Jericho was founded around 9600 BCE and developed into a large settlement with a population of two thousand by about 7000 BCE. During the Neolithic period (abt 10000 BCE to 4500 BCE), the people of Jericho had a mortuary practice of… Read More ›
Archaeology
The skeletal anatomy of the centaur of Volos
The centaur is a creature from ancient Greek mythology that had the head, torso, and arms of a human, and the body and legs of a horse. Though the centaur is a creature of folklore, the skeletal remains of “The… Read More ›
The macabre legacy of the heroes of the American Revolution
The American Revolution was a war of independence fought by legendary men who managed to defeat one of the greatest military forces of all time. History teachers lecture about George Washington’s victory in the Battle of Trenton in 1776, the… Read More ›
The mummified remains of an ancient necropolis worker
The oldest patient at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) does not lie in one of the beds in a patient room, rather he’s been in a display case in its original surgical amphitheater for more than a century. This surgical amphitheater… Read More ›
Archaeology, folklore, and the skeletal remains of a hellhound
Last year DigVentures, a London-based archaeology group, unearthed the bones of a gigantic dog from a shallow grave, about 20 inches deep, in the ruins of Leiston Abbey, Suffolk. Archaeologists estimate that the canine stood more than 7ft tall on its hind… Read More ›
The game of thrones written in bone, conquistador edition
The bones of infamous conquistador Don Francisco Pizarro (ca. 1476 – June 26th, 1541) rest in an ornate glass, marble, and bronze sarcophagus in a chapel in the Cathedral of Lima in Peru. Though Pizarro’s bones are now in a position of… Read More ›
Lion face: A rare condition characterized by overgrown facial bones
Leontiasis ossea, or lion face, is a historical term with no clinical significance used to characterize an overgrowth of the facial and cranial bones that can be caused by several diseases. Although lion face is most frequently associated with… Read More ›
Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project
Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project By James Morgan Science reporter, BBC News Between 1347 and 1351 the “Great Pestilence” swept westward across Europe killing millions of people. It later became known as the Black Death. It arrived on… Read More ›
The earliest evidence of a gigantism-like disease found in a 3,800-year-old California skeleton
Earliest Evidence of Gigantism-Like Disease Found in 3,800-Year-Old California Skeleton The remains of a man buried 3,800 years ago in a richly decorated California grave bear some unusual but unmistakable features — a protruding brow, a lantern jaw, thick leg… Read More ›
The Crystal Maiden and the Cave of the Crystal Sepulcher
In 1989 archaeologist Thomas Miller discovered a remote jungle cave known as Actun Tunichil Muknal (or ATM), in the Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve in Belize. Excavations at ATM over the next decade revealed an extraordinary Mayan archaeological site that includes… Read More ›
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