But then the archaeologists took a closer look at the amulet from grave 134. The inch-long silver charm held a fragile, broken piece of foil that seemed to have writing on it. The amulet, it turned ...
From 1975: A human skeleton was discovered by grave diggers at Greenwood Cemetery – but the bones were found only 2.5 feet deep, in an area not previously used for graves at the cemetery. The police ...
As construction crews churned up dirt to renovate a Vienna soccer field last October, they happened upon an unprecedented find: A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st ...
Digging into the center of an ancient burial mound in Romania, a robber reopened the grave. The thief took whatever of value emerged from the dirt, filled in the hole, and left a small tribute in ...
Halloween is more than scares and sweets, it’s a season of expression. People dress in costume and, more importantly, craft home displays with sheer passion. When it comes to the boo season, the ...
Archaeologists have unearthed a Viking Age pit filled with the dismembered remains of 10 people in the outskirts of Cambridge, England. The unusual mass grave, which also contained the skeleton of an ...
“It is a body burial that was placed in the grave with many grave goods. A lot of pottery, about four times the normal amount for this period and several stone tools and a small bag with a boar's ...
A complete skeleton found in a Gallo-Roman grave in western Belgium is not a Roman individual after all, but rather a bizarre mix of people spanning thousands of years. Laid to rest on the right side ...
Archaeologists found two ancient Roman graves at a burial mound: a looted grave with a wolf skull and an untouched skeleton with money, photos show. Photo from Șt. Georgescu via Science in Poland ...