Bones
Forgotten Road Found Buried Beneath Civil War Cemetery in Virginia
Archaeologists excavated the site ahead of the planned reinterment of remains discovered near a former battlefield hospital in 2015
Why Are These Medieval-Era Skulls Found in Gabon Missing Their Front Teeth?
Intact, 500-year-old upper jaws discovered in an African cave bear evidence of deliberate facial modification
Is This 51,000-Year-Old Deer Bone Carving an Early Example of Neanderthal Art?
Made at least a millennium before modern humans' arrival in what is now Germany, the engraved object may reflect abstract thinking
Sand Dunes in Wales Preserved This Medieval Cemetery for Centuries
Erosion threatens to destroy the historic burial ground at Whitesands Beach in Pembrokeshire
2,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus Found in England Reveals Roman Burial Practices
A limestone coffin unearthed in Bath contains the remains of two individuals. Possible offerings to the gods were discovered nearby
Remains of Ten Native American Children Who Died at Government Boarding School Return Home After 100 Years
The deceased were students at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, whose founder's motto was "kill the Indian, and save the man"
Why Did Early Medieval Europeans Reopen Graves?
Contrary to some assumptions, the removal of objects from burial sites was not typically motivated by greed
Why Weren't These Black Death Victims Buried in Mass Graves?
New research suggests some Europeans who died of the bubonic plague were individually interred with care
Ancient Necropolis Discovered in 17th-Century Croatian Palace's Garden
The fourth- or fifth-century cemetery contained the remains of several individuals buried in jars
This Fancy Footwear Craze Created a 'Plague of Bunions' in Medieval England
Elite Europeans who wore pointed shoes toed the line between fashion and fall risk, a new study suggests
Viking-Era Relatives Who Died on Opposite Sides of the Sea Reunited at Last
Either half-brothers or a nephew and uncle, one died after taking part in a raid, while the other was the victim of an English massacre
This 35,000-Year-Old Skull Could Be the First Evidence of Humans Hunting Small Cave Bears
The hole in the specimen may have been from injuries inflicted with a spear or during a postmortem ritual
Did a Bronze Age Woman Wear This 3,800-Year-Old Gold Spiral in Her Hair?
The precious metal accessory is the oldest gold object ever found in southwest Germany
Remains of Enslaved People Found at Site of 18th-Century Caribbean Plantation
Archaeologists conducting excavations on the Dutch island of Sint Eustatius have discovered 48 skeletons to date
Did Climate Change Drive Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers in Sudan to War?
Some 13,400 years ago, rival communities in the Nile Valley likely clashed over scarce resources
Runes Found on Seventh-Century Cow Bone Could Change Slavic History
The Germanic writing suggests Slavs used an alphabet more than 200 years earlier than previously believed
Vesuvius Victim Identified as Elite Roman Soldier Sent on Failed Rescue Mission
The man may have been a Praetorian Guard dispatched by Pliny the Elder to save Herculaneum's residents from the volcanic eruption
Remains of Nine Neanderthals Butchered by Hyenas Found in Italian Cave
The fossilized bones appear to belong to one woman, seven men and a young boy
Descendant's DNA Helps Identify Remains of Doomed Franklin Expedition Engineer
New research marks the first time scholars have confirmed the identity of bones associated with the fateful Arctic voyage
The Enduring Mystery of H.H. Holmes, America's 'First' Serial Killer
The infamous "devil in the White City" remains mired in myth 125 years after his execution
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