A deathhack is a technique employed to make efficient or functional use of human remains. Since people frequently discover human bones, heads, and mummies at garage sales, in luggage, or in the forgotten corner of an attic, it’s important to… 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 ›
From 1786-1787 the graves in Paris’ Cemetery of Innocents (Cimetière des Saints-Innocents) were dug up to move the bones to the abandoned mines beneath the City of Lights, what would become the famous Paris Catacombs. Fourcroy and Thouret, French scientists… Read More ›
Italian archaeologists working in a medieval cemetery of Campochiaro in Central Italy excavated hundreds of graves that date to between the 6th and 8th centuries A.D. In an article published a few years ago, the archaeologists describe the remains of… Read More ›
Admiral John Paul Jones (1747-1792) was a legendary seaman and war hero who fought valiantly in the American Revolution. Jones was a Scottish sailor who commanded a ship in the Continental Navy during the Revolution and is considered a founder… Read More ›
Medieval mass grave unearthed at Uffizi Gallery in Italy. It’s thought to contain 60 plague victims
When I picture a church where the bodies or bones of saints are displayed I typically think of a place in Europe. But there are few places in the U.S. where the relics of saints can be viewed, and one… Read More ›
In 1891 during an excavation in Thebes, French Egyptologist Eugène Grébaut discovered a mummy from the 21st dynasty (between 1077 BC and 943 BC). The mummified body belonged to Nespaheran, a priest of Amun, who was between 25 and 30… Read More ›
In 1988, a sarcophagus that supposedly belonged to Charlemagne, King of the Franks (abt 747-814), was secretly opened. According to historical records, Charlemagne died of pneumonia in 814, and his body was placed in a sarcophagus in the Aachen Cathedral… Read More ›
Archeologists working in Guam in 1990 unearthed barbed spear points in two burials during excavations at a cemetery that was part of a Chamorro village site, dating to the Latte Period (AD 1000 to AD 1521). They found evidence that the Chamorros obtained the necessary bones… Read More ›
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