Oxford academics used a human skull cup at official dinners until 2015
Academics at the University of Oxford drank from a cup made from a human skull for decades, with members of Worcester College using...
Amber “Gummy Bear,” stolen in WWII, may be over 5,000-years-old
An ancient amber bear figurine, unearthed by miners in northern Poland, is the subject of renewed attention following a study suggesting it dates...
DNA tests on skull may reveal Hungary’s King Matthias Corvinus
Hungarian archaeologists believe they may have found the remains of King Matthias Corvinus at a national memorial site in Székesfehérvár, according to Adevarul....
Genghis Khan’s empire treasures rediscovered in Siberian museum storage
Scientists from the Humanities Institute of Siberian Federal University, led by Dr. Eva Kietmanova, rediscovered a collection of artifacts from an ancient burial...
DNA shows Irish tombs were for communities, not elite dynasties
A new study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal suggests that archaeologists may have been mistaken about the identity of the people buried...
