Back in the 1970s, when archaeologists excavated a skeleton from an ancient graveyard in Belgium, they thought they had found a typical Roman burial. But during a recent reexamination of the bones ...

Brian Switek’s “Skeleton Keys” takes a close look at our 206 bones and how they allow us to “stomp, fly, swim, slither, dig, run.” ...

Archaeologists excavated the ruins of religious building and found a skeleton holding a 600-year-old silver communion set, photos show. Photo from Hungary’s National Institute of Archaeology ...

Two new studies suggest that the sugar-regulating hormone insulin may play a role in bone health, and implicate the skeleton as a major regulator of energy metabolism Insulin, the well-known blood ...

Skeleton holding 600-year-old silver artifacts unearthed in Hungary. Take a look By Aspen Pflughoeft June 18, 2024 6:09 AM ...

Gardaí are hoping special bone mineral tests may help solve the two-year-old mystery over the identity of a woman’s skeleton found by an old Cork railway line.

The skeleton was found in the town of Pommerœul, near Belgium’s border with France. Placed in the fetal position, it was the only intact body in a graveyard containing 76 cremation burials.