Prehistoric Catalonia Burial Cave Reveals Over 7,000 Human Remains
Digs in a cave in Catalonia have unearthed human remains alongside ornamental artifacts and animal bones left over a period of 4,000 years.
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Digs in a cave in Catalonia have unearthed human remains alongside ornamental artifacts and animal bones left over a period of 4,000 years.
The Wichita County Sheriff’s Office has learned more about human bones found in a field off U.S. 287 near Peterson Road between Wichita Falls and Iowa Park in late December.
West Midlands Police says the bones were those of an adult and forensic tests were taking place.
Sierra Leone is battling an epidemic of drug abuse by its youth. Recent social media posts claimed that a photo of people digging graves showed addicts removing human bones to grind into a synthetic drug called “kush”. But the claim is false: AFP Fact Check found that the photo showed graves being dug for the victims of a mudslide in the West African country in 2017.
Soldiers' front teeth were collected from war dead for use by dentists following Napoleonic-era battles, including at Leipzig and the 1815 Battle of Waterloo. Above: A denture set from the era.