Latest about anthropology
See how syphilis ravaged a woman’s face 500 years ago, in an artistic interpretation
A facial approximation of an Icelandic woman shows that she suffered from syphilis during her lifetime about 500 years ago.
Meet a medieval woman named 'Tora' who lived 800 years ago in Norway
Using skeletal remains unearthed in Norway, researchers created a realistic-looking model of what this medieval woman may have looked like.
One of the oldest written sentences on record blasts hair and beard lice
Even Canaanites hated head lice, hidden message on comb reveals.
Face of ancient Egyptian 'Mysterious Lady' mummy revealed in stunningly lifelike reconstructions
The identity of an Egyptian mummy has baffled archaeologists for centuries. Now they know what she may have looked like.
Ancient Etruscans prayed at sacred hot springs, stunning statues reveal
Two-dozen ancient bronze sculptures found in Italy "will rewrite history."
Oldest plant genome on record came from a Stone Age watermelon that grew in the Sahara
Scientists sequenced the DNA of an ancient watermelon and discovered that it contains the oldest plant genome in the world.
Stone Age child may have been buried with a wolf
Considering Finland's highly acidic soil, archaeologists were surprised to find animal fur and feathers buried alongside a child from the Stone Age.
Medieval fighter may have died with an ax 'stuck in his face,' reconstruction shows
A facial reconstruction of a medieval skull reveals that the battle victim may have been struck a fatal blow by an ax.
