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 Turkey have discovered a sarcophagus that they believe could belong to Saint Nicholas — the generous Christian holy man who inspired Santa Claus. DHA The limestone sarcophagus ...

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) ...

A sarcophagus discovered in 2009 in the burial chamber of an Egyptian high priest was originally from the tomb of pharaoh Ramesses II, according to a new study.

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 ...

Looted sarcophagus more than 2,000 years old is returned to Egypt from the U.S. Mostafa Waziri, an Egyptian antiquities official, examines an ancient wooden sarcophagus returned to Egypt by the U.S.

Archaeologists have found an ancient lead sarcophagus under Notre-Dame cathedral along with fragments of a rood screen, offering a new insight into the history of the building which is currently ...

A Roman-era sarcophagus, likely to have belonged to a prominent individual, was uncovered at the site of a 2,000-year-old Roman cemetery discovered last year in the northern Gaza Strip, the ...