Skeleton

Skeleton found in Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey may have belonged to medieval monk

The sarcophagus’ decoration made researchers draw pause. Sculpted onto its lid was a Latin cross, dating to approximately the 10th or 11th century. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Mysterious skeleton found in Westminster Abbery in the 19th century.
A wild-type crustacean in molecular research at the Sagi Laboratory at BGU

How a BGU researcher is manipulating crustaceans to protect the environment – and fight disease

Ben-Gurion University’s Prof. Amir Sagi is creating monosex crustacean populations to transform agriculture and protect ecosystems

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, ELLIOT HELLER, IN COLLABORATION WITH BGU
Gallic skeletons found by archaeologists during excavations of the former garden of the Cordeliers Convent in Paris, France, March 30, 2026.

Archaeologists unearth at least five Gaul skeletons buried sitting upright during Paris excavations

Burials such as these are unique, as only about 50 “seated skeletons” have been found across a dozen archaeological sites in Europe.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Human skeleton from a flooded cave along Mexico’s Caribbean coast.

Rare 8,000-year-old human remains found in Mexican underwater cave

Researchers said the find adds another piece to the emerging picture of early inhabitants of the Yucatán Peninsula when the landscape was a dry plain with cliffs rather than today’s jungle.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Nearly complete 11-million-year-old whale skeleton unearthed in German gravel pit

The discovery was made by Wolfgang Höpfner, the twin brother of Gerhard Höpfner, who led the excavation team for several years, according to N-TV.

JANUARY 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
"Maiacetus inuus"