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.

A view of the caves and depopulated homes in Lifta, west of Jerusalem, pictured in 2017; illustrative.
Human remains found in home of 30-year-old Budapest man.

Budapest man confesses to illicit use of remains after bones, heart, and human face found in home

Lead coffin discovered by Colchester Archaeological Trust in 2023.

‘Lexden Lady,’ wealthy Roman woman buried in lead coffin, goes on display in UK

Fuzzy security footage showing thief running with skull of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk, May 13, 2026.

Czech police hunting for thief who stole medieval saint's skull from church


China's 'Dragon Man' may be an undiscovered ancient relative of humans

The discovery of a new hominid species itself is incredible enough, but the story of Homo longi is especially unique due to the circumstances of its discovery.

A portrait of a female Denisovan teenager.

Colorado cult accused keeping leader's mummified remains appear in court

The four men and three women, ranging in age from 30 to 52 years old, are each charged with one count of abusing of a corpse and two counts of misdemeanor child abuse

 The mummy of boy pharaoh King Tutankhamun is on display in his newly renovated tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt January 31, 2019.

Israeli scholars find millions-year-old human traces in ‘Miracle’ Cave

“We can now say with confidence that our human ancestors were making simple Oldowan stone tools inside the Wonderwerk Cave 1.8 million years ago."

A handaxe from the Achelean layers at Wonderwerk, South Africa. In the background is the cave entrance.

Death Metal: Florida man uses uncle's skeleton to build guitar

The bizarre story begins with a heavy metal enthusiast from Tampa, Florida, looking for a way to commemorate his beloved uncle Filip who had died over 30 years ago.

Electric guitar, illustrative

MK Suleiman: Israel steals body, yet says IDF world’s most moral army

The Communist MK slammed Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, calling him “minister of death and brutality.”

IDF soldiers at the demolition of Islam Yousef Abu Hamid's home al-Am’ari refugee camp, October 24 2019

IDF official says Israel will not return bodies of Gaza terrorists

"Israel must use the bodies as a bargaining chip against Hamas and hold them until a solution is found and the soldiers are returned," says father of slain IDF officer.

Mourners hold back a relative of Palestinian Hamdan Abu Amshah, who was killed along Israel border with Gaza

Archaeologists discover rare remains of pregnant woman in King Solomon’s Mines

The finding marks the first time archaeologists have discovered female remains in the area.

Burial mound where archeologists discovered the remains of a pregnant woman in Israel's Southern Timna valley