Italian archaeologists recently uncovered a "monumental necropolis" that appeared to honor an elite class of people thousands of years ago, provincial officials announced this month. The ancient ...

Italian archaeologists recently uncovered a "monumental necropolis" that appeared to honor an elite class of people thousands of years ago, provincial officials announced this month. The ancient ...

A Medusa stares out from the wall, scaring away all those who might mean harm to the spirits of the people buried in the Greek necropolis near Naples. The sculpture has only been seen by a handful of ...

Archaeologists recently discovered an ancient "city of the dead" in Italy, dating back nearly 3,000 years. The Italian province of Trentino said in a news release that a "monumental necropolis ...

Dancers and musicians, the tomb of the leopards, Monterozzi necropolis, Tarquinia, Italy. Credit: Wikipedia / Public Domain A newly discovered painted Etruscan tomb in Italy, hidden beneath layers of ...

Archaeologists in Trento have discovered a monumental necropolis dating to the pre-Roman Iron Age (500 BCE-1 BCE), revealing at least 200 tombs, some containing ornate funerary items. The burial ...

The world's largest necropolis is home to a staggering six million bodies. The Valley of Peace in Iraq covers an area roughly equivalent to 844 football pitches, but space is actually running out ...