Work on the new sarcophagus meant to contain Chernobyl's reactor 4 is a decade behind schedule. But significant problems will remain even once it is complete. For one, it is only meant to last for ...

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

Hidden within Sekhemkhet’s unfinished ‘Buried Pyramid’ lies a sarcophagus unlike any other in Egypt—a sliding-door design carved from stone. Its discovery revealed treasures but no royal remains.

The remains of a person believed to have been a vampire were found at the site of Stari grad Pakrac, which is apparently a very valuable archaeological site because a golden ducat from the 14th ...

In February, a Russian drone strike damaged the new sarcophagus covering Chernobyl’s Reactor 4. As a result, several holes ...

The sarcophagus of Tang empress Wu Huifei (AD 699-737) is displayed in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, on Thursday, June 17, 2010. [China Daily] XI'AN - The return of a smuggled Tang Dynasty (AD 618 ...

The sarcophagus of Ptah-em-wia, who served as head of the treasury under Ramses the Great, has been found in an underground burial chamber in Saqqara, Egypt.

A Phoenician stone sarcophagus excavated last year at Għajn Klieb, on the outskirts of Rabat, is one of the major attractions at an exhibition which has just been inaugurated at the National ...

Many Egyptians feared that the opening of the sarcophagus, which some thought could contain the bones of Alexander the Great, would unleash a 1000-year curse. The Ancient Greek ruler died in 323 BC.