Human remains
Police close in on Eldar Dayan's final moments after suspect begins providing information
One of two suspects arrested after Eldar Dayan’s disappearance has begun speaking to investigators as police seek to establish the circumstances of his death.
Israel Police find body near Petah Tikva during search for missing Eldar Dayan
Human skull fragments found in cave west of Jerusalem, police probe incident
Budapest man confesses to illicit use of remains after bones, heart, and human face found in home
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.