Anders Zanichkowsky's burial blankets are meant to be enjoyed while living before being used as a burial object.

Jewish burial customs reflect a fundamental belief ... peace only once the body is returned to the earth. A wooden casket, unlike metal or other materials, allows for this natural return.

When a crew of workers were digging in a garden plot on Egypt Plantation in Cruger, Mississippi, in the summer of 1969, they stumbled across an old glass and metal coffin. Through the glass ...

ARTEFACTS made from extraterrestrial metal have been discovered by archaeologists in two ancient cemeteries in Poland. Four items of jewellery, three bracelets and a pin, containing a form of iron ...

For this edition of the Scrub Hub, we are answering questions about 'greener' burials: What are they and how do they work?

Instead, bodies are buried in simple caskets or shrouds with discrete markers — often a small metal stake — and ... If you’re thinking about green burial, it’s a good idea to start ...