Anthropology

Using skeletal remains unearthed in Norway, researchers created a realistic-looking model of what this medieval woman may have looked like.

Even Canaanites hated head lice, hidden message on comb reveals.

The identity of an Egyptian mummy has baffled archaeologists for centuries. Now they know what she may have looked like.

Two-dozen ancient bronze sculptures found in Italy "will rewrite history."

Scientists sequenced the DNA of an ancient watermelon and discovered that it contains the oldest plant genome in the world.

Considering Finland's highly acidic soil, archaeologists were surprised to find animal fur and feathers buried alongside a child from the Stone Age.

A facial reconstruction of a medieval skull reveals that the battle victim may have been struck a fatal blow by an ax.

Using DNA evidence, forensic scientists created a facial reconstruction of a "vampire" who lived during the 18th century.

A hair sample from an ancient trophy head found buried in Peru reveals that the victim consumed a psychoactive plant prior to death.

CT scans of the child's mummy show that the toddler, a descendant of an Austrian count, died from a vitamin D deficiency due to lack of sunlight.