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Biological anthropologist Fatimah Jackson is leading an effort to address the ethical challenges posed by human remains held in university collections, many of which were acquired unethically or without consent.
A new analysis of six mummies challenges the long-held view that bows and daggers buried with royal women were purely ceremonial, suggesting some princesses may have trained with the military …
Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient chariot among the ruins of a mysterious society that deliberately burned its own buildings before vanishing, offering new clues about this enigmatic culture.
Archaeologists have discovered 18 ancient Egyptian tombs containing dozens of gold foil amulets shaped like tongues, intended to help the deceased speak in the afterlife.
A DNA analysis of medieval burials in Sweden reveals that infants and adults interred together were not biologically related, challenging assumptions about early Christian burial practices and family plots.
Researchers used ancient DNA to determine that two Medici brothers died of malaria in the 16th century, solving a long-standing historical mystery.
