Barack Obama’s step-grandmother Sarah was laid to rest in Kenya on Tuesday, a day after her death at age 99. Photos have been released showing relatives and members of the Muslim community carrying Sarah Hussein Obama’s body before her internment ceremony at the family’s home in Nyangoma-Kogelo village in Siaya county, western Kenya. She was … Read more
Remains of a high-ranking Mayan man who lived 1,300 years ago have been discovered in Mexico and experts have now built up a timeline of his life. The man, believed to be a diplomat called Ajpach’ Waal, was instrumental in forging an unlikely alliance between two powerful dynasties in the eighth century. He was from … Read more
Human bones including skulls, teeth and vertebrae, litter the shoreline on grisly Deadman’s Island off the coast of Sheppey, Kent. The uninhabited mudbank, which lies just 40 minutes from central London, was used as a mass burial ground for criminals who died on board prison ships, like those referenced in Charles Dicken’s novel Great Expectations, … Read more
An Anglo-Saxon burial ground has been discovered on a plot of land earmarked to become University of Cambridge accommodation. Excavations at the site revealed more than 60 graves which date back to a similar period as the famed Sutton Hoo site, around 400-650AD. Many of the newly-discovered burials contain grave goods such as bronze brooches, … Read more
Hoo’s this starring in a film about Britain’s biggest medieval discovery? Excavation of Anglo-Saxon burial ship to be dramatised with star-studded cast New Netflix film about discovery of early medieval burial site at Sutton Hoo The star-studded movie ‘The Dig’ is set to be released on January 29 Features Lily James, Carey Mulligan and … Read more
Billionaire Sheldon Adelson and mega-donor to US President Donald Trump, who died on Tuesday aged 87 after a long illness, has been buried in Jerusalem. The casino mogul’s coffin was greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Adelson’s wife Miriam on Thursday night, and was buried on Friday. The billionaire mogul and power broker, who built a … Read more
Homes across the UK will fall silent in remembrance of the nation’s war dead on Armistice Day, as the coronavirus pandemic limits public commemorations. People have been encouraged to pause on their doorsteps or by windows for the traditional two minutes silence at 11am on Wednesday. Covid-19 related-restrictions on gatherings and travel have disrupted remembrance … Read more
Women warriors hunted and slaughtered big game in the Andes some 9,000 years ago, a burial site containing projectile points and butchery tools has revealed. The remains of the 17–19 year old hunter and her artefacts were found in a grave at the high-altitude archaeological site of Wilamaya Patjxa, in what is today Peru. She was … Read more
A couple who spent two weeks looking after their stillborn daughter before her burial have welcomed her ‘miracle’ baby sister. Jess Mayall, 36, and Steve Branson, 38, from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, were heartbroken when their daughter Ava was stillborn last July, just 11 days before her due date and weighing 7lb 1oz. The couple spent two … Read more
Eerie ‘sand-silhouettes’ of more than 200 skeletons are uncovered at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Suffolk dating back more than 1,500 years Site at Oulton, near Lowestoft, was being cleared for new housing development Archaeologists say the site contains several generations of a farming community Believed the remains are Anglo-Saxon and date back to the 7th … Read more