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IDF headstones to include abduction note if soldier was kidnapped, Knesset announces

The new legislation follows a Defense Ministry announcement on Sunday that 1,318 members of Israel's security forces have been killed across all conflict fronts since October 7, 2023.

 Israeli flags on graves of fallen soldiers in Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem, on May 9, 2024, ahead of Israeli Memorial Day; Illustrative.
A tractor which drove over graves, smashed gravestones, and dug directly into graves in the Brzesko cemetery in Poland.

Jewish cemetery in Poland damaged by bulldozer during unsupervised repairs, org. tells 'Post'

The founder of political Zionism, Theodore Herzl, is buried on the mountain named after him in 1949.

Is Israel the Jewish state that Theodor Herzl dreamed of? – opinion

IDF officers meet with the family of the late soldier, Private Yaakov Zrihan.

After 78 years, IDF locates burial site of Pvt. Yaakov Zrihan, who went missing in Independence War


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.