An Indian man awoke on a funeral pyre moments before it was to be set on fire after a doctor skipped a post-mortem, medical officials said yesterday. Rohitash Kumar, 25, who had speaking and hearing ...

Burned bone fragments found in northern Malawi have revealed the oldest cremation pyre ever found in Africa — and unearthed new mysteries that may be hard to solve. By analyzing the bones and pyre ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The discovery of a bustum-style funeral pyre from the Roman Empire included 22 different gold objects. The collection of gold ...

A 25-year-old man who was declared dead and about to be cremated in India this week was found to be still alive by witnesses, according to reports. Rohitash Kumar, 25, who was deaf and mute, was ...

A 9,500-year-old funeral pyre uncovered in a rock shelter in northern Malawi is forcing archaeologists to rethink when and how humans began to burn their dead. The newly analysed site, at the base of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Excavators standing at the depth of the pyre at the Hora 1 site in northern Malawi. Photo by Jessica Thompson/The Conversation Jan ...

Trichy: A 75-year-old drunk man, allegedly slipped and fell into the funeral pyre of his relative, and was burned to death in Ariyalur district on Thursday. On Friday, unaware of the incident, his ...

The discovery of a bustum-style funeral pyre from the Roman Empire included 22 different gold objects. The collection of gold pieces featured a mix of jewelry, including a Greek ring with an inlaid ...

A Roman-era bustum funeral pyre found in France held more than just the bones of the deceased. Archaeologists discovered 22 different gold objects buried with what could have only been a wealthy Roman ...