A Roman-era cemetery, found ahead of a construction project in England, holds an unusual burial at its center.

Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman -era cemetery in England with the unique burial of a “high-status individual” encased in liquid gypsum at its centre. At such a critical moment in US history, we ...

Gypsum, a natural mineral made largely of calcium sulfate dihydrate, has a variety of uses dating back centuries, from lining walls to serve as a fire retardant for Mesopotamians to a plaster ...

Archaeologists Uncover a Rare Coffin of a Roman Elite Submerged in Liquid Gypsum, Providing an Insight Into Burial Practices Archaeologists discovered a Roman-era cemetery on a highway as part of a ...

White Sands National Park is answering one of their most frequently asked questions. As part of this week’s edition of No ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced a nearly $17 million lawsuit against U.S. Gypsum (USG) Tuesday for what he says are sinkholes opening up near State Route 2 ...

Because gypsum dissolves easily in water, rain would normally wash it away and carry it to the sea. In this part of the Chihuahuan Desert, however, the land forms a basin, trapping the mineral; water ...

The mineral was made into a cement or plaster and ... preserved organic remnants such as clothing or a burial shroud. The gypsum from the newfound burial is fragmentary, but it retains impressions ...