Discovery of a uniquely preserved Roman-period burial, just meters from Israel’s Route 40, adds a rare wooden coffin to the ...

Both methods are relatively new, having displaced millennia-old traditions of simple shrouds or pine coffins in just the past century or so. “The modern American way of death is really a post ...

People are building their own coffins and displaying them in their ... Leona Oceania, 52, of Portland, Maine has a set of beautiful pine bookshelves displaying her favorite books and a few ...

For now, Ferguson has helped other archeologists and Richland County Coroner’s Office employees carefully place the remains into handmade longleaf pine coffins, built from 18th century designs ...

Elitch Gardens is debuting the Pine Box Challenge this fall, in which five souls will try to stay sane while inside the theme park’s custom-made coffins for 24 hours. Those who endure the full ...

That’s why, for centuries, Jews have been buried in simple wooden caskets — most often, the proverbial plain pine box. The practice is rooted in Genesis, where God creates mankind from the ...