News tagged with burial
DNA of Jesus-era shrouded man in Jerusalem reveals earliest case of leprosy
The DNA of a 1st century shrouded man found in a tomb on the edge of the Old City of Jerusalem has revealed the earliest proven case of leprosy. Details of the research will be published December 16 in the ...
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Dec 16, 2009 |
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Norwegian petroglyphs found beneath burial mounds
It looked to be a routine excavation of what was thought to be a burial mound. But beneath the mound, archaeologists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s Museum of Natural History ...
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Jan 31, 2011 |
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Ecological burial involves freeze-drying, composting the corpse
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since the 12th century, the most common way to bury the dead has been to lay the corpse in a casket and then bury the casket several feet underground. Since then, we have learned that ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Early Bronze Age grave discovered in Perthshire
(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists have discovered a spectacular Early Bronze Age grave at the Scottish Royal centre at Forteviot.
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Aug 11, 2009 |
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Skeleton found near Cambridge evidence of first Christian burial in England
(PhysOrg.com) -- A British archeological team has unearthed the 1,400-year old remains of a sixteen year old girl buried with a gold and garnet cross on her chest. And because they also found with her, an ...
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Mar 16, 2012 |
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Oldest Caspian Horse remains discovered in Iran
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Caspian Horse, also known as the "King's Horse" or the Mazandaran horse, is the oldest breed of horse still in existence. The newest discovery of remains makes it even older than originally ...
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May 04, 2011 |
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Original offering found at Teotihuacan pyramid
Archaeologists announced Tuesday that they dug to the very core of Mexico's tallest pyramid and found what may be the original ceremonial offering placed on the site of the Pyramid of the Sun before construction began.
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Dec 14, 2011 |
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Human skull study causes evolutionary headache
Scientists studying a unique collection of human skulls have shown that changes to the skull shape thought to have occurred independently through separate evolutionary events may have actually precipitated each other.
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Dec 20, 2011 |
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Pre-Columbian burial ground unearthed in Costa Rica
An 800-year-old, pre-Columbian burial ground with baskets full of human remains was unearthed at a building site outside San Jose, National Museum archaeologists said Tuesday.
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Jul 21, 2010 |
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Study Debunks Millennia-old Claims of Systematic Infant Sacrifice in Ancient Carthage
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers could finally lay to rest the millennia-old conjecture that the ancient empire of Carthage regularly sacrificed its youngest citizens. An examination of ...
Feb 17, 2010 |
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Archaeologists rewrite history of the Trefael Stone
The Trefael Stone, a scheduled ancient monument in south-west Wales originally thought to be an ancient standing stone is actually the capstone of a 5,500-year-old tomb, according to new research from an archaeologist ...
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Apr 13, 2012 |
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BBC History Cold Case team solve mystery of Norwich bodies in the well
History Cold Case is returning for a second series on BBC TWO. In the third episode of this new series on Thursday, 14th July, 2011 at 9pm, investigators reveal the extraordinary possible reason that 17 skeletons were discovered ...
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Jul 14, 2011 |
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Internet allows virtual Giza tour in 3D
Vicarious travellers and students of history can take a virtual stroll through the vast necropolis build by the ancient Egyptians in the Giza Plateau, thanks to a 3D Internet project launched this week.
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May 11, 2012 |
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Taiwan find may throw light on Pacific settlers
Taiwanese archaeologists working on an islet off China have unearthed the remains of a Stone Age male who may provide clues about ancient people who eventually dispersed throughout the entire Pacific.
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Apr 03, 2012 |
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Skeletons found in Oxford could be '10th-century Viking raiders'
(Phys.org) -- Thirty-seven skeletons found in a mass burial site in the grounds of St John's College may not be who they initially seemed, according to Oxford researchers studying the remains.
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Apr 12, 2012 |
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