Scientists discover a 2,600-year-old brain inside an Iron Age skull, and it’s still intact |

Scientists discover a 2,600-year-old brain inside an Iron Age skull, and it's still intact |

A human brain dating back more than two thousand years has been found in a skull unearthed near York, providing Iron Age archeology with an unusual case of soft tissue survival. The remains were first exhumed from a stagnant pit in Heslington in 2008, where conditions appeared to have slowed the normal process of decay. … Read more

Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old human bone cup and mask in China’s Yangtze River Delta | World News

Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old human bone cup and mask in China's Yangtze River Delta | World News

Recent archaeological excavations in China’s Yangtze River Delta have revealed the complex social and cultural practices of the Neolithic Liangzhu civilization, which dates back approximately 5,000 years. Using remains from the Zhongjiagang site, researchers found that human bones were often used as a source of functional and ritual items such as “skull cups” and “skull … Read more