More recently, archaeologists in Leeds made a groundbreaking discovery, shedding yet further light on Roman-era Britain.

A team of archeologists has made a series of monumental discoveries that have the potential to "reconstruct history" and show ...

Archaeologists unearth a 1,000-year-old stone coffin during A47 roadworks in Cambridgeshire, revealing Roman-era burial ...

The coffin's wooden head was reattached in the process During its time in Cardiff the coffin has been worked on by conservation experts and generations of students. The university’s Phil Parkes ...

Media are sharing pictures of wooden coffins piled up onto carts, or being transported down from high buildings for removal in the city of Gao'an. China is attempting to change public perceptions ...

Another option is a cardboard coffin. "They're tested to exactly the same standard as a wooden coffin” says Gemma Johnson of the Association of Green Funeral Directors. “They can be personalised.

A sofa, a coffin and a stackable multipurpose cube are among the items that were displayed in Add Wood, an exhibition exploring the potential of recyclable and biodegradable 3D-printed timber.