Remains of an ancient synagogue from the Roman-Byzantine era have been revealed in excavations carried out in the Arbel National Park in the Galilee under the auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The synagogue ruins are located at the foot of the Mt. Nitai cliffs overlooking the Sea of Galilee, amidst the remains of a large Jewish village from the Roman-Byzantine period. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A group of paleontologists has discovered the tusks and petrified remains of a mastodon, a large mammoth-like mammal that lived some three million years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Hulbert said the remains of mammoths and other large, ancient creatures have been found along the east coast of Florida through Miami-Dade County and in Collier County on the west coast. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Japanese and U.S. officials have found four mass graves that they believe hold the remains of 500 World War II soldiers, nearly 65 years after a bloody battle on the remote Alaskan island of Attu. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Cremated human remains were found Tuesday inside a package placed in a mail collection box. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The grave of Hungary's last communist ruler, Janos Kadar, was prised open on Wednesday and his remains and his wife's urn were thought to have been stolen, Budapest police said. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Human remains that appear to be from World Trade Center victims were found by utility workers in a manhole at the northern edge of the site, a Port Authority official said Thursday. picked by robfouryqr 2 years ago

The remains of three babies were found in the basement of an Austrian house undergoing renovation picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Builders clearing land for a housing project in Colombia have uncovered an ancient burial site containing nearly a thousand tombs linked to two little-known civilizations. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The general public may soon have the chance to rest in peace on the moon, at least briefly. Houston-based Celestis, Inc. has announced plans to launch cremated human remains to the surface of the moon as soon as 2009. A small portion — 1 gram — of the encapsulated cremated remains of one person can be sent to the moon for $9,995. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Remains of stone tools found amid ash deposits in India from a volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago show that modern humans were living there earlier than scientists had previously thought. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Though most of the American dead were recovered in 1948, some 250 U.S. troops are still missing from the Iwo Jima campaign. Many were lost at sea, but many others died in caves or were buried by explosions, and their remains may still be found. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Oh yeah, Florida. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

NYC begins a more thorough search for 9/11 victims. picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

Captured soldier, Matthew Maupin's remains were identified finally in Iraq, four years after he was captured. picked by suebe 7 months ago

Authorities conducting a welfare check in 2004 found the partially mummified bodies of Kaneko's 33-year-old daughter Laura and his wife Lorraine in their small mobile home. Investigators determined that Laura had died in 2001 and Lorraine had died in 2003. picked by muppet 1 year ago

European have been discovered in a cave in Spain, pushing back the beginnings of human occupation of the Continent by up to 400,000 years. The jawbone and teeth found in the Atapuerca hills, near Burgos, have been reliably dated to between 1.1 million and 1.2 million years ago, and probably come from a female who was among the first ancient humans to inhabit Europe. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A construction crew digging out a new basement neart Atwood Stadium at 1:30 p.m. on Monday dug up what are believed to be human remains.

*If you read this for nothing else, note a few things (spelling, grammar, and the brilliant deduction of the police). picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

Hold Me Urns makes stuffed animals in which you can place cremated remains. For those who have lost an infant child or pet, the stuffed animal urns are quite popular. And some people even use them to store the remains of other loved ones as well.

Er, yeh. picked by doggylives 7 months ago

The city of Hamilton, N.M., has decided not to dig up the remains of a Wild West gunfighter who claimed to be Billy the Kid. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago