Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a rare 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb that somehow escaped looters over the centuries.

Found in the ancient city of Caracol, the tomb contained a rare jade mask, ceramics, and jewelry often linked to the Maya ruling class.

Because the seal had never been broken, the Etruscan tomb’s grave goods had also gone completely untouched by looters.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

A team of archaeologists scouring central Italy uncovered a fully intact Etruscan chamber tomb. The sealed chamber is likely around 2,600 years old and contains more than 100 grave goods. Bronze ...

A medieval knight's tomb was recently uncovered in Gdańsk, Poland, near the country's oldest wooden church, revealing a skeleton and rare limestone tombstone from Sweden.

The Mayan city of Caracol has been researched for decades, but archaeologists only recently found a tomb of one of the city's leaders.

Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting story of her ascent from the realm of death toward the light of Re.

Paceman Salman Mirza grabbed three wickets and opener Sahibzada Farhan struck an aggressive fifty in Pakistan's consolation 74-run win in the third T20 Thursday as Bangladesh took the series 2-1.

62 ministers and MKs signed the call for the immediate return of Jewish presence to Joseph's Tomb in Shechem, exactly 25 years after Israel withdrew from the region.