[From: Society’s Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty, Laura E. Randa, ed., University Press of America, Inc., 1997. Reprinted with ...

Some remains found in the city could date from the Iron Age (2,500-2,000 years ago). London (or as it was known then, Londinium) was a bustling Roman town. There are several large burial grounds ...

Each criminal should get what their crime deserves and in the case of a murderer what their crime deserves is death. The measure of punishment in a given case must depend upon the atrocity of the ...

Known for his philosophical writings and his reign as emperor from 161 to 180 AD, Aurelius' life has been well-documented. However, the exact circumstances of his death are less certain, leaving it ...

The couple made their home at Sutton Hoo for nearly nine years until Frank’s untimely death in late 1934. Edith continued to live there, and she grew increasingly curious about the barrows on ...

Scientists estimate the presence of at least 500 graves at the 40-acre burial site in Gujarat Scientists have unveiled a sprawling burial site in India belonging to one of the world's earliest ...

But one of the things we do see in the middle of the third century is there's a growing [number] of Christian burial societies run by the church. We even hear of whole groups of diggers ...

When St Edward’s chapel was full, monarchs began to be buried in the Lady Chapel which Henry VII built for his own burial. He has a magnificent tomb, as does Elizabeth I. Her coffin was placed on top ...

The death of a leader in China can usher in big changes, it did after Mao Zedong, or can lead to political upheaval, like it did when grieving for Hu Yaobang morphed into the 1989 Tiananmen Square ...

Upon death, the body is washed and prepared for burial. In the days before the funeral, the body is not left alone. Shiva is the first seven days of mourning after the burial. Some Jews ...

This is where having burial insurance, also known as final expense insurance, comes in handy. Your beneficiaries can use the funeral policy to handle all the funeral expenses in addition to the ...

More details have emerged on the death of singer Shifty Shellshock, who died in June at the age of 49. The Crazy Town frontman, born Seth Binzer, died of the "effects of fentanyl, cocaine and ...