Bones
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
1,500-Year-Old Skeletons Found Locked in Embrace in Chinese Cemetery
The couple was probably buried during the Northern Wei period, when Buddhism was taking hold in the region
Traces of Lead Found in 5,000-Year-Old Human Remains
A new study details the link between lead production and the metal's presence in bones buried at a Roman cemetery
Hyenas Hoarded Thousands of Human, Animal Bones in Saudi Arabian Lava Tube
The huge stockpile includes camel, rodent and cattle remains
Remains of High-Born Woman and Twin Fetuses Found in 4,000-Year-Old Urn
A new chemical analysis suggests the wealthy mother left her homeland to marry an elite member of the mysterious Vatya culture
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
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