Massive Sarcophagus Depicting 'Drinking Contest' Between Hercules and Dionysus Unearthed in Israel The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery of a spectacular artifact featuring ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered a Roman sarcophagus in Caesarea, which showing a drinking contest between Dionysus ...

Just in the Nick of time. Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a sarcophagus that they believe could belong to Saint Nicholas — the generous Christian holy man who inspired Santa Claus.

Experts working in the Tomb of Cerberus in Giugliano, an area in Naples, unsealed a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus. Inside they found the remains of a shockingly well-preserved body lying face-up and ...

When a team of archaeologists opened the 2,000-year-old sarcophagus, they were shocked to find the remains of a person laying face-up in an "excellent state of preservation," according to a ...

The sarcophagus was among thousands of artifacts within the tomb. ... Six of the 26 people present when the tomb was opened had died within a decade, National Geographic said.

The marble sarcophagus, which is dated to 200–225 CE, was found in 1863 at Tarsus in modern-day southern Turkey. It was a gift from J. Abdo Debbas , the American vice-consul in Tarsus.

A sarcophagus discovered in 2009 in the burial chamber of an Egyptian high priest was originally from the tomb of pharaoh Ramesses II, according to a new study. CNN values your feedback 1.

Renowned Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass peers into a sarcophagus found at the bottom of a deep vertical shaft in Saqqara, near Cairo, in a photo shared with CBS News on January 26, 2023 ...

The sarcophagus was carved around A.D. 150 from a block of marble quarried on the Greek island of Paros. For centuries, Parian stone was highly prized by classical sculptors and used in other ...