Archaeologists recently uncovered a royal tomb linked to King Midas' family in Turkey, revealing bronze vessels and insights into Phrygian funeral objects from the 8th century B.C.

Burial 'barrows' were originally built in the British Neolithic and Bronze Ages, but now firms are building modern versions and charging thousands to store cremation urns.

Reopening graves and interacting with the dead was considered a dangerous act,” but the 900-year-old burial mound was ...

Dog barrows seem to have been less common than boat barrows, which were once a fairly standard funerary structure throughout Scandinavia, where the deceased were laid in vessels and given grave ...

WaylandsSmithy #Longbarrow #Englishmegaliths Today we explore Wayland’s Smithy in Oxfordshire, South East England, located near the village of Ashbury along the same hill as the Uffington White Horse ...

Archaeologists have discovered a vast cemetery of Bronze Age burial mounds, thought to be up to 4,400 years old, ahead of a building development less than 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Stonehenge ...

Barrows can vary in size and design, with some being simple, low mounds, while others are larger and more complex, sometimes containing multiple burials or burial chambers.

In the ancient city of Gordion in Turkey, archaeologists have unearthed an 8th-century B.C.E. tomb with possible ties to King Midas.

King Midas is the stuff of legend. Ancient Greek tales tell of a Phrygian ruler granted the power to turn everything he touched into gold. No monarch ever actually possessed a divine touch (or donkey ...

Archaeologists found a 5,300-year-old burial mound, or long barrow, with 30 graves during highway construction near Lípa, photos show. Photo from the Department of Archaeology at the University ...

The remains of Korean War soldier who had been missing for over 70 years are finally coming home to Georgia.

Long or round, large or small, prehistoric tumuli dot the countryside. Vicky Liddell explores the history, folklore and literary influence of burial mounds or barrows and reveals how they were nearly ...