Burial

New findings from Egypt indicate that the retinue of early pharaohs was likely killed and buried alongside their rulers. Analysis of skulls from royal burial sites supports the view that members of the court did not die naturally at the same time as their king but were put to death to accompany him into the afterlife. The practice is believed to have ended before the pyramid era, when figurines replaced human sacrifices in royal tombs.

Regional coverage from Gelderland is drawing attention. Omroep Gelderland reports master thatcher Koen warning that skilled trades could soon out-earn lawyers, while an unknown baby who died almost sixty years ago was reburied in Ermelo, near the Veluwe. Separately, the Dutch judiciary announced a prison sentence for a former volunteer police officer who looked up and leaked information and committed perjury.

Emperor Shōkō, the 101st emperor of Japan, ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne on this day in 1412, during the Muromachi period. The anniversary is being noted by history and travel enthusiasts, who point to Japan's ancient imperial line and the kofun burial mounds linked to its early rulers as reminders of the world's oldest continuous monarchy.

New forensic analysis of First Dynasty mass burials in Egypt has found signs of fatal blunt force trauma on 39 percent of examined skulls, lending support to the theory of retainer sacrifice, in which servants were killed to accompany rulers in death. The finding suggests many of the buried individuals died violently rather than naturally, renewing debate among archaeologists about funerary practices in early dynastic Egypt.

A World War II soldier from Athens has finally been laid to rest, 82 years after his death. The burial brings long-delayed closure for the serviceman's family and community, decades after he was killed in the war. Local outlets in Ohio are covering the ceremony honoring the fallen soldier, whose remains were only recently identified and returned home for a proper military funeral.

History and travel enthusiasts are marking the anniversary of the death of Emperor Kameyama, the 90th emperor of Japan, who died in 1305. Attention has turned to the Saki Gouran kofun, the imperial tomb in Kyoto associated with him, and to the ancient burial mounds that hold Japan's emperors. Posts recall his place in the Kamakura-period imperial line and share photographs from the tomb site.

New forensic analysis is being reported as supporting the theory of "retainer sacrifice" in ancient Egypt, the practice in which servants or courtiers were buried alongside rulers, possibly to accompany them in the afterlife. The Ars Technica report suggests the physical evidence strengthens what had long been debated mainly on textual and circumstantial grounds. Archaeologists and history readers are sharing the finding as a notable addition to debates about early Egyptian royal burial customs.

A discussion in Austria is examining what human skeletons reveal about the past, focusing on the discovery that around 22,000 people were buried under the cathedral square in St. Pölten. The conversation, linked to forensic medicine and journalist Florian Klenk's work with Professor Christian Reiter, explores what the remains can tell historians and scientists about earlier generations in the region.

History and travel enthusiasts are marking the anniversary of the death of Emperor Kameyama, the 90th emperor of Japan, who died in 1305. The commemoration has prompted shares of articles about Japan's ancient imperial burial mounds, known as kofun, including the tomb linked to Emperor Kinmei. Kameyama reigned in the 13th century during the Kamakura period and later became a Buddhist monk.

Emperor Kameyama, the 90th emperor of Japan, died on this day in 1305. History and travel enthusiasts are marking the anniversary by sharing accounts of his life and Japan's ancient imperial burial sites, including the kofun tombs linked to the country's early emperors.