Giant Human Remains Keep Popping Up In Different Parts Of The World.
History and ArcheoloryAside from mythology and folklore remains of extremely tall people have been reported, although rarely documented. Everyone will decide for himself whether or not to believe they were real. Here we have some extracts from the book ‘Forbidden Land‘ by Robert Lyman (1971), on the subject: A decayed human skeleton claimed by eyewitnesses to measure…
This Ancient Human Brain Remained Almost Perfectly Intact For 2,600 Years
History and ArcheoloryArchaeologists were shocked in 2008 when they found a human brain dating from the Iron Age. The finding seemed to challenge basic biology; human brains, like any other soft tissue, usually decline shortly after death. While much of the body had deteriorated, the Heslington brain was well-preserved in the skull. But now, scientists have found…
Dazzling Treasures Unearthed in Bronze Age Grave Possible Belonged to a Queen
History and ArcheoloryThe burial of a woman who lived and died thousands of years ago may change our perceptions of the El Argar, one of Europe’s most sophisticated Bronze Age civilizations. It’s one of the most lavish burials from the European Bronze Age, and despite the fact that the woman was buried with a man, the majority…
Frozen Inca Mummies Of The Andes
History and ArcheoloryKnown as La Doncella, the mummy sits literally frozen in sleep. The mummy of an ancient Inca girl sits literally frozen in sleep at a museum in Argentina. A close look reveals the stunning preservation of La Doncella, the naturally mummified body of a teenage Inca girl on display in an Argentine museum. The mummy,…
Found The Remains Of 2 Guanche Perinatal Individuals In Tenerife
History and ArcheoloryThe two perinatal individuals, aboriginal without a doubt, were deposited on a natural crack and hidden behind some stones; could be a funerary ritual The Guanche civilisation was eventually destroyed after the Spanish invaded the islands. They were hunter-gatherer tribes who lived a lifestyle much like it is supposed that people lived in the Stone…
Prehistoric Mummy Reveals Ancient Egyptian Embalming ‘Recipe’ Was Around For Millennia
History and ArcheoloryThe ancient Egyptians developed sophisticated embalming treatments far earlier and across a wider geographical area than had been previously known, forensic tests on a well-known prehistoric mummy have revealed. It is the first time that extensive tests have been carried out on an intact prehistoric mummy, consolidating the researchers’ previous findings that embalming was taking…
World Press Shares Mysterious Animal Skeleton Found by Workers in Iğdır
History and ArcheoloryThe site where the skeleton was discovered has not been used much for the past 30 years, so there is currently no record of how the bones got there. The world press shared the following about the news: “Recently, the skeleton of a mysterious animal was excavated by workers in eastern Turkey. It is about…
3000-Year-Old Skeletons of Ancient Violence Victims Found in World’s Arid Desert
History and ArcheolorySurviving in the Atacama Desert was not easy, but nature was not the real danger here. No one would have thought that farming here would be easy. And yet, the brutal hardships of living in one of Earth’s driest, harshest environments proved fatal to many, and not all dangers were imposed by the desert. Instead,…
The Stories Behind Seven Mind Boggling Bog Bodies
History and ArcheolorySince at least the 18th century, there have been discoveries in northwestern continental Europe and Britain of “bog bodies” – human remains which have been preserved in the anoxic environment of bogs. These specimens are very well-preserved, with hair, skin, and clothing often being retained for centuries. Bog bodies offer a unique view into ancient…
The Secret Of The 6,000-Year-Old Massacre: Why Were 41 People Buried In A Mass Grave Kil.led?
History and Archeolory“We have evidence of massacres dating back 10,000 years. The only thing that has changed today is our vehicles and weapons. I don’t think human nature or psychology has changed much.” About 6,200 years ago, 41 people who died on the territory of present-day Croatia were buried in a mass grave. A new analysis of…