Palaeontologists have revealed the discovery of one of the most significant Neanderthal skeletons in a decade. Found within Iraq’s Shanidar Cave, the … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334726/articulated-neanderthal-skeleton-unearthed…
Tag: Skeletons
Mystery deepens over 42 oddly buried skeletons found on UK farm
Skeletal remains of 42 people were recently unearthed at a farm in December 2019, but the construction company that found the bodies has yet to release a report. Source: https://www.livescience.com/42-missing-skeletons-uk.html
Mystery as skeletons found with hands tied
Archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of over 40 skeletons in shallow graves at a building site in England. The grisly find was made in December… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334293/mystery-as-skeletons-found-with-hands-tied…
DNA from ancient skeletons reveals a lost branch of modern humans
DNA from four skeletons found in Cameroon has revealed a mystery branch of early modern humans, suggesting we may need to rethink our species’ family tree Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532663-000-dna-from-ancient-skeletons-reveals-a-lost-branch-of-modern-humans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
How a Chunk of Human Brain Survived Intact For 2600 Years
sciencehabit quotes Science magazine: Nearly 2600 years ago, a man was beheaded near modern-day York, U.K. — for what reasons, we still don’t know — and his head was quickly buried in the clay-rich mud. When researchers found his skull in 2008, they were startled to find that his brain tissue, which normally rots rapidly after death, had survived for millennia…
3 Skeletons Found in Connecticut Basement Might Be from Revolutionary War Soldiers
It’s unclear which side these soldiers fought on. Were they revolutionaries, Brits or perhaps Tories — colonists who sided with the king? Source: https://www.livescience.com/revoultionary-war-soldier-skeletons.html
Twenty years of discoveries changing story of human evolution
Archaeological discoveries are happening faster than ever before, helping refine the human story. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/archaeological-discoveries-changing-story-of-human-evolution…
6-Foot-Tall T. Rex Skeletons Not a New Pygmy Species, Just Teenagers
Two 6-foot-tall dinosaurs, nicknamed “Jane” and “Petey,” have been confirmed as Tyrannosaurus rex teenagers with years of growth ahead of them, and not a pygmy dinosaur species as some had argued. Source: https://www.livescience.com/t-rex-teenagers-identified.html
Ancient Egyptians really did wear head cones
Archaeologists have discovered two skeletons wearing the head cones often depicted in ancient Egyptian art. Featured in murals, coffins, stelae and ot… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/332911/ancient-egyptians-really-did-wear-head-cones…
Ancient skeletons found wearing ‘skull helmets’
The skeletons of two infants unearthed in Ecuador were found to be wearing helmets made from other skulls. The somewhat grim discovery was made by arc… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/332172/ancient-skeletons-found-wearing-skull-helmets…