The X-Files of Archaeology: Unearthing Skeletons That Defy the Known

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…

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The Bone Odyssey: Unveiling the Unbelievable in the World of Skeletons

The 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…

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Beyond the Grave: Mind-Blowing Skeletons That Rewrite the Book of Life

Beyond 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.

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Skeletons Speak: Startling Revelations From the Crypts of Time

Skeletons 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.

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The X-Files of Archaeology: Unearthing Skeletons That Defy the Known

The 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…

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Fork in the Evolutionary Road: Scientists Stumble Upon Animals with Spoon-Like Bones

Fork 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.

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Nature's Table Setting: The Astonishing Animal Skeletons Shaped like Spoons

Nature’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).

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Cutlery Chronicles: The Startling Story Behind Animals with Spoon-Like Skeletons

Cutlery 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.

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Skeletal Surprise: New Species Revealed with 'Forked' Bones

Skeletal 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.

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Bizarre Bones Beneath the Surface: Unprecedented Skeleton Stuns Scientists

Bizarre 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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