Human remains
Human skull fragments found in cave west of Jerusalem, police probe incident
Forensic scientists are investigating suspicions that the bones are skull fragments, Israeli media reported.
Budapest man confesses to illicit use of remains after bones, heart, and human face found in home
‘Lexden Lady,’ wealthy Roman woman buried in lead coffin, goes on display in UK
Czech police hunting for thief who stole medieval saint's skull from church
Rare mummy portraits discovered in Egypt
For the first time in over a century, amazing life-like mummy portraits depicting ancient people have been found in Egypt.
Ancient Egyptians were mummified for 'guidance to divinity,' not preservation
Mummies were buried in that form because of ancient beliefs rather than preservation, researchers said.
6,000-year-old skull found in Taiwan may confirm ancient local legends
In Taiwan, there have been stories passed down through the generations about an ancient tribe of short, dark-skinned people that once lived in mountainous parts of the island.
California family kidnapped on Monday found dead
The hunt for a family that went missing in a rural California town ended in tragedy after their remains were found.
1,000-year-old antisemitic violence victims revealed in archaeological discovery
Skeletons found over a decade ago have now been revealed to have been Ashkenazi Jews who had fallen victims to an antisemitic incident.
Ancient jawbone could give glimpse of Europe's earliest humans
The surprise find, which could be about 1.4 million years old, could also give vital clues to the evolution of the human face over the millennia.
New evidence shows history of human species more complex than thought
The most ancient human species includes fossils that date to the time at which our lineage separated from the lineages leading to chimpanzees and bonobos.
Head lice on humans can preserve ancient DNA - study
DNA of ancient Argentinian mummies was extracted from a cement-like substance used by lice in the distant past to glue their eggs to human hair.
Israel is a crossroads for human evolution
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AFFAIRS: Archaeologists find that the Holy Land’s 1.5 million-year-long human presence still has secrets to reveal.
How a bone puzzle helped identify new type of prehistoric human in Israel
Some 17 fragments of a mandible, a tooth and a piece of skull were the key to allow researchers to find out about the ‘Nesher Ramla Homo.’
