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Infant bones found on ancient workshop floor

January 22nd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists working at Poggio Civitate, an ancient settlement near Tuscany, Italy, have found the bones of babies scattered on the

September 20th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A new study of an ancient Cathaginian burial site suggests that the remains of thousands of babies there is not

November 22nd, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

The remains of 44 pre-Inca sacrificed babies have been found at a site in Peru. All the bodies had a

August 9th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Last year I posted a story about how Romans killed unwanted babies born at a brothel, burying them on the

March 31st, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

The sacrificed remains of buried babies and animals have been uncovered at the site of a new high school in

November 10th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Modern humans are born with elongated shaped brains, which become rounder as we age. New research shows that Neanderthals brains

October 20th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

An 18-month-old Neanderthal has been found, along with the bodies of two adults, in a cave in Belgium. Neanderthal youngsters

August 19th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

The remains of a child found in a Roman-era mass grave shows signs of being dismembered. Chiltern Archaeologists suspect the