An ancient body found in a Northern Ireland bog was likely decapitated and sacrificed, researchers said. Screengrab from ...

Ancient human remains discovered in peatland in County Londonderry in 2023 are now thought to be those of a young woman who ...

Archaeological evidence shows the Magdalenian people from 18,000 years ago likely were engaged in cannibalism. As part of the practice, experts believe whole-body manipulation focused on the ...

This breakthrough could lead to the discovery of more tattoos, giving us a better understanding of how ancient people used body art to express themselves, mark significant life events, or even ...

Ancient human remains uncovered in a Co Derry bog are believed to belong to a young woman who lived around 2,000 years ago.

Even around 5,000 years after their embalming, Strlič and collaborators described the bodies as smelling “pleasant.” This is ...

We Might Feel Love in Our Fingertips But Did the Ancient Mesopotamians? Dec. 4, 2024 — A multidisciplinary team of researchers studied a large body of texts to find out how people in the ancient ...

But North America has its peat bogs, too, and some of them contain the remarkably well-preserved remains of ancient people. One site in particular stands out as America's premier bog-body site ...

Archaeologists in Turkey discovered roughly 2,000 pieces of bronze statues broken apart in what was likely an ancient scrapyard. The bronze statues were split into sections, including feet ...