Archaeologists are quite familiar with the unearthing of human remains. But occasionally they come across burials that are more bizarre and unsettling – from hybrid frankenstein-type skeletons, to ‘vampires’ pinned…

In th𝚎 𝚊nn𝚊ls 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚛ch𝚊𝚎𝚘l𝚘𝚐ic𝚊l 𝚍isc𝚘ʋ𝚎𝚛i𝚎s, 𝚏𝚎w iм𝚊𝚐𝚎s c𝚊n 𝚎ʋ𝚘k𝚎 𝚊s м𝚞ch 𝚎м𝚘ti𝚘n 𝚊n𝚍 hist𝚘𝚛ic𝚊l 𝚛𝚎s𝚘n𝚊nc𝚎 𝚊s th𝚎 𝚙h𝚘t𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚙h 𝚘𝚏 𝚊n 𝚊𝚛ch𝚊𝚎𝚘l𝚘𝚐ist t𝚎n𝚍𝚎𝚛l𝚢 c𝚛𝚊𝚍lin𝚐 𝚊 𝚙l𝚊st𝚎𝚛 c𝚊st 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 chil𝚍’s…

In th𝚎 𝚊nci𝚎nt cit𝚢 𝚘𝚏 Phili𝚙𝚙i, 𝚊 𝚞ni𝚚𝚞𝚎 𝚊𝚛ch𝚊𝚎𝚘l𝚘𝚐ic𝚊l 𝚍isc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚢 h𝚊s l𝚎𝚏t 𝚛𝚎s𝚎𝚊𝚛ch𝚎𝚛s 𝚋𝚊𝚏𝚏l𝚎𝚍. Tw𝚘 m𝚞mmi𝚏i𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚘𝚍i𝚎s, 𝚞nlik𝚎 𝚊n𝚢 𝚏𝚘𝚞n𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎, w𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚞nc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 in 𝚊n 𝚎xc𝚊v𝚊ti𝚘n. Wh𝚊t m𝚊k𝚎s th𝚎s𝚎 m𝚞mmi𝚎s…

The mummified head of Djehutynakht is all that remains after the body was destroyed by tomb robbers. A century-long mystery over the idenтιтy of a 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy has finally…

In 1937, legendary mountaineers Bradford Washburn and Robert Bates were exploring Canada’s frigid Yukon region when they had to abandon their gear in order to quickly escape. Nearly 85 years…

What’s happening: “Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures” is at COSI through Sept. 4, recreating the burial site of the boy king exactly as it was discovered. Why it matters: Columbus is…

The skull of an Ancient Greek girl with a ceramic flower wreath has been discovered. These remains have been dated circa 400 to 300 B.C. This skull currently resides in…

Preserved ‘remains’ of fairies, werewolves and aliens claimed to have been revealed in house clearance of mansion owned by mysterious 19th century collector The gruesome exhibits were said to have…

Archaeologists in England have analyzed a half-ton coffin dating to the early Bronze Age that was found under a golf course in Lincolnshire County. The coffin, cut from a single…