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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.
See the face of an 18th century 'vampire' buried in Connecticut
Using DNA evidence, forensic scientists created a facial reconstruction of a "vampire" who lived during the 18th century.
Nazca child ingested psychoactive cactus just before ceremonial death in ancient Peru
A hair sample from an ancient trophy head found buried in Peru reveals that the victim consumed a psychoactive plant prior to death.
'Complete lack of sunlight' killed a Renaissance-era toddler, CT scan reveals
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.
Hundreds of medieval skeletons, half of them children, discovered under Wales department store
More than 240 skeletons have been unearthed from a former medieval friary cemetery, revealing a "snapshot of the community."
What if humans had tails?
If humans had tails, what would they be like, and how would we use them?
50,000-year-old DNA reveals the first-ever look at a Neanderthal family
A new genetic analysis of 50,000-year-old Neanderthal remains found in a Siberian cave reveals that these humans traveled in small, family-oriented groups.
