11/15/2024
M Mark Milligan
11/01/2024
M Mark Milligan
Padlocked “vampire” died from incurable illness
Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń have conducted an examination of the “vampire” burial found near Bydgoszcz, a city in northern Poland.
10/30/2024 M Mark Milligan
Skeletal remains found on Mary Rose provides new insights into ageing bone chemistry
A recent study of skeletal remains found on the Mary Rose suggests that a person’s dominant hand may affect how the chemistry of their clavicle bone changes with age.
08/12/2024
M Mark Milligan
Study exposes family secret at North America’s first permanent English settlement
06/03/2024
M Mark Milligan
Female burial found among 23 warrior monks of the Order of Calatrava in Guadalajara
04/04/2024
M Mark Milligan
Collapse of Chavin culture was followed by a period of violence
A skeletal analysis has revealed that a period of violence followed the collapse of the Chavín culture in Peru.
04/04/2024
M Mark Milligan
Study reveals disease landscape of Ancient Egypt
A new study, published in the journal Advances in Parasitology, has conducted a meta-analysis of mummies to reveal new insights into the disease landscape of Ancient Egypt.
03/13/2024
M Mark Milligan
Bacterial diseases were a lethal threat during the Stone Age
A new study has found that bacterial poisoning via food and water – but also direct contact such as kissing, was a lethal threat to people during the Stone Age in Scandinavia.
02/26/2024
M Mark Milligan
Offering of human sacrifices found at Pozo de Ibarra
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered an offering of human sacrifices at the Mexican town of Pozo de Ibarra.
02/07/2024
M Mark Milligan
Ancient DNA reveals new insights into prehistoric Log Coffin culture
The Log Coffin culture emerged during the Iron Age in the highlands of Pang Mapha, northwestern Thailand.
01/08/2024
M Mark Milligan
Study reveals new genetics insights into inhabitants of Teōtīhuacān
A new genetic study has used the latest DNA sequencing techniques to reveal the entire mitochondrial genome sequences of the ancient Teōtīhuacāns.
01/03/2024
M Mark Milligan
Skeletal remains suggestive of human sacrifices in La Morita II cave.
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered skeletal remains in La Morita II cave, located in the Mexican state of Nuevo León.
12/23/2023
M Mark Milligan
Rich array of funerary offerings found in burials at Cima de San José
Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered numerous funerary offerings among 48 burials at Cima de San José.
12/15/2023
M Mark Milligan
Dentistry during Viking Age was surprisingly advanced
Dentistry during Viking Age was surprisingly advanced, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Gothenburg.
11/06/2023
M Mark Milligan
EVIDENCE OF MAJOR CONFLICT IN SPAIN 5,000-YEARS-AGO
Archaeologists have uncovered the skeletal remains of more than 300 individuals, indicating that a major conflict occurred in Laguardia, Spain, 5,000-years-ago.
10/22/2023
M Mark Milligan
NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THAT PREHISTORIC WOMEN WERE HUNTERS TOO
According to a study published in Scientific American and the journal American Anthropologist, women were also hunters during the palaeolithic period.