A trove of skulls and other body parts unearthed in the heart of London may have once belonged to Roman…
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Ancient skeleton of teenage girl sheds new light on first Americans
NEW YORK – Thousands of years ago, a teenage girl toppled into a deep hole in a Mexican cave and…
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Ice Age death rituals revealed at infant burial site
The fragile skeletons of two infants, discovered beneath the cremated remains of a 3-year-old child, may help researchers understand death…
Read MoreDNA tests on bones found in Florence church may help ID ‘Mona Lisa’ model
Researchers trying to identify the model for Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” have started DNA tests on a skeleton found…
Read MoreHidden monuments reveal ‘Stonehenge is not alone’
The megaliths of Stonehenge, which were raised above England’s Salisbury Plain some 5,000 years ago, may be among the most…
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Camel bones suggest error in Bible, archaeologists say
Archaeologists from Israel’s top university have used radiocarbon dating to pinpoint the arrival of domestic camels in the Middle East…
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