NEW YORK -- A second burial vault has been found under Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village following the discovery earlier this week of a 19th century burial vault containing skeletal remains.

Hidden beneath centuries of history, a long-forgotten staircase has led archaeologists to a remarkable discovery: a 400-year-old burial vault, untouched for generations. The vault, sealed off and ...

2025 could be the year that Humboldt County sees a new green burial cemetery begin operations. Sacred Groves, a non-profit organization working to establish a conservation burial site in the county, ...

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