The sarcophagus itself was chiseled out of a single ... She was almost certainly a contemporary of the great King Pakal; the two figures were buried in adjoining temples, and in both cases ...

Pakal was buried in a large sarcophagus (stone coffin) in the largest of Palenque’s pyramids, known as the Temple of the Inscriptions. The skeletal remains inside the coffin still had the jade ...

David Freidel, a Maya specialist from Southern Methodist University, says the tomb contains Pakal's sarcophagus, upon which is etched the image of "a handsome youth, the maize god, preparing to ...

The Iron Age stone sarcophagus, already opened and with the skeleton perfectly preserved inside. Credit: Andrea Babbi / Cnr Ispc / LEIZA Located on Mount Bisenzo, near Lake Bolsena in Italy, this site ...

Experts wore face masks to open the sarcophagus, which released a terrible smell Three weeks ago, archaeologists in Egypt found a massive black granite sarcophagus in Alexandria, untouched for ...

This is the lid of the sarcophagus of Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal, a king who reigned for a very long time for over 70 years.” The ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Etruscan site of Bisenzio uncovered a well-preserved sarcophagus with a complete skeleton inside. Screengrab from YouTube video shared by ISPC CNR / Italy's ...

A looted ancient Egyptian sarcophagus that was on display at a US museum has been returned to Egypt. The 2.9m (9.5ft) long "Green Coffin" dates back to the Late Dynastic Period, which spanned ...

Unfortunately, all that remains in this sacred space is the king's sarcophagus made of large blocks of red granite. Khufu's body, along with his earthly possessions, were looted before ...