Archaeologists uncovered 154 Anglo-Saxon burials at the site in Northamptonshire which also contained a previously unknown settlement. Source: https://www.livescience.com/massive-anglo-saxon-burial-site-discovered.html
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Germanic lord buried with a harem of 6? Not quite, but the real story is fascinating.
A Germanic aristocrat is just one of 80 newly discovered ancient burials. Source: https://www.livescience.com/germanic-lord-burial-no-harem.html
In Brazil’s Amazon a COVID-19 Resurgence Dashes Herd Immunity Hopes
Anthony Boadle, reporting for Reuters: […] In April and May, so many Manaus residents were dying from COVID-19 that its hospitals collapsed and cemeteries could not dig graves fast enough. The city never imposed a full lockdown. Non-essential businesses were closed but many simply ignored social distancing guidelines. Then in June, deaths unexpectedly plummeted. Public health experts wondered whether so many…
Plague victim burials hint at ‘zombie’ fears
New research suggests that some victims of the plague were buried face down to stop them rising from the dead. Over the last few centuries, several bu… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339359/plague-victim-burials-hint-at-zombie-fears…
Divers Find Evidence of Prehistoric Mining Operation in North America
Iwastheone shared this article from CBS News:
Experts and cave divers in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula have found ocher mines that are some of the oldest on the continent. Ancient skeletons were found in the narrow, twisting labyrinths of now-submerged sinkhole caves… The discovery of remains of human-set fires, stacked mining debris, simple stone tools, navigational aids and digging sites suggest humans went…
Lindisfarne: The ‘Holy Island’ where Vikings spilled the ‘blood of saints’
This monastery at Lindisfarne held the burials of several saints, but in 793 it was sacked by the Vikings in an attack so savage that some Christians believed that God was punishing them for their sins. Source: https://www.livescience.com/lindisfarne.html
50 Graves of Slaves Who Toiled at a Roman Villa Unearthed in England
The graves of these enslaved people may help experts understand the transition from the Iron Age to the Roman era. Source: https://www.livescience.com/50-roman-burials-discovered-in-england.html
The First Evidence of ‘Head Cones’ Found in 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb
Archaeologists have uncovered two ancient Egyptian burials holding bodies wearing head cones, the first physical evidence of the practice. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egypt-head-cone-burial.html
Unusual Viking Burial Site in Norway Contains Two Stacked Boats, Each with a Body
Archaeologists found not one, but two Vikings buried in boats — right on top of each other. Source: https://www.livescience.com/two-viking-burials-in-boats.html