180-Million-Year-Old Sea Dragon Fossil Is Largest and Most Complete Ever Found in UK
Beneath the Jurᴀssic clay of England’s East Midlands, the well-preserved remains of a real-life sea dragon have recently been discovered. It isn’t a mythical beast though, but…
Boris Johnson’s Mummified Ancestor Died from Pathogen, Not the STD Syphilis
New research reveals Boris Johnson’s mummified Swiss ancestor did not die of syphilis, as has long been believed, but of an unknown pathogen. In 1787, at 68 years…
Mystery of the Fetus Found in a Bishop’s Coffin Solved!
Researchers at Lund University hospital were in for a surprise when they conducted a CT scan of a mummified Scandinavian bishop and spotted the remains of a…
World’s Oldest Cheese Found Smeared on 3,600-Year-Old Tarim Mummies in China
In a remarkable discovery, researchers have identified the world’s oldest cheese on 3,600-year-old mummies in China’s Tarim Basin. This finding sheds light on ancient food practices and…
5 Discoveries That Changed Our Understanding of Egyptian Mummification
Centuries after the first golden coffins were taken to Europe, ancient Egyptian mummies still vividly capture people’s imaginations. Perhaps we’re awed by the grandeur of their rituals…
Trophy Head Shows Child Victim Consumed Psychedelic San Pedro in Peru
Psychoactive substances and child sacrifice seem to come together more often than not when it comes to examining the Mesoamerican cultures and their history. Earlier this month, 76…
Man Finds 14th Century Architectural Treasure While Renovating His House
When a Spanish man decided to make an overhaul of his house, it ended in a once-in-a-lifetime discovery. When Juan Francisco León Catena, a resident of the…
2,500-Year-Old Tattooed Ice Princess Wears Fur to Go on Public Display at Next New Moon
By The Siberian Times reporter An ancient mummy preserved by permafrost is dressed up for her debut 21st century appearance despite calls for solemn reburial from native peoples….
1,000-year-old mummy with long brown hair discovered in Peru
A 1,000-year-old mummy sporting enviable long brown tresses has been unearthed by archeologists in a residential neighborhood in Peru’s capital. The ancient cadaver boasting a full head…
A few hundred yards away from my grandparents’ farm, a man was unearthed, dating back approximately 7,000 years.
The old and the youngling. About 7000 years ago, an ageing man in his 60s was buried at Skateholm, Sweden. Next to him, face to face, lays…