Bones
New Research Suggests England's Early Medieval Rulers Had a Veggie-Based Diet
Two papers argue that these 5th- through 11th-century kings and queens mainly ate meat during special feasts thrown by their subjects
Researchers Find Potential Evidence of Oldest-Known Mummification
Newly discovered photographs help researchers to re-analyze 8,000-year-old remains from burials in Portugal
A 5,000-Year-Old Human Bone Was Found in the River Thames
Well preserved by mud, the femur dates to Britain’s Neolithic period
New Artwork in St. Paul's Cathedral Reckons With the British Attack on Benin 125 Years Ago
Nigerian artist Victor Ehikhamenor's 'Still Standing' sparks conversation about how to deal with colonial monuments
Fossils Help Scientists Identify a 'Lost' Continent
Millions of years ago, a giant island called Balkanatolia shifted and connected Asia to Europe, allowing animals to migrate
How Bones Communicate With the Rest of the Body
A new vision of the skeleton as a dynamic organ that sends and receives messages suggests potential therapies for osteoporosis and other problems
5,300-Year-Old Skull Offers Earliest Known Evidence of Ear Surgery
Bone growth suggests the patient survived the procedure, which was likely conducted to treat an infection
A Long-Overlooked Necropolis in Naples Reveals the Enduring Influence of Ancient Greece
The Ipogeo dei Cristallini's well-preserved tombs will open to the public as soon as summer 2022
First Human Skeleton From Bronze Age Tsunami Discovered in Turkey
Archaeologists find remains of a young man and dog left behind by a natural disaster some 3,600 years ago in the Mediterranean
Baby Buried With Care 10,000 Years Ago Found in Italian Cave
The rare interment suggests that some hunter-gatherer societies imbued female infants with full personhood
Egyptian Jewelry, Mesopotamian Seal Found in Cyprus Offer Clues to Bronze Age Trade Networks
Artifacts found in a pair of tombs on the Mediterranean island speak to the interconnected nature of the ancient world
Earliest Evidence of Mercury Poisoning in Humans Found in 5,000-Year-Old Bones
Researchers discovered the toxic element in remains buried across the Iberian Peninsula between the Neolithic period and antiquity
Mass Grave of Women, Children Found in Pre-Hispanic City in Peru
Buried in the Chimú Empire capital of Chan Chan, some of the deceased were interred with needles and sewing tools
Researchers Are Unraveling the Mystery of the Ancient Greek Tomb of 'Nestor's Cup'
New analysis suggests the 2,800-year-old burial held the remains of at least three adults, not a child as previously believed
DNA Analysis Rewrites Ancient History of Japan
A new study suggests the island's modern populations trace their ancestry to three distinct groups, not two as previously proposed
Mass Graves of 13th-Century Crusaders Reveal Brutality of Medieval Warfare
Found in Lebanon, the 25 soldiers' remains bear unhealed wounds from stabbing, slicing and blunt force trauma
Remains of Likely Human Sacrifice Victim Found in Foundation of Korean Palace
The young woman died in her 20s during the fourth century C.E.
Hand-Carved, 400,000-Year-Old Bone Tool Used for Smoothing Leather Found in Italy
Found near Rome, the utensil is 100,000 years older than previous finds of this kind
Why Were These Neolithic People Buried With Urns on Their Heads and Feet?
Found in Transylvania, the 6,000-year-old vessels may have once held provisions for the afterlife
Construction in Poland Reveals Graves of 18th-Century Plague Victims
The Great Northern War plague outbreak peaked between roughly 1708 and 1712
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