Over a Dozen Mummified Bodies in San Bernardo, Colombia Were Naturally Preserved Due to Healthy Diet?

Medicine & Technology Mar 03, 2022

San Bernardo houses a collection of 100-year-old remains that are surprisingly well-preserved. Read on about Colombia's mummified collection here.

England Archaeological Site Discovered with Rare, Well-Preserved 'Time Capsule' from Iron Age

Feb 24, 2022

Learn here about a rare time capsule that reflects how an ancient English community functioned.

Largest Roman Mosaic Floor With Flowers, Geometric Patterns Existing for More Than 50 Years, Unearthed Near The Shard

Feb 24, 2022

Archaeologists unearthed a colorful Roman mosaic that has been the floor of a Roman dining room in a Roman mansio or an upmarket motel. See the photos here.

Ancient Woman's Tomb in Dolmen of El Pendon From 3000 BC Shows Signs of First-Ever Ear Surgery

Feb 23, 2022

Experts might have discovered the earliest ear surgery in Spain. Here's what they saw.

6 Mummified Peruvian Children Believed to be Sacrificial Escort to Dead Nobleman to the Underworld

Feb 16, 2022

Archaeologists report unearthing 6 mummified Peruvian children in the ancient mud-city of Cajamarquilla near the city of Lima. The children are believed to have been sacrifices to escort the deceased nobleman to the underworld.

Peruvian Skull with Strange Metal Implant Baffles Experts: Is It Real or Fake?

Feb 15, 2022

Experts were divided about the Peruvian skull embedded with a mysterious metallic object collected from the ancient Andean. .

40 Decapitated Skeletons Found in Ancient Cemetery Along With Artifact Prove Roman Settlement in the Area

Feb 07, 2022

Archaeologists excavated over 400 skeletons in an uncovered part of Roman town in Britain in which dozens of those were decapitated skeletons with the skulls placed between their legs.

Bizarre Horse Skeleton Without Head from Medieval Period Discovered in Germany, Baffles Archaeologists

Feb 03, 2022

A headless horse excavated from a town in Germany puzzled experts. A medieval soldier, believed to have served under the Frankish Merovingian dynasty, was buried alongside the steed.

Ancient Egyptian Child Mummified 2,000 Years Ago Discovered with Bandaged Leg, Gives Insights to Old-Fashioned Medical Practices

Feb 02, 2022

A new study discovered how treating diseases work during burial in ancient Egypt. The process were observed in well-preserved mummified children unearthed from the Hawara archaeological site.

Early Holocene Cemetery Gives New Insights How Ancient People Dealt With Climate Change

Jan 27, 2022

Radiocarbon dating shows that the prehistoric cemetery in Northern Russia shows how the global cooling event 8,200 years ago caused human stress that led to unusual social systems.

3D Face Reconstruction of Mysterious Egyptian Mummy 'Shep-en-Isis' Who Died 2,600 Years Ago Revealed

Jan 21, 2022

Experts from Sicily and Flinders University were able to reconstruct the face of a mysterious Egyptian mummy known as 'Shep-en-Isis.'

Over 100 Japanese Burial Mounds 'Kofun' Captured in a Satellite Imaging; Keyhole-Shaped Tombs Designed to Face Rising Sun

Jan 21, 2022

University of Milan captured satellite images of over 100 Japanese burial mounds or Kofuns scattered across the country. Each of the tombs were oriented to face the rising sun everyday of the year as tribute to the sun goddess Amaterasu.

Sumerian Tubes First Thought as Scepters Confirmed as Ancient Straws for Drinking Beer

Jan 20, 2022

A new study revealed that the ceremonial staffs unearthed in Maikop, Russia, are actually Sumerian party straws for drinking beer.

Rare Leather Armor With 5,000 Fish-Like Scales Unearthed in 2,500 Year-Old Chinese Cemetery

Jan 12, 2022

A new study discovers a rare leather scale armor from the famous Yanghai tombs in China.

Treasure Trove of 200 Roman-era Coins Discovered in Spain Through a Hungry Badger Hunting For Food

Jan 11, 2022

A Roman-era treasure trove was discovered close to a den of an animal in Spain, which is believed to have been uncovered by a hungry badger due to its desperate search for food last winter.