Copper Age woman survived two skull surgeries up to 4,500 years ago (www.livescience.com)
Thousands of years ago, a woman underwent two surgeries to her head — and survived both procedures, her skull reveals....
500-year-old Hebrew note reveals 'lost' earthquake swarm in Italy (www.livescience.com)
Headless skeletons in China represent the largest known headhunting massacre from Neolithic Asia (www.livescience.com)
Ancient headless skeletons recovered from mass graves in China are the remains of victims who were massacred around 4,100 years ago in headhunting events, including the largest on record from Neolithic Asia, a new study finds....
Rare tumor with teeth discovered in Egyptian burial from 3,000 years ago (www.livescience.com)
While excavating an ancient Egyptian cemetery, archaeologists made a rare discovery: an ovarian tumor nestled in the pelvis of a woman who died more than three millennia ago. The tumor, a bony mass with two teeth, is the oldest known example of a teratoma, a rare type of tumor that typically occurs in ovaries or testicles....
Weathered face of 'old man' Neanderthal comes to life in amazing new facial reconstruction (www.livescience.com)
In 1908, a group of Catholic priests discovered what looked like the skeletal remains of a man buried inside a cave in La Chapelle-aux-Saints, a commune in south-central France. The nearly complete skeleton lacked several teeth, earning him the nickname the “old man.”...
'Spectacular' hall, likely used by Nordic Bronze Age royalty, unearthed in Germany (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists in Germany have discovered the remains of a massive hall that was likely used by royalty roughly 3,000 years ago....
Skeleton with 4 prosthetic metal fingers unearthed from centuries-old grave in Germany (www.livescience.com)
Circular temple dedicated to Maya serpent deity discovered in Mexico (www.livescience.com)
Sacrificial pits filled with 120 horse skeletons found in Bronze Age city in China (www.livescience.com)
Rare 2,100-year-old gold coin bears name of obscure ruler from pre-Roman Britain (www.livescience.com)
Depiction of Trojan War hero Ajax found in 1,800-year-old submerged building in Greece (www.livescience.com)
Rare cross-shaped reliquary unearthed from medieval knight's home in Poland (www.livescience.com)
2,000-year-old decorated Roman sandal unearthed in Spain (www.livescience.com)
Ancient Egyptian cemetery holds rare 'Book of the Dead' papyrus and mummies (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 3,500-year-old cemetery that contains a “Book of the Dead” papyrus....
Earthquake reveals giant Aztec snakehead beneath Mexico City university (www.livescience.com)
An earthquake last year revealed a big surprise beneath a law school in modern-day Mexico City: a giant, colorful snakehead from the Aztec Empire....
'Christ' tattoo discovered on 1,300-year-old body in Sudan (www.livescience.com)
Scientists in Sudan have discovered a tattoo with references to Jesus Christ on a 1,300-year-old body excavated in a cemetery near a medieval monastery....
Stash of 'eye-catching' Bronze Age jewelry discovered by metal detectorist in Swiss carrot field (www.livescience.com)
See gorgeous ancient Egyptian 'mummy portraits' from nearly 2 millennia ago (www.livescience.com)
Cannibalism was a common funerary rite in northwest Europe near end of last ice age (www.livescience.com)
Cannibalism was common in northwest Europe between 14,000 and 19,000 years ago, when a population of prehistoric people known as the Magdalenians used it in their rituals to dispose of the dead, a new study finds....
Mythical hellhound and sea-centaurs painted on 2,200-year-old tomb discovered in Italy (www.livescience.com)
The 1st Americans were not who we thought they were (www.livescience.com)
'Exceedingly rare' horse bridle discovered in melting ice in Norway could date to Viking Age (www.livescience.com)
'Exceptional' 1,800-year-old sarcophagus unearthed in France held woman of 'special status' (www.livescience.com)
Archaeologists excavating an ancient necropolis in northeastern France have discovered an unlooted, unopened Roman-era sarcophagus dating to the second century A.D. The tomb likely holds the remains of an elite woman, archaeologists said.