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Ireland experts to begin identification of 800 dead children in home for unmarried mothers

Irish forensic and archeological experts will begin the excavation of a church-run home for unmarried mothers where it's believed almost 800 children died.

 Heavy machinery is used for excavation work at the site of the Tuam graveyard, where the bodies of 796 babies were uncovered at the site of a former Catholic Church-run Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home, in Tuam, Ireland, July 7, 2025.
 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the grave of his brother Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

Netanyahu visits grave of brother Yoni, killed during 1976's Operation Entebbe

 A SyrianAir Airbus A320-200 waits to take off to Aleppo, on the tarmac of Damascus International Airport, 2020

Do Jewish and Muslim leaders engage in metaphysical battles on the astral plane?

 Ultra orthodox Jewish men protest at construction site in Yehud, claiming the construction site is on Jewish graves, on May 27, 2025.

Haredi Jews protest construction site over alleged ancient burial ground


Archaeologists reconstruct life of 'Ice Prince of Mattsies' from frozen grave in Germany

Everything inside the grave suggests prestige and cultural connections that exceeded local borders.

 Archaeologists reconstruct life of 'Ice Prince of Mattsies' from frozen grave in Germany.

Paleontologists uncover massive Pachyrhinosaurus grave at Canada's 'River of Death'

Researchers believe a catastrophic flood wiped out the Pachyrhinosaurus herd.

 Paleontologists uncover massive Pachyrhinosaurus grave at Canada's 'River of Death'.

Bronze Lion-Head Coffin Handles with Rings Mounted Above the Mane Found near Ibreika

First-known example of overhead ring placement suggests handles were designed as lifting grips for Roman-period wooden coffins, not decorative door knockers.

 Reconstruction of the lion-head discs as handles to carry a wooden coffin.

IDF locates body of soldier who died in 1949, was buried as part of mass IDF grave

A ceremony will be held in Rehovot, at which Gessner's name will be added to the headstone of the collective burial site containing all three bodies, the IDF confirmed.

 Private Arthur Gessner, who fell in combat in April 1949.

Danish burial mound destroyed and passage grave defaced with graffiti

Culture minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt calls acts 'a disgrace without equal' and 'a lack of respect for our common history'.

 Danish burial mound destroyed and passage grave defaced with graffiti.

Mass grave from Greek Civil War discovered in Thessaloniki

City officials are taking steps to conduct DNA testing on the remains and are inviting families of the missing to provide their genetic material.

 Mass grave from Greek Civil War discovered in Thessaloniki.

Archaeologists find nine kneeling skeletons at Quỳnh Văn site in Vietnam

Some graves contained jewelry made from shell and sea snail shells, indicating residents had developed beliefs and craftsmanship skills.

 Archaeologists find nine kneeling skeletons at Quỳnh Văn site in Vietnam.

Ancient mass grave with battle-wounded skeletons discovered in Peru

Archaeologist Jósef Szykulski concluded that the group associated with the mass grave at El Curaca won the battle, as the remains were buried in accordance with ritual.

 Ancient mass grave with battle-wounded skeletons discovered in Peru.

Archaeologists discover mass Chuquibamba Culture grave in Peru

Anthropological analysis suggests all individuals died from traumatic injuries, indicating they were victims of armed conflict.

 Archaeologists discover mass Chuquibamba Culture grave in Peru.

Roman mass grave discovered on Vienna outskirts reveals 150 soldiers from first-century battle

"The mass grave in Simmering is the first physical evidence of combat actions from this time and points to the localization of a battle in the area of present-day Vienna.'

 Roman mass grave discovered on Vienna outskirts reveals 150 soldiers from first-century battle.

Bavarian archaeologists uncover war graves depicted in 1551 painting

The five bodies found belong to young soldiers of Charles V's army, discovered with a boot fastener and four small silver coins dating from the 16th century.

 Bavarian archaeologists uncover war graves depicted in 1551 painting.