Eerie pictures showing generations of coffins lying in the dusty catacombs underneath London’s West Norwood Cemetery have been released, giving a glimpse into the final resting place of Victorian millionaires. Built on a hill in London’s West Norwood, the world’s first ever Gothic-style cemetery was opened in 1837 as the capital’s population grew rapidly and as … Read more
Archaeologists have uncovered 13 completely sealed wooden coffins in the desert necropolis of Saqqara, Egypt, that date back around 2,500 years. Located 19 miles south of Cairo, the vast burial complex — which features the step pyramid of Djoser and flat-roofed tombs — served the ancient capital of Memphis. While thousands of sarcophagi have been found interred … Read more
A ‘black goo’ used by the ancient Egyptians to cover mummy cases was made from a mixture of animal fat, tree resin, beeswax and crude oil from the Dead Sea, scientists have revealed. Several mummies were given this bizarre treatment from the 19th to 22nd Dynasty, between 1,300 and 750 BC. One such by the … Read more
Italian church that was filled with coronavirus coffins is empty for the first time in weeks in symbol of hope that the country is beating Covid-19 Giorgio Gori took to Twitter to celebrate recent drop in deaths and infections Gomi added: ‘We said that we could beat the virus and it seems it is happening’ … Read more
Dozens of coffins stored inside a temporary mosque morgue have given a rare insight into the scale of the coronavirus crisis which has now claimed the lives of 16,060 people across the UK. The images, which show the coffins placed on top of each other inside the mortuary built on the car park of Central … Read more
The Italian Army has been brought in to ferry coffins out of Bergamo, Northern Italy, as its morgue and its crematorium struggle to cope with the surge in fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic. Harrowing photos from the town show officers wearing protective hazmat suits as they work to store bodies in churches and halls. It … Read more
Coffins of coronavirus victims were whisked away on a fleet of army trucks last night after a cemetery in northern Italy was overwhelmed by the death toll. The column of army trucks brought the dead out of Bergamo on Wednesday night in what Italians have called ‘one of the saddest photos in the history of … Read more