Archaeologists have uncovered a huge Viking burial ground featuring more than a hundred graves, including some shaped like ships. The burial ground came to light during investigations of an ...

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Department of Veterans Affairs' burial allowances are cash allowances paid to an eligible veteran's family to help defray burial and funeral costs. VA will pay a different amount depending on ...

An 'extraordinary' burial chamber containing the remains of ... Somewhat gruesomely, a box of jars were also found containing Idy's internal organs removed during mummification – liver, spleen ...

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Your support makes all the difference. Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered a mysterious Viking Age burial ground with graves shaped like stone ships. As many as 139 of these graves have been ...

Jifai-Hapi (also spelled Djefaihapi), was governor during the reign of King Senusret I. His burial chamber was the largest cemetery belonging to a non-royal of the time, signaling that he was an ...

Amazon, Costco and Walmart sell caskets for less than $1,000, but some fancy ones cost more than $10,000. If you just want to be buried in a pine box, be sure to check local laws. Some states don ...

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In the early morning hours of Sept. 27, as Hurricane Helene descended over the Appalachian Mountains, Chris Griffin noticed a creek near his North Carolina home was higher than normal. An hour ...

A New York City family is suing a funeral home for mistakenly sending their mother’s casket to another country for burial. Carmen Maldonado died two days after her 96th birthday. Her wish was to ...

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