Human remains

Cambridge students find burial pit, 9th century ‘giant’ who underwent surgery during training dig

The pit is believed to have been from a time of conflict “between the Saxon-run kingdom of Mercia and the kingdom of East Anglia, which was conquered by the Vikings in around 870 [CE]."

Cambridge University archaeologists and students discover 9th century CE mass burial pit during a training dig at Wandlebury Country Park on the outskirts of Cambridge, UK, February 4, 2026.
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset on the day of Trump's address, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, October 13, 2025.

Remains of three hostages identified, Trump slams Ilhan Omar - November 3, 2025

Over 4,000-year-old skull.

Ancient human skull dating to 2,300 BCE discovered on Indiana's Whitewater River bank

Hundreds attend the funeral procession of slain Israeli hostage Idan Shtivi, September 1, 2025

Israel’s struggle to recover its fallen hostages from Gaza - editorial


'Nazi terror only understands force': Ben-Gvir reacts to Hamas returning wrong remains

MK Itamar Ben-Gvir blasts Hamas for returning the wrong body with hostages’ remains, calling for forceful action.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks during a ceremony at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, September 15, 2025

Israel identifies remains of slain hostages Uriel Baruch, Eitan Levi, and Tamir Nimrodi

The IDF confirmed that the remains of the fourth body that were returned on Tuesday night do not belong to a hostage.

Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi, and Eitan Levi

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.

Ancient remains of pregnant teen suggest rare ritual sacrifice in Ecuador

A pregnant woman's dismembered remains from over 1,000 years ago, along with unusual burial artifacts spanning multiple cultures, point to a possible ritual sacrifice in coastal Ecuador

 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).

Remains of missing Australian child found after suspected crocodile attack

The child was reported missing on Tuesday evening after swimming in a creek near Palumpa, a remote town of around 350 people seven hours by road from Darwin.

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

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

The defects found on the bones of the two children highlight a devastating impact of European colonization.

 Elongated skulls at the Inca museum

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.