The X-Files of Archaeology: Unearthing Skeletons That Defy the Known
A team of researchers using DNA analysis has determined a group of decapitated, animal-bitten, injured men from Roman-era Britain were mostly of European origin, but one was from the Middle East, says…
Read moreThe Bone Odyssey: Unveiling the Unbelievable in the World of Skeletons
The pandemic has made the future uncertain, but archaeologists never stopped working to discover our past. Global lockdowns and political strife made it a tough year for archaeologists, at least…
Read moreBeyond the Grave: Mind-Blowing Skeletons That Rewrite the Book of Life
The field of bioarchaeology look to skeletons that are thousands of years old for insights into the nature of long ago societies.
Read moreSkeletons Speak: Startling Revelations From the Crypts of Time
Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered the skeleton of a man crushed to death by a falling stone during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Read moreThe X-Files of Archaeology: Unearthing Skeletons That Defy the Known
Scattered under the ground beneath our feet are the remains of history. There are little pieces of the lives of people who lived before us that give us little glimpses into who they were—the things…
Read moreFork in the Evolutionary Road: Scientists Stumble Upon Animals with Spoon-Like Bones
The burial site could shed light on the little-known culture of Paris’ precursor Lutetia, a Gallo-Roman town that existed nearly 2000 years ago.
Read moreNature’s Table Setting: The Astonishing Animal Skeletons Shaped like Spoons
·Zooarchaeologists study the genetic and physical changes in animals as a result of domestication (domestication is a multi-generational relationship between humans and certain plants and animals).
Read moreCutlery Chronicles: The Startling Story Behind Animals with Spoon-Like Skeletons
Researchers from the WA Museum Boola Bardip are hoping to recover between four and five skeletons of the Diprotodon from a remote mine site in the Pilbara.
Read moreSkeletal Surprise: New Species Revealed with ‘Forked’ Bones
The story of the Philistines has primarily been told by their enemies. The unprecedented find of a cemetery in Israel may finally change that.
Read moreBizarre Bones Beneath the Surface: Unprecedented Skeleton Stuns Scientists
The story of the Philistines has primarily been told by their enemies. The unprecedented find of a cemetery in Israel may finally change that.
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