*****WARNING: Graphic Images Below***** Today people have many post-mortem alternatives for their loved ones besides the same old burial or cremation. Companies now offer a variety of services like a green burial with a tree planted on top of the… Read More ›
On April 19th 1828 the decomposing body of Maria Marten was discovered by her stepfather in the Red Barn in Polstead, Suffolk, England. Maria had been missing since 1827 and her body was found at this local landmark after her… Read More ›
Mount Athos is an Eastern Orthodox monastic republic located on a remote, mountainous peninsula in northern Greece that is only accessible by boat. It is an independent mini-state within Greece, similar to the Vatican, and operates under a charter granted… Read More ›
Human bones found beneath Edinburgh house show city’s past as centre of excellence for anatomy By Ben Miller at Culture24 Bones found buried in an Edinburgh garden could reflect the city’s anatomical past Drilled and threaded with wires, the smoothed-out… Read More ›
Many climbers dream about making the dangerous trek to the summit of Mt. Everest because of the adventure and challenges involved. But the grim statistic is that for every ten climbers who’ve conquered the mountain, one has died either on… Read More ›
On September 17, 1862 Union and Confederate soldiers fought the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, MD, during which 23,000 troops were killed in less than a day. Two weeks after the Civil War’s bloodiest battle, a Sharpsburg-area farmer found a… Read More ›
The skeleton of Joan Wytte (1775-1813) was part of the exhibit at the Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle in England for 40 years. Joan Wytte was known as the “Fighting Fairy Woman” because of her aggressive demeanor and small stature. … Read More ›
The theft of dead bodies in England was a common occurrence in the early 19th century because medical schools could only dissect the bodies of executed criminals, which were in short supply. As medical schools expanded in the 18th and… Read More ›
Alexander Pearce (1790 – 1824) was a petty thief, murderer, and cannibal who was executed on Van Diemen’s Land, what is now Tasmania, for murdering and eating a fellow inmate. Pearce was born and raised in Ireland and eventually… Read More ›
The premiere of The Walking Dead got me thinking about a couple of ancestor rituals where the dead rise from their graves to commune with the living. During both of these ceremonies the dead are given fresh attire and paraded… Read More ›
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