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Grave clash: Palestinian family exhumed relative after settlers contest land near Sa-Nur
world14 days ago

Grave clash: Palestinian family exhumed relative after settlers contest land near Sa-Nur

In the northern West Bank, a Palestinian family burying 80‑year‑old Hussein Asasa was interrupted by armed men from the nearby Sa‑Nur settlement who demanded the grave be exhumed, claiming the land near the settlement. The Israeli military surrounded the site, confiscated digging tools, and helped relocate the body to a nearby cemetery after the family chose to exhume it themselves rather than use a bulldozer. The incident, linked to Israel’s 2025 reauthorization of Sa‑Nur and ongoing West Bank tensions, highlights the rising influence of settlers and the military’s handling of such intrusions amid broader violence.

via AP News|
#burial#exhumation#israel-palestinian-conflict
Neil deGrasse Tyson: After death, your energy returns to Earth or travels to the stars
science25 days ago

Neil deGrasse Tyson: After death, your energy returns to Earth or travels to the stars

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explains on Startalk that after death your body's energy isn’t destroyed: burying you returns energy to the Earth via microbes, while cremation turns it into heat radiated into space, potentially reaching Alpha Centauri. He frames this in terms of the first law of thermodynamics and notes a debate between eco-friendly burial versus cremation.

via New York Post|
#burial#cremation#death
Energy After Death and Moon Distances: A Quick Dive into Everyday Science
science26 days ago

Energy After Death and Moon Distances: A Quick Dive into Everyday Science

A digest of science explainers: Neil deGrasse Tyson muses on energy after death—burial returns energy to the ecosystem while cremation radiates heat that could travel through space—alongside studies on self-checkout's labor and social effects, a five-profile sleep study tied to brain wiring and dementia risk, a classroom demo visualizing the Moon's distance from Earth, and quirky pieces on urinal etiquette, Hoover Dam water tricks, windfall time, and why people look down while walking.

via Upworthy|
#burial#energy#moon
Khamenei's 40th Day Mourning Marked as Burial Location Remains Hidden
society1 month ago

Khamenei's 40th Day Mourning Marked as Burial Location Remains Hidden

Fortieth-day mourning for Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei began across multiple cities during a fragile two-week ceasefire with the United States and Israel, but authorities have not disclosed where or how he was buried, prompting speculation and online ridicule over a church-based ceremony held before a grave is confirmed, while broader tensions over governance and security persist in Iran.

via ایران اینترنشنال|
#burial#church#funeral
Maastricht dig yields possible resting place for D’Artagnan
science2 months ago

Maastricht dig yields possible resting place for D’Artagnan

An archaeologist in Maastricht, Netherlands, uncovered a tomb behind the altar at St. Peter and Paul Church containing a skeleton, a musket ball, and a 1660 coin, which researchers say match historical records of Charles de Batz de Castelmore, the musketeer known as D’Artagnan. DNA tests and a strontium isotope analysis are planned to confirm the identity, while the burial in consecrated ground aligns with accounts of his death during the 1673 siege of Maastricht.

via CNN|
#archaeology#burial#dartagnan
Stone-Age Woman Buried with Male Tools Signals Fluid Neolithic Roles in Hungary
science2 months ago

Stone-Age Woman Buried with Male Tools Signals Fluid Neolithic Roles in Hungary

A study of 125 skeletons from two Neolithic cemeteries in eastern Hungary (circa 5300–4650 BCE, about 7,000 years ago) shows that men and women generally had distinct burial patterns, but some individuals were buried in ways that did not align with their biological sex. Female burials were often on the left with shell bead belts, and male burials on the right with polished stone tools, yet an older female’s toes indicated a kneeling pattern more like the men’s. The researchers say these exceptions reveal that gender roles were flexible and shaped by multiple factors in this Stone Age society.

via Live Science|
#burial#gender-roles#hungary
El Mencho laid to rest in a gilded coffin near Guadalajara after deadly clash
world2 months ago

El Mencho laid to rest in a gilded coffin near Guadalajara after deadly clash

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka El Mencho, head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was buried in a gleaming gold coffin at a Zapopan cemetery near Guadalajara after Mexican troops killed him in a raid the previous week; the funeral, conducted under tight security with wreaths and banda music, followed a death certificate noting multiple bullet wounds and has been followed by cartel violence across about 20 states as authorities pursue other high‑ranking members.

via CNN|
#burial#el-mencho#guadalajara
El Mencho's Golden Goodbye: Cartel Boss Buried Amid Mexico’s Security Turmoil
world2 months ago

El Mencho's Golden Goodbye: Cartel Boss Buried Amid Mexico’s Security Turmoil

Mexico’s Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho and head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was buried in a Zapopan cemetery near Guadalajara in a ceremony marked by a gold casket, large flower wreaths, and a heavy military presence after he was killed by soldiers in Tapalpa. The death certificate lists multiple bullet wounds, and authorities say the violence that followed his death left more than 70 people dead across about 20 states; his body was autopsied in Mexico City before being returned to his family, underscoring the cartel violence surrounding his demise.

via Yahoo|
#burial#el-mencho#guadalajara
El Mencho laid to rest in Guadalajara amid flowers and security
world2 months ago

El Mencho laid to rest in Guadalajara amid flowers and security

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was buried in Zapopan near Guadalajara after dying from gunshot wounds sustained during a military operation to capture him. The funeral drew a large security presence and extensive floral tributes, with burial details kept confidential for security reasons. The death sparked violence in multiple states, with authorities reporting more than 70 deaths, and his body was autopsied in Mexico City before being returned to his family.

via AP News|
#burial#el-mencho#jalisco-new-generation-cartel
DNA Pinpoints Northern Britain’s Oldest Known Mesolithic Burial
science3 months ago

DNA Pinpoints Northern Britain’s Oldest Known Mesolithic Burial

DNA analysis of an 11,000-year-old child from Heaning Wood Cave in Cumbria confirms the remains belong to a young girl and marks her as Northern Britain’s oldest known burial from the Mesolithic era. The find, one of the NW European region’s oldest Mesolithic burials, includes a perforated deer tooth and shell beads radiocarbon dated to about 11,000 years ago, suggesting deliberate burial practices by early hunter-gatherers. Local archaeologist Martin Stables helped uncover the site, which also reveals multiple burials across distinct periods, underscoring long-term use of caves for funerary rites in post-Ice Age Britain.

via SciTechDaily|
#ancientdna#britain#burial
Ancient Italian teen fell to a bear 28,000 years ago, new bone analysis confirms
science3 months ago

Ancient Italian teen fell to a bear 28,000 years ago, new bone analysis confirms

A Paleolithic teen buried in the Arene Candide cave in Liguria, Italy, has been identified as Il Principe. Microscopic and 3D analyses show massive shoulder and facial trauma at death, consistent with a bear attack (likely brown or cave bear), with bone healing indicating the teen survived the mauling for up to three days. The well-preserved grave goods—a shell headdress, shells and teeth, and a flint blade—mark a formal burial, and the individual lived about 28,000 years ago at age 14–17. This find sheds light on dangerous encounters with megafauna and ritual treatment of exceptional burials in Late Paleolithic hunter‑gatherer communities.

via Live Science|
#archaeology#bear-attack#burial