Israel already has burial ‘towers.’ A new initiative will launch burial tunnels, complete with elevators, motorized carts and even a museum in this new effort to address the severe shortage of space for the dead
A family in Butere was left in shock Monday after the body of a relative was forcibly exhumed by county officials.
Now, take a listen to the Aztec death whistle and find out how that aesthetic extended to their musical tastes as well.
The death mask is one of a number of Napoleon death mask casts in existence. The most famous is in the Louisiana State Museum’s Cabildo in New Orleans, according to M.S. Rau Antiques.
The Documentation Center in Nuremberg, which houses a museum of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds nearby. It is located inside the unfinished remains of the Congress Hall of Nazi Party rallies.
The members of the Village People group have expressed their sorrow for the death of Henri Belolo, the pioneer of French music who was one of the founders of the band that helped
Kerry Robertson became the first person to die under the Australian state of Victoria's euthanasia legislation
The cluster of igloo-like domes forms the remains of an ancient burial ground.
Five accidents with carpet submarines the worst in Russian history
An island graveyard with spectacular views of the Caribbean.
A fireplace left at the site where Canadian and Portuguese foresters camped out during the first World War is now a memorial to the wartime lumberjacks.
This statue of a World War I-era soldier is over nine feet high and is amazingly detailed. “Eleven ‘O’ One” was created in 2014 by Ray Lonsdale.
The graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture
For a time, eating and relaxing among the dead was a national pastime.
Macau, a small peninsula southwest of Hong Kong, is mainly known for its flashy casinos. Dig a bit deeper, and you’ll find a trove of historical treasures hiding among the luxurious hotels and glitzy attractions.
“Insurance covers” were meant to provide for their families in the event of disaster.
“Fallen Astronaut” honors those who died in the Space Race, with a few notable omissions.
A small cemetery on a hill overlooking Mbala contains the history of the town's colonial past.
An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.
Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.
We’ve all heard the phrases “here today, gone tomorrow” and “nothing lasts forever.” They’re sayings that reflect on the fleeting nature of life, reminding us of our mortality. And though most cultures today find a discussion about death to be uncomfortable, this wasn’t always the case.
Meet English baker ‘Annabel Lecter.’
These magnificently sculpted tombs represent Spain's own legendary version of "Romeo and Juliet."
This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.
The biblical sculpture honors those who died combating the Chernobyl disaster.
A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.
An eerie, little-known Neapolitan museum filled with preserved human remains.
This lonely memorial marks the supposedly haunted site of a brutal 19th-century murder.
SHOCKING pictures show Nazi soldiers laughing and joking in the shadow of despicable war crimes during the Second World War.
Lost in a corridor of the immense Faculty of Medicine building at the Complutense University in Madrid, there is a small museum that may be best avoided for those with more delicate sensibilities. Visiting this macabre museum can be, in a way, a somewhat horrifying experience to nonprofessionals
