Scientists have made a discovery in Sweden that suggests Viking women underwent a cosmetic procedure 1,000 years ago. A team of German researchers found three elongated skulls that were likely altered in the first year of the women's lives when their skulls were soft and pliable. Researchers found elongated skulls of three Viking women that was intentionally modified in the …
Penn Museum Apologizes For 'Unethical Possession Of Human Remains' Enlarge this image toggle caption R. Perez/Penn Museum R. Perez/Penn Museum Dozens of human skulls of Black people — some hundreds of years old — will be returned to their communities of origin for reburial, according to a commitment by the University of Pennsylvania's Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. "The Penn …
Forensic facial reconstruction and recognition have been able to identify several unknown humans remains when other techniques fail. According to Czech news outlet iROZHLAS report, researchers have used modern technology to recreate faces of Czech royals who died more than a thousand years ago. The Czech-Brazilian research group used radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis to identify the remains of Duke …