Last Friday (August 8th) authorities released the names of two of the six people whose bodies were discovered in two cars by police testing sonar equipment in Oklahoma’s Foss Lake last September. The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s office said two of the bodies belonged… Read More ›
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Forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, and forensic science in the news.
First set of human remains ID’d from Florida reform school [Update]
The first set of 55 remains unearthed from graves at the now closed Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys have been identified by the anthropology team at the University of South Florida (USF). The researchers used DNA and other tests to identify… 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 ›
[Update] New clues in the search for the elusive heart of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent
Hurriyet Daily News reports that a team of researchers recently discovered a historical document that indicates Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent’s (1494-1566) heart and internal organs were buried in a garden in mosque complex in Szigetvar, Hungary. “It says the… Read More ›
The scourge of scurvy and the demise of Europe’s first settlement in the Western Hemisphere
Scurvy is a metabolic disease caused by a lack of dietary vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin found in fresh fruits and vegetables that contribute electrons to enzymes that participate in collagen synthesis. Since humans can’t… Read More ›
Investigators: South Dakota girls missing since 1971 died when Studebaker drove into creek
Investigators: South Dakota girls missing since 1971 died when Studebaker drove into creek Published April 15, 2014 Associated Press ELK POINT, S.D. – Two South Dakota girls on their way to an end-of-school-year party at a gravel pit in May… 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 ›
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