The Hangman's Tale: Archaeologists Dig into History of Execution

By Matthias Schulz

For years, few were interested in unearthing what lay beneath old gallows and scaffolds. But, in Germany, growing interest in "execution site archaeology" is throwing much light on how the executed died and the executors lived.

Study debunks lead poisoning theory in Franklin mystery

A long-standing Arctic mystery has become even more baffling with research that appears to debunk a common theory about the demise of the Franklin expedition.

Never mind the hunt for Richard III, what about Boudicca?

The search is on for warrior queen’s bones, once thought to lie beneath a McDonald’s

First there was Richard III. Then, in the early hours of Monday morning, with the exhumation of bones from an unmarked grave at St Bartholemew’s Church in Winchester, archaeologists came closer to unravelling one of the great mysteries of British history – the burial place of King Alfred the Great.

Is this the skull of Richard III?

Is this the skull of Richard III ? Today (4 February) the University of Leicester, with Channel 4, unveiled the world’s first photograph of the human remains found beneath a car park in Leicester city centre, interred in what was once the Grey Friars church .

Mexican severed head site revealed

Article created on Friday, February 1, 2013
A gruesome discovery first came to light in winter 2007 in looters holes at an excavation site in Lake Xaltocan, a drained lake in the northern basin of Mexico where Georgia State University’s Christopher Morehart and his wife were studying ancient agricultural technologies and how people interacted with their environment.

Archaeologists Discover 150 Skulls from Largest Mass Human Sacrifice in Meso-America

An excavation in Mexico has led to the discovery of troves of human skulls.
By MAKINI BRICE, JAN 28, 2013

An excavation in Mexico has led to the discovery of troves of human skulls. Archaeologists believe that the skulls come from the largest mass human sacrifice unearthed yet in ancient Meso-America.

Mass Human Sacrifice? Pile of Ancient Skulls Found

By Tia Ghose, LiveScience Staff Writer

Archaeologists have unearthed a trove of skulls in Mexico that may have once belonged to human sacrifice victims. The skulls, which date between A.D. 600 and 850, may also shatter existing notions about the ancient culture of the area.

Ovarian tumor, with teeth and a bone fragment inside, found in a Roman-age skeleton

A team of researchers led by the UAB has found the first ancient remains of a calcified ovarian teratoma, in the pelvis of the skeleton of a woman from the Roman era. The find confirms the presence in antiquity of this type of tumour - formed by the remains of tissues or organs, which are difficult to locate during the examination of ancient remains. Inside the small round mass, four teeth and a small piece of bone were found.

Archaeologists to investigate after human skull found on golf course

STV 23 January 2013 11:51 GMT
Archaeologists are to investigate an East Lothian golf course after a human skull was dug up.

The bones were found by council workers who were carrying out winter maintenance on a bunker on Musselburgh Links Golf Course at 12pm Tuesday.