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Remains of lost WWII Lancaster Bomber crew found in Germany
The remains of five missing airmen have been found inside the wreckage of a Lancaster Bomber which crashed during a raid in WWII. The discovery was made following the work of a team of German...
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Mystery surrounds British “Frankenstein” mummies
Researchers are delving into the mystery surrounding two 3,000-year-old skeletons which appear to be made up of at least six different people who died hundreds of years apart. The researchers now...
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Two more skeletons found during search for Mona Lisa inspiration
Two more skeletons have been found by investigators searching for the body of Lisa Gherardini, believed to be the inspiration for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. The two bodies were found under the...
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English school kids find ancient human remains
A group of English school children came across prehistoric human remains buried in the sand dunes at Crimdon. Rachel Grahame of Tees Archaeology, said: “The crouched position of the body and the lack...
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Runaway cat leads to discovery of 2,000-year-old tomb
A runaway cat in Rome lead to the discovery of a 2,000-year-old tomb piled with human remains. Curti and a friend were following the cat at 10pm on Tuesday when it scampered towards a low tufa rock...
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Battle of Hastings site actually one mile north of official site
In 1066 10,000 men were killed at the Battle of Hastings, but no remains have been found at the supposed battle site. Some historians now believe the actual battle took place one mile north of the...
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Colonial remains found after Hurricane Sandy uproots historic tree
The crazy winds of Hurricane Sandy uprooted a historic tree in New Haven, Connecticut, revealing a human skeleton that may date back to colonial times. Hartman says the tree was planted on the green...
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8,500-year-old murder mystery uncovered in Israel
Archaeologists examining an 8,500-year-old well in Israel’s Jezreel Valley have found the remains of two bodies who may have been dumped there. The skeletal remains belonged to a woman aged about 19...
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Mammoth found, complete with flint embedded in its skull
A complete mammoth skeleton has been found in France, north-east of Paris. If that was not exciting enough, fragments of flint have been found embedded in its skull! The mammoth could have been...
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500-year-old remains found in Alaska
The 500-year-old remains of three males have been found in a remote part of Alaska. Discovering prehistoric human remains in Interior Alaska is exceedingly rare, thanks to acidic soil in the region....
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Mayan remains reveal painful end during Spanish conquest
The remains of dozens of infant Maya remains, dating back to the 16th century, have been found in Mexico that show signs of malnutrition and acute anemia. The 16th-century skeletons point to “a high...
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Remains of elite archers identified on the Mary Rose shipwreck
Researchers have identified a company of elite archers that perished aboard the Mary Rose by looking for evidence of repetitive strain in their shoulders and spines. Alexzandra Hildred, the curator of...
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Mediterranean settlers ate little seafood
An analysis of 20,000-year-old remains found in a cave on the island of Favignana in the Mediterranean has revealed that the first people to the area did not eat much of the bountiful seafood found in...
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DNA tests on possible remains of Richard III due in the new year
Researchers are eagerly awaiting the results of DNA tests carried out on a skeleton found underneath a car park in Leicester in hopes that it will prove if they belong to King Richard III, the last...
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Armour-clad remains found in Japan
The skeleton of a man who died in the early 6th century A.D. has been found in a layer of volcanic ash in Japan at the Kanai Higashiura ruins. The Kanai Higashiura ruins are around nine kilometers...
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DNA tests identify remains of Hermann Göring’s first wife
Remains found in a coffin on the German estate of Hermann Göring have been identified as having belonged to his first wife, Carin Fock. “Adolf Hitler liked her. She has been called the mascot of the...
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Rare tumor found in 1,600-year-old remains
Archaeologists working in the necropolis in Spain have found the 1,600-year-old remains of a Roman woman with a calcified tumor in her pelvis. The woman, who died some 1,600 years ago, had a condition...
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150 cremated remains found in Mexico
Archaeologists in Mexico have unearthed a collection of 145 pots containing the cremated remains of 150 people at the site of Cerro de Trincheras. The pots emphasized by their variety of shapes and...
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Remains of Union soldiers found on USS Monitor to be reburied
The remains of two Union soldiers found in the wreckage of the USS Monitor, which sank in a storm off the coast of North Carolina in 1862, are to be reburied in Arlington National Cemetery with full...
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Stone Age skeletons found in Sahara desert
Twenty skeletons dating back between 8,000 and 4,200 years ago have been found at a rock shelter in the Sahara desert in Libya. It must have been a place of memory,” said study co-author Mary Anne...
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