"While hundreds of millions of dollars have been pledged to the construction of a new and safer sarcophagus, comparatively little has has been done by the international community to provide direct ...

A mysterious ancient black granite sarcophagus has been discovered in Egypt. The tomb, which dates back to the Ptolemaic period between 305 BC and 30 BC, was uncovered in the city of Alexandria. In… ...