Category: Anthropology

‘Something horrible’: Somerset pit reveals bronze age cannibalism

by The Guardian | Dec 16, 2024 | Anthropology, Archaeology, England, Heritage, Research, Science, Somerset, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Oxford analysis shows evidence of bloody massacre, with hand and feet bones chewed by human molarsA collection of human bones discovered 50 years ago in a Somerset pit are evidence of the bloodiest known massacre in British...

Massive human head in Chinese well forces scientists to rethink evolution

by The Guardian | Jun 25, 2021 | Anthropology, Asia Pacific, China, Evolution, Science, The Guardian, World News | 0 |

‘Dragon man’ skull reveals new branch of family tree more closely related to modern humans than NeanderthalsThe discovery of a huge fossilised skull that was wrapped up and hidden in a Chinese well nearly 90 years...