Bones
Ancient DNA Reveals Neanderthal Group Was Isolated for 50,000 Years
A new study, based on the remains of a Neanderthal nicknamed Thorin, is shaking up what archaeologists long thought about these early humans in Europe
What Happened to the Sodder Children, the Siblings Who Went Up in Smoke in a West Virginia House Fire?
Authorities said the Christmas 1945 blaze was accidental, but the victims' family believed otherwise, theorizing it was an act of arson designed to distract them while their loved ones were kidnapped
Archaeologists May Have Identified the Bones of a Celebrated Ninth-Century Bishop in Spain
Bishop Teodomiro was a central figure in the creation of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage
‘Fearsome’ Saber-Toothed Cats Needed Their Baby Teeth and Mommies, Too
According to new research, two sets of sabers and unusual lower jaw anatomy show that the saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis delayed adulting with a long weaning period
13,600-Year-Old Mastodon Skull Uncovered in Iowa
The hulking creature may have overlapped with Indigenous people
Fossils Shed New Light on Small 'Hobbit-Like' Humans That Lived on a Remote Island
Two teeth and a small adult arm bone found in Indonesia suggest the ancestors of Homo floresiensis were even shorter than scientists previously thought
Why Were There So Many Skeletons Hidden in Benjamin Franklin's Basement?
During restorations in the 1990s, more than 1,200 pieces of bone surfaced beneath the founding father's London home
Was This Giant, Armadillo-Like Animal Butchered by Humans in Argentina 21,000 Years Ago?
The creature's bones show evidence of cutting with stone tools, adding to a series of findings that suggest humans were present in the Americas earlier than thought
Did Plague Cause the Mysterious Collapse of Europe's Early Farmers 5,000 Years Ago?
A new study finds widespread DNA evidence that an ancestor pathogen of the Black Death helped bring about the end of an agricultural society responsible for megalithic tombs and monuments, like Stonehenge
Ancient Egyptian Scribes Were Worked to the Bone
The administrators spent long periods writing in odd postures, which damaged their joints, researchers discovered
Neanderthal Child May Have Had Down Syndrome, Fossil Suggests
The child's survival until at least 6 years old could be evidence of collaborative caregiving in Neanderthal societies, according to a new paper
16th-Century Skeletons of Children Infected With Smallpox Discovered in Peru
The toddlers' remains were buried around the beginning of the Spanish conquest of South America
Was This Mysterious Woman a Medieval Warrior?
Buried at a castle in Spain, the woman was found alongside the remains of 22 men who likely died on the battlefield
Oldest Wine Ever Found in Liquid Form Unearthed in 2,000-Year-Old Tomb
Researchers have concluded that the fluid preserved inside an ancient funerary urn is a white sherry-like wine
A Mass Grave of Maya Boys May Shed Light on Human Sacrifice in Chichén Itzá
Researchers have genetically tested the bones and made determinations of gender and family relations
These 28 Horses Were Buried in an Ancient Mass Grave. How Did They Die?
Archaeologists are puzzled by the 2,000-year-old burial site uncovered in central France
Austrian Man Discovers Hundreds of Mammoth Bones While Renovating His Wine Cellar
Owner Andreas Pernerstorfer thought he'd found a piece of wood, but then he remembered something his grandfather had said about finding teeth in the cellar decades ago
This 130,000-Year-Old Decorative Bear Bone May Be the Oldest Known Neanderthal Art
Researchers say the carved artifact was not a utilitarian item and instead served a symbolic purpose
These Ancient Skeletons Are Not Entwined Lovers, But a Daughter Embracing Her Mother
New research found that the two women, who were buried in Austria atop a horse, were first-degree relatives who died some 1,800 years ago
Meet Shanidar Z, a Neanderthal Woman Who Walked the Earth 75,000 Years Ago
After carefully piecing her skull back together, archaeologists and paleoartists have created a lifelike 3D reconstruction of the woman's face
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