As dozens of mass graves come to light, Syrians face the daunting task of identifying the dead and bringing closure to the ...

Archaeologists in Grenoble have uncovered a 16th-century gallows and mass burial pits, revealing the brutal execution ...

Researchers wearing protective clothing and gloves use an electronic nose. Forensic analytical chemist Maiken Ueland (left) and PhD candidate Bridget Thurn use an electronic nose to detect volatiles ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A seven-skeleton mass grave tucked inside a well in Croatia offered scholars a chance to analyze the puzzling set remains. A team discovered that all ...

The U.N. knows that this is far from an isolated incident. Over decades, the regime has systematically desecrated or destroyed burial sites of victims from the 1980s across Iran, from Khavaran, ...

DHUMAIR, Syria — The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands of bodies from one of Syria’s largest known mass graves to a secret location more than an hour ...

The team which is excavating the site of the former mother-and-baby institution at Tuam in County Galway have found more personal items dating from the time it was operating. The agency has published ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Iran paves over mass grave site at Tehran’s largest cemetery, turning burial ground of 1979 revolution victims ...

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The arena had been repurposed as a mass grave during the mid-sixth to early seventh century, when written accounts describe a sudden wave of mortality. Discover the latest in science, tech, and space ...

CHEMMANI, Sri Lanka (AP) — A baby bottle, a squeaky toy and a schoolbag are among items that have surfaced from a mass grave site in Sri Lanka’s formerly war-torn northern region, along with 141 human ...