Category Archives: Forensic Anthropology
Alien skull in Peru? Mystery of giant-headed mummy found in city of Andahuaylillas | Mail Online
Skull has soft spot, found in infants, yet also two large molars, found in older humans Three anthropologists agree: ‘It is not a human being’ By Paul Milligan Last updated at 7:59 PM on 24th November 2011 cross-posted via WordPress … Continue reading
Pepper spray is not messing around | Grist
Pepper spray is not messing around | Grist. If this weekend’s attack on students had you wondering how bad pepper spray really is, science writer Deborah Blum has you covered. Answer: It’s five times more intense than the hottest natural … Continue reading
Elizabeth Bathory the Blood Countess
Elizabeth Bathory the Blood Queen * August 7, 1560 – August 21, 1614 * Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a late 16th century Hungarian countess who became legend for her mass serial murders of her servants after which she would … Continue reading
Cooking Pot burial at Xanten, Germany
Buried in a Cooking Pot The Germans had no special ceramic objects for their graves; they used cooking and dining dishes, as well as storage vessels .
Vampire in Mass Grave
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126985.200-vampire-discovered-in-mass-grave.html?ITO=1490 ‘Vampire’ discovered in mass grave * Updated 16:07 06 March 2009: * Magazine issue 2698. Subscribe and get 4 free issues. A SKELETON exhumed from a grave in Venice is being claimed as the first known example of the … Continue reading