Human remains
Czech police hunting for thief who stole medieval saint's skull from church
In its statement, police have urged the public to reach out with any information that may aid them in locating the thief and the skull.
DNA analysis identifies four more members of John Franklin's lost Arctic expedition
Prehistoric children’s remains show syphilis-like disease spread through ancient Vietnam - study
Israel Police investigating after human remains found in ocean off coast of Herzliya
California family kidnapped on Monday found dead
The hunt for a family that went missing in a rural California town ended in tragedy after their remains were found.
1,000-year-old antisemitic violence victims revealed in archaeological discovery
Skeletons found over a decade ago have now been revealed to have been Ashkenazi Jews who had fallen victims to an antisemitic incident.
Ancient jawbone could give glimpse of Europe's earliest humans
The surprise find, which could be about 1.4 million years old, could also give vital clues to the evolution of the human face over the millennia.
New evidence shows history of human species more complex than thought
The most ancient human species includes fossils that date to the time at which our lineage separated from the lineages leading to chimpanzees and bonobos.
Head lice on humans can preserve ancient DNA - study
DNA of ancient Argentinian mummies was extracted from a cement-like substance used by lice in the distant past to glue their eggs to human hair.
Israel is a crossroads for human evolution
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AFFAIRS: Archaeologists find that the Holy Land’s 1.5 million-year-long human presence still has secrets to reveal.
How a bone puzzle helped identify new type of prehistoric human in Israel
Some 17 fragments of a mandible, a tooth and a piece of skull were the key to allow researchers to find out about the ‘Nesher Ramla Homo.’
China's 'Dragon Man' may be an undiscovered ancient relative of humans
The discovery of a new hominid species itself is incredible enough, but the story of Homo longi is especially unique due to the circumstances of its discovery.
Colorado cult accused keeping leader's mummified remains appear in court
The four men and three women, ranging in age from 30 to 52 years old, are each charged with one count of abusing of a corpse and two counts of misdemeanor child abuse
Israeli scholars find millions-year-old human traces in ‘Miracle’ Cave
“We can now say with confidence that our human ancestors were making simple Oldowan stone tools inside the Wonderwerk Cave 1.8 million years ago."
