Ancient Treasure Unearthed: 11th-Century Silver Coin Hoard Discovered at Sizewell
In a remarkable archaeological discovery at Suffolk’s Sizewell C nuclear power station site, experts have uncovered a precious hoard of 321 silver coins dating back to the…
The world’s most fertile woman gave birth to 69 children in 40 years
Valentina Vᴀssilyeva holds the Guinness World Record for the woman who gave birth to the most children. Born in the late 17th century, her life has been the subject…
Face of 18th century ‘vampire’ reconstructed using DNA after being buried in odd way so he ‘couldn’t attack the living’
THE face of a man 18th-century locals believed to be a “vampire” was pictured using DNA evidence that also revealed a bizarre burial ritual. A 3D reconstruction…
Are these the world’s oldest mummies? Human remains uncovered in Portugal date back 8,000 years – 1,000 years older than the previous earliest evidence of mummification
Human remains uncovered in Portugal date back 8,000 years, and could provide the earliest evidence of mummification, a new study says. Researchers have studied pH๏τographs of skeletal…
80 Shackled Skeletons Found in Greek Grave After Ancient Mᴀss Execution
A mᴀss grave was recently discovered four miles outside of Athens in the historic harbor city of Phalaeron. But this wasn’t just any mᴀss grave—36 of the…
Preserved by Nature: Studying the Spectacular Salt Mummies of Iran
The saltmen are a group of natural mummies that were discovered in the Chehrabad Salt Mine in Iran. This mine is in the Zanjan Province and located…
1,600-year-old funeral pyres — with precious items for the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ — found in France
In a rural area of modern-day France, an ancient group gathered to build a funeral pyre. They put shoes on the deceased, laid the body in a…
Paracas Mummy Bundles
For the spring 2017 course, “The Inca and Their Ancestors: Andean Objects, Technologies, and Issues of Conservation,” students have begun studying different aspects of the Paracas culture…
Recent Scary Archaeological Discoveries Finds
In archeology, bone fragments and other haunting reminders of long-ᴅᴇᴀᴅ people are a given. But some discoveries paint particularly gruesome pictures of past lives and deaths. From…
A 700-Year-Old Murder Mystery: Who Bludgeoned the Bocksten Man to Death and Why?
Around 700 years ago, a young man, who has come to be known as ‘Bocksten Man’, was struck three times on the head, then tossed into a…