Human remains

Police find infant, four US minors' remnants in Lev Tahor raid - KAN

"The safety of US citizens is our top priority," the US Embassy in Guatemala tweeted, thanking the local government for its assistance.

 Members of the Lev Tahor Jewish community stand outside the facilities of the Guatemala Attorney General's Office after Guatemalan authorities rescued several children and adolescents from the Jewish community following allegations of child abuse, in Guatemala December 20, 2024.
 Drawing of Burial by Kathryn Killacky and schematic showing missing elements (dark gray), disturbed elements (light gray), and the location of mascaras (crescents) and pendants (squares).

Ancient remains of pregnant teen suggest rare ritual sacrifice in Ecuador

A crocodile (Crocodylus Acutus) rests at the National Zoo of Managua November 13,2007.

Remains of missing Australian child found after suspected crocodile attack

 Elongated skulls at the Inca museum

Evidence of smallpox in 16th century Peru uncovered in Incan children's skeletal remains


Did giant humans once roam the United States?

Unusual human remains found in Nevada, believed by many to belong to a tribe of giants that settled in the US and fought against Native Americans. 

 The mystery of the red-haired giants found in Lovelock Cave

Skull with 'execution-style wounds' sheds light on colonial Indonesia - study

Interpreting the pattern of trauma within the context of the colonial period in Papua, this female individual may have been murdered, possibly as a slave taken during tribal warfare.

 Trepanated skull of a woman-Tumb 3 Corseaux-En Seyton-on display 6, Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History.

Suspected gunman wanted in Lewiston shooting found dead

The shootings and prolonged manhunt convulsed the normally bustling but serene community of Lewiston, a former textile hub and the second-most populous city in Maine.

A person of interest identified by police as Robert Card is seen in this handout image released October 25, 2023.

Caves in Spain contain ancient human remains that were modified - study

The significance of this cave is that it "returned a large number of commingled skeletal remains suggesting its funerary use from the Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age."

 Human remains are found in a cave, and unearthed to be analyzed by Tibicena, an archaeology company, in Galdar, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain March 13, 2023.

Egypt unearths mummification workshops, tombs in ancient burial ground

The discovery was made after a year-long excavation near the sanctuary of the goddess Bastet, which is home to the catacombs of mummified cats in Saqqara.

A sarcophagus found at the newly discovered site where two embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artefacts were also found, near Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, in Giza, Egypt May 27, 2023

Rare mummy portraits discovered in Egypt

For the first time in over a century, amazing life-like mummy portraits depicting ancient people have been found in Egypt.

 Mummy portrait found in Fayoum, Egypt.

Ancient Egyptians were mummified for 'guidance to divinity,' not preservation

Mummies were buried in that form because of ancient beliefs rather than preservation, researchers said.

 A cameraman films the only known example of a pregnant Egyptian mummy, displayed at an exhibition in National Museum in Warsaw, Poland May 4, 2021

6,000-year-old skull found in Taiwan may confirm ancient local legends

In Taiwan, there have been stories passed down through the generations about an ancient tribe of short, dark-skinned people that once lived in mountainous parts of the island.

 Human skull (illustrative).

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.

 Poster shows the four family members kidnapped from central California

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.

 Illustrative photo of a skeleton

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.

 Illustrative photo of a skeleton