If you remove a mummy from its burial site, beyond triggering an ancient curse, you could cause changes to the chemical make-up of the remains. While some of these changes may be inadvertent, during the 19th century, alterations were intentionally…
With Halloween approaching, how can you tell if a skeleton was pregnant? A direct approach would be to look for fetal remains in the abdomen or pelvis. However, this is rare, as some burial practices surgically removed the fetus from…
[Originally posted on LinkedIn on 16th September 2025] As the Bronze Age transitioned into the Iron Age, a technological division occurred between China and the West. While western blacksmiths worked by hammering hot, solid-state pure iron into desired objects, Chinese…
[Originally posted on LinkedIn on 12th September 2025] In the winter of 1609, colonists in Jamestown, Virgina, were running out of food, starving and besieged. To survive, they were forced to consume animals brought to the new world and discarded…
