Thousands of life-size terra-cotta soldiers stand in Pit 1, the largest repository of figurines at the third-century B.C. funerary complex of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, near Xi’an, China.

While excavating a sprawling ancient funerary complex in Spain, archaeologists unearthed something peculiar from the dirt. At first, the funerary stone slab — known as a stela — appeared to ...

And it refuses to rust. The origin of the remarkable Iron Pillar, part of the world-heritage-listed Qutub funerary complex in India’s Delhi, is lost to time. All sorts of ideas have been put ...

Languages: English, Spanish An "exceptional" prehistoric monument has been discovered by archaeologists at an almost 3,000-year-old funerary complex. The ancient decorated stone monument ...

Among the finds is an intact section of the foundations for the Valley Temple of Queen Hatshepsut’s funerary complex, including the foundations of her mortuary temple and portions of the ...

Finds in the region have long hinted at a once-thriving settlement, with the latest discovery of a funerary complex promising to unpack more of the city’s ancient secrets. Archaeologists turned ...

Durham University Archaeologists have uncovered an unusual stone slab during excavations at Las Capellanías, a 3,000-year-old funerary complex in southern Spain. Found alongside cremated human ...

If there is one city that holds all kinds of stories beneath its asphalt, it is Rome. The Italian capital was the center of the empire that dominated the world for much of history.

Under the rubble lay a masterpiece of early Spanish Renaissance sculpture-the alabaster funerary complex commissioned by Beltrán de la Cueva, the powerful first Duke of Alburquerque. While art ...