Face to face with royalty: Skull may belong to King Matthias Corvinus

Melting permafrost is exposing whaling-ear graves on Svalbard

Bog body found in Bellaghy was likely a sacrifice

Evidence of ancient cultural cannibalism practices uncovered in Poland

Archaeologists find 4,500-year-old warrior burials in Saxony-Anhalt

Archaeologists from the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology (LDA) Saxony-Anhalt have uncovered 4,500-year-old warrior graves linked to the Bell Beaker Culture near Förderstedt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Scientific investigation determines whether skull is Cleopatra’s sister

Archaeologists have found the first evidence of familial embalming in Europe

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.

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.

Skeletal remains of Franklin expedition crew member identified

“Vampiric” burial unearthed in Bishop’s former palace

Ghastly finds at gallows execution site

Missing WWII USAF airman recovered from crash site in Sicily

Child sacrifice and close relative mating found among Paquimé elites

Study exposes family secret at North America’s first permanent English settlement

“Screaming Woman” mummy likely died in agony

Female burial found among 23 warrior monks of the Order of Calatrava in Guadalajara

Infant burials found under prehistoric “dragon stone”

BU archaeologists uncover Iron Age victim of human sacrifice

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.

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.