Paris is offering a unique lottery for burial plots in its most famous cemeteries. Residents can win a spot near cultural ...

Archaeologists have unearthed numerous Viking burials sites and extensive treasure which date back to the Iron Age, Ancient ...

Paris has launched a lottery with an unusual prize: the chance to be buried in one of its iconic cemeteries. According to City Hall, the initiative aims to restore neglected tombs while giving ...

Archaeologists in Gloucester have uncovered hundreds of mysterious skeletons beneath a former department store.

People are strange when it comes to their obsession with celebrity, but a Paris cemetery is hoping the most dedicated of fans are willing to pay handsomely to be buried near their idols.

Instead of a cash prize, entrants can instead win the chance to be buried in one of the French capital’s most celebrated cemeteries.

The practice of placing swords upright in graves represents a powerful symbolic gesture. Unlike the more common Viking Age practice of ritually breaking or bending weapons before burial, these ...