Mystery Over Face-Down Skeleton Partly Solved By Rossella Lorenzi published 30 September 16 X-ray analysis reveals the 17-century man carried a satchel full of coins.
Iceman Killed After Sneak Attack From Behind By Rossella Lorenzi published 21 September 16 The latest theory about how Ötzi was killed emerged from a three-day conference about the mummy.
Skin Proteins from Mummies Reveal How Ancient Egyptians Died By Rossella Lorenzi published 19 September 16 Proteins from the mummies' skin and muscle samples show the people likely had cancer, lung infections and other diseases.
Mussolini Message Found Under Rome Obelisk By Rossella Lorenzi published 2 September 16 A parchment from the Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini was intended as a message to the future.
Oldest Gold Artifact Found in Bulgaria By Rossella Lorenzi published 15 August 16 The small bead is estimated to be some 6,500 years old.
Parkas Helped Early Humans Survive By Rossella Lorenzi published 2 August 16 The mystery of how early humans survived the Ice Age while Neanderthals disappeared into evolutionary oblivion may lie in their choice of outerwear.
Pot Dealers Traced Back 5,000 Years By Rossella Lorenzi published 19 July 16 Nomads entered Europe from the eastern Steppes — bearing cannabis.
Urine-Based Dye Found in Ancient New Testament By Rossella Lorenzi published 6 July 16 One of the oldest illuminated manuscripts of the New Testament gets its purple color from dye created with fermented urine.
Andrea Doria: Sub Reveals Images of the 'Mount Everest of Shipwrecks' By Rossella Lorenzi published 15 June 16 The images show the wreck has badly deteriorated, with the bow almost broken up.
King Tut's Blade Made of Meteorite By Rossella Lorenzi published 31 May 16 X-ray analysis confirms that the iron of the dagger placed on the thigh of the boy king has meteoric origins.
100-Foot Image of Mythical Creature Discovered in Peru By Rossella Lorenzi published 5 May 16 A new, nearly hundred-foot Nazca geoglyph in Peru has been uncovered.
Pyramid Interior Revealed Using Cosmic Rays By Rossella Lorenzi published 28 April 16 The interior of a pyramid has been reconstructed for the first time in an ancient Egyptian pyramid using cosmic particles.
Oldest Depiction Of Ancient Egyptian Demons Found By Rossella Lorenzi published 20 April 16 The newly found drawings show demonic entities populated the ancient Egyptians' imaginations as far back as 4,000 years ago.
Mystery of Mummified Lung Solved By Rossella Lorenzi published 19 April 16 New analysis reveals that a copper belt might have contributed to the mummification of a lung belonging to Merovingian royalty.
Cosmic Ray Tech May Unlock Pyramids' Secrets By Rossella Lorenzi published 18 April 16 A new generation of muon telescopes has been built to detect the presence of secret structures within Egypt's pyramids.
Leonardo Da Vinci's Living Relatives Found By Rossella Lorenzi published 12 April 16 A forensic search identifies direct descendants of the Renaissance genius. And researchers hint there are some surprising names.
Jesus’ Last Supper Menu Revealed in Archaeology Study By Rossella Lorenzi published 24 March 16 What did Jesus and his apostles eat during the Last Supper? New research reveals the likely menu.
How Satellites Find Shipwrecks From Space By Rossella Lorenzi published 15 March 16 Distinctive linear plumes of these particles extend as far as 2.5 miles downstream from shallow shipwreck sites.
New Piece Added to World's Oldest Jigsaw Puzzle By Rossella Lorenzi published 7 March 16 A fragment has been pieced together with thousands of other marble fragments to make up a 2,200-year-old map of Rome.
Mummified Sailor Found on Ghost Vessel By Rossella Lorenzi published 2 March 16 The naturally mummified body of German adventurer Manfred Fritz Bajorat, 59, was found by two fishermen who spotted a battered vessel in the Philippine Sea about 60 miles from Barabo.
Amelia Earhart's Plane Discovered in Odd Movie Cameo By Rossella Lorenzi published 23 February 16 As a search is set to resume for Amelia Earhart's remains and her plane, researchers make an odd discovery.
Remains Found of 7,000-Year-Old Man Buried Upright By Rossella Lorenzi published 16 February 16 The young man was buried in a vertical pit in a 8,500-year-old cemetery, one of the oldest ever found in Europe.
Mummy Identification Still Uncertain Science By Rossella Lorenzi published 8 February 16 King Tut is the only 18th Dynasty pharaoh whose mummy has been identified with certainty, says a new analysis.
Michelangelo Worked Despite Arthritic Hands By Rossella Lorenzi published 4 February 16 Prolonged hammering and chiseling accelerated degenerative arthritis in the hands of Michelangelo.
Statues of Greek Gods Unearthed in Crete By Rossella Lorenzi published 27 January 16 The sculptures date to the first or second century AD and stand at around 21 inches in height.
