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Ancient mass grave uncovered at Britain’s largest Iron Age hillfort
I wrote about this last week as a blurb in the Archaeology and Science Links on 09/02/13, with a link to the Phys.org article. I didn’t spend too much time on it then because there weren’t that many details published… Read More ›
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Headless skeleton discovered in a well in a Roman Cemetery
Last week, This is Gloucestershire reported that Cotswold Archaeology discovered a skeleton at the bottom of a well at the center of the Roman cemetery in Gloucester. The find of the skeleton itself is not news worthy, because this archaeological… Read More ›
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Mystery Wrapped in an Enigma: X-Rays of Attic Mummy Create More Questions Than Answers
Last month a boy in Kreiszeitung, Germany found a mummy in a hidden sarcophagus in his grandmother’s attic. Many thought at the time it was a hoax. These people maybe right, just not in the way they thought. The CT… Read More ›
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First Phase of Exhumations Finished at Dozier on Tuesday
Dr. Erin Kimmerle and the anthropology team from the University of South Florida wrapped up the first phase of exhumations at the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, FL. By the end of the day on Tuesday, the team of… Read More ›
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Another vampire burial found in Bulgaria
Archaeologists working on Bulgaria’s Perperikon site have found a 700 year old grave. They believe the burial contains the remains of a male, about 35 to 40 years of age, who was impaled with a ploughshare through left side of… Read More ›
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The skeleton of William Burke, body snatcher on display
William Burke and William Hare were murderers who went on a 10 month killing spree in 1828, and sold the bodies of their 16 victims to Dr. Robert Knox, an anatomy lecturer, to be dissected at the medical school. Prior… Read More ›
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Human remains found outside cemetery at Dozier School for Boys
[Update Tuesday September 3, 2013] Video from WUSF News on the Dozier School for Boys exhumation work. Human Remains Found Outside Cemetery at Dozier School for Boys Saturday August 31, 2013 Researchers have uncovered human remains in one of three… Read More ›
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The archaeological finds at Lincoln Castle
The Lincolnshire Echo has a great article that summarizes all the great finds they have made to-date at the dig at Lincoln Castle, including human remains, Roman walls and mosaics, and a church site. You can see more pics and… Read More ›
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Parisian awe-ssuary – The bone-filled catacombs under the City of Lights
The Catacombs of Paris are a series of underground ossuaries that run for about 280km, or 170 miles. The anonymous bones of the Catacombs are comingled in intricate patterns to form walls, columns, and artistic sculptures. All of the bones from this… Read More ›
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Excavations to begin at Dozier on Saturday
The University of South Florida will begin digging up human remains from the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys this Saturday. This will be the first in a series of excavations, and is expected to last until next Tuesday. Earlier this… Read More ›
