In the early 1800s, Britain and America found themselves in a whirlwind of scientific and medical discovery. The study of anatomy and…
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Graves
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Seeing a dead body is disturbing enough, but for those studying the past, it can be incredibly common. When multiple dead bodies…
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Most graves are rather sedate affairs. Memorial stones typically contain the names, dates of birth and death, and brief and respectable epitaphs…
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Shipwrecks, sacrificial slaughter, burial rites, accidents, and flooding create watery graves. Under the proper conditions, these remains can lay undisturbed for thousands…
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Ancient burials can release a lot of information about the past. However, the rare ones often highlight the incompleteness of our known…
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In 2013, the remains of King Richard III were found in the unlikely location under a carpark (parking lot) in Leicester, England.…