Researchers discovered that a 1746 Austrian mummy was embalmed with wood chips and zinc chloride, preserving internal tissues ...

From ethnographic accounts and ancient Mayan imagery, we know that the Maya engaged in various forms of body modification, ...

Photo by Aurora Pețan In 2022, a villager walking through the forest near the Măgura Călanului limestone quarry in Romania came across an ancient set of tools hidden at the base of a tree.

No two tools in the 2,000-year-old kit were the same, indicating the owner was skilled in precise stonework, according to the study.

When we think of ancient Egypt, we often imagine huge pyramids, gold-laden tombs, and grand temples. But beyond the monumental and the majestic everyday life, ancient Egypt was also full of ...

New research uncovers how two ancient hominids used their hands in unique ways for climbing, tool use, and movement.

a township on the same island where the tools were discovered. Needless to say, these findings were crucial in advancing knowledge of ancient Scotland. “This is a hugely significant discovery ...

(CNN) — Stored in a church crypt in a remote Alpine village, a set of unusually well-preserved human remains has long been a rich source of rumor and speculation. Local lore suggested the ...

Accordingly, embalming methods differ, but not all of them are studied equally well. In a first report of a previously undocumented embalming method, an international team of researchers has ...

Archaeologists have, for the first time, identified what seem to be tools used by the ancient Maya for tattooing 1. The civilization of the ancient Maya, who lived in what is now Mexico and ...