Archaeologists are terrified to open the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor who has been buried for 2,200 years. The tomb of Qin Shu Huang, who ruled from 221 BC to 210 BC, is guarded by a ...

A tragic twist of fate ended the reign of a powerful Mughal emperor—not on the battlefield or by betrayal, but through a fatal fall down the steps of his own library. His sudden death stunned ...

Pope Francis's modest tomb drew massive queues on the first day of public viewing in Rome on Sunday, a day after an estimated 400,000 people turned out for his funeral and burial. Tens of ...

From diving off cliffs to starving for months, emperor penguins are continuing to surprise scientists with their ability to adapt to one of the world’s most extreme environments. LEAP OF ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be admitted to the University of Tokyo Hospital in the capital's Bunkyo Ward from Tuesday for heart tests, the Imperial Household Agency said Monday. The 91-year-old ...

Archaeologists recently discovered precious artifacts from a burial site—one of few that hasn’t been looted—left behind by the ancient Alanian people of Eastern Europe. Early Alans were ...

Archaeologists haven’t dared look inside the tomb of China’s first Emperor. Chances are you’re aware of Qin Shi Huang’s final resting place, even if you’ve never heard of him. He was the first person ...

If you’ve played The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion or its recently released Oblivion Remastered, you’ll know the opening tutorial section and its iconic 'leaving the Imperial sewers' moment well.

From the Gospel according to Matthew 27:59-61: Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock; and he rolled a great ...

Discovery of a 4,400-year-old tomb of a previously unknown Fifth Dynast Inscriptions confirm Userefre was King Userkaf’s son and a senior royal The tomb includes Saqqara’s largest pink granite false ...

the great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. Rejecting Sultana Begum’s plea, Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, heading a bench also comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar, chidingly observed ...