Tagged: skeleton

A 2,400-year-old tomb filled with the skeletons of at least six people has been discovered in northern Iraq. Among the artifacts found in the tomb is a bracelet decorated with images of two snake heads peering at each other. The tomb was constructed toward the...

A small, toothy fish, which researchers say resembles the terrifying creature from the movie “Alien,” is turning out to be a big mystery for the scientists who study it. Kryptoglanis shajii is a tiny, subterranean catfish with a number of defining skeletal features, including a...

Archaeologists in Ireland have unearthed startling details about the strange medieval skeleton found in the roots of a 215 year-old tree. The beech tree in Collooney, Sligo, fell during a storm earlier this year, revealing the macabre sight of a skeleton trapped in its roots....

More than 40 skeletons with their hands tied behind their backs have been discovered at a construction site in the U.K. British news outlet SWNS reports that the macabre discovery was made while workers were preparing former farmland for a new development of 72 retirement...

ATHENS, Greece – Greek archaeologists have found an ancient skeleton covered with gold foil in a grave on the island of Crete, officials said Tuesday. Excavator Nicholas Stampolidis said his team discovered more than 3,000 pieces of gold foil in the 7th-century B.C. twin grave...

The mysterious skeleton of a woman who died more than 4,000 years ago has been discovered in Germany. The remains were uncovered during an excavation prior to the construction of wind turbines near the village of Bietikow in the German state of Brandenburg. Discovered by...

A skeleton that was unearthed on a tiny island is believed to be that of an 18th-century Royal Navy sailor. The remains were laid out in best dress finery, SWNS reports, with archaeolgists also finding six buttons nearby that led them to believe the skeleton...

More than 40 skeletons with their hands tied behind their backs have been discovered at a construction site in the U.K. British news outlet SWNS reports that the macabre discovery was made while workers were preparing former farmland for a new development of 72 retirement...

A tiny, pointy-headed skeleton that fits in the palm of a hand isn’t an alien, despite conspiracy theories that have circulated for years. The skeleton, with a dramatically elongated skull and an underdeveloped jaw and face, was uncovered in Chile’s Atacama Desert in 2003, and...