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31,000-year-old skeleton missing foot found in Borneo has related to 40,000-year-old artwork

Archaeologists have uncovered a skeleton of a person who lived 31,000 years ago. According to a new study, the individual is missing its left foot, and part…

3600-year-old pits full of giant hands reveal the true story about a civilization of enormous dimensions and mysterious ritual sacrifices of ancient Egypt

An astonishing discovery took place in the fall of 2011 when a team of archaeologists working in the palace of ancient Avaris, Egypt, found the remains of…

Hundreds of 1000-year-old skeletons unearthed at the store window are the result of the ancient Wales battle

Large wall discovered alongside the bodies could have been a Norman fortification or linked to the friary. Archaeologists have unearthed hundreds of skeletons that could date back…

A monumental Roman cemetery was found from the excavation of several chained skeletons

A team of archaeologists carrying out excavations prior to the construction of a single-family home in Saintes, southwestern France, has unearthed the skeletons of several individuals, including…

Discovering 200 bodies in Ireland revealed mysterious ritual in ancient burial

The remains from Whitesands Beach, Pembrokeshire, will be stored at the National Museum of Wales. The bodies, from an early Christian community, are well preserved because they…

76 heartless skeleton found in Peru denounce the crimes of ancient sacrificial custom

Archaeologists theorize that in keeping with the customs of the time, the children were victims of child sacrifice. The remains of 76 children were found by archaeologists…

Ancient Africans are whitewashed thanks to discovery of 700,000-year-old skull in Greece

A 700,000-year-old human skull known as the “Petralona man” or “Archanthropus of Petralona” was discovered in 1959. Since then, scientists have been trying to find out where…

3000-year-old part of Medusa body was found by farmer in countryside

A farmer unearthed an ancient bronze Medusa head worth thousands while digging a ditch. The head of the mythical Greek character, who was said to turn onlookers…

DNA bone research of skeletons in family graves has revealed weird life in Roman times

DNA analysis of three late Roman-era skeletons found in the same grave has revealed “a family tragedy”. Experts now believe a mother, her unborn son and her…

1000-year-old skull helps archaeologists explain the long-standing mystery

The skull has not been fully excavated from the ground yet, but the part that has been exposed so far, including the frontal bone, eye sockets and…