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Over 50 medieval skeletons unearthed in central Aarhus graveyard

Excavation by Moesgaard Museum during installation of new waste containers will use carbon dating and DNA tests to explore early Christianity in the city.

Graveyard. Illustration.
Australopithecus-to-Neanderthal gap narrows as Kenyan discovery.

Kenyan find narrows Australopithecus-Neanderthal gap, reshaping 2M years of hand evolution

Ancient Roman bronze 'ghost of the banquet' skeleton revealed as rare party favor reminding revelers of death.

Ancient Roman bronze 'ghost of the banquet' skeleton revealed as rare party favor of death today

Scientists reconstruct face of 900-year-old woman from churchyard skull.

Scientists reconstruct face of 900-year-old woman from churchyard skull


Study: Oldest mummies predate ancient Egypt by 6,000 years

Researchers analyzed 54 skeletons from 11 sites, detecting prolonged low-temperature heating and tightly bound 'fetal' postures consistent with deliberate processing before burial.

Smoked mummies kept in private households in Papua, Indonesia, photographed in January 2019.

Researchers Name Jurassic Swimmer ‘Plesionectes Longicollum’ After Long Storage

The nearly complete 2.95 meter skeleton was forgotten since 1978.

A reconstruction of Plesionectes Longicollum.

A 15th-century church wall collapsed in Portugal, the restorers found 12 skeletons

The Igreja Matriz de Portimão, also known as the Mother Church of Portimão, is a 15th-century building and a historical and architectural landmark in the region.

 A 15th-century church wall collapsed in Portugal, the restorers found 12 skeletons.

Cache of human skeletons revealed in former military storage cave in Vietnam

Forensic agencies are examining the remains to determine their origin and archaeological value.

 Nghệ An province, Vietnam.

Pelvis bite marks on Roman skeleton reveal gladiator battles with big cats

The skeleton found in York suggests that gladiatorial combats with wild animals extended into Roman provinces.

 Lion tooth marks on bones.

Over 300 skeletons linked to St. Aldate's Church found under city center in Gloucester

The excavation revealed a cemetery, with about half of the skeletons found in burial vaults associated with the medieval church.

 Gloucester. UK.

Archaeologists find nine kneeling skeletons at Quỳnh Văn site in Vietnam

Some graves contained jewelry made from shell and sea snail shells, indicating residents had developed beliefs and craftsmanship skills.

 Archaeologists find nine kneeling skeletons at Quỳnh Văn site in Vietnam.

Ancient mass grave with battle-wounded skeletons discovered in Peru

Archaeologist Jósef Szykulski concluded that the group associated with the mass grave at El Curaca won the battle, as the remains were buried in accordance with ritual.

 Ancient mass grave with battle-wounded skeletons discovered in Peru.

Modern tech helps identify infamous bandit after centuries-long mix-up

 Skeleton of notorious German bandit Schinderhannes correctly identified after centuries-long mix-up.

Discovering the leaf-eating, tree-clinging mammal of the Paleocene

Skeleton shows Mixodectes pungens lived in trees and primarily ate leaves during the Paleocene epoch, highlighting its unique ecological niche after the dinosaurs.

 Discovering the leaf-eating, tree-clinging mammal of the Paleocene.

Researchers precisely date Lapedo child, Neanderthal-Human hybrid

'The new date for the child is consistent with original estimates for the age of the burial, but it has changed our interpretation of the burial events themselves,' said lead author Bethan Linscott.

 Researchers precisely date Neanderthal-Human hybrid using advanced radiocarbon analysis.