An artistic representation of the Gotlant burial of a Viking-era woman with a modified skull Current Swedish Archaeology / Mirosław Kuźma / Matthias Toplak Examples of artificially altered bones ...

A massive gravesite — dating back at least 1,300 years — was unearthed in central Mexico, offering a glimpse into the cultural practices of the region’s pre-Hispanic occupants. The remains of 48 ...

A new study, published on May 21 in the journal Nature, has revealed surprising information about the origins of human teeth. Our teeth evolved from the piercing “body armor” of extinct fish, which ...

Human teeth and bones that are ground into calcium phosphate ash after undergoing alkaline hydrolysis, an alternative process to burial or cremation, are not added to food. The U.S. Food and Drug ...

In the realm of extreme body modifications, few individuals have taken it as far as Michel ‘Diabao’ Praddo. The 49-year-old Brazilian — renowned for his remarkable transformations and known as the ...

Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society, Vol. 48, No. 1/2 (January-June 2020), pp. 85-109 (25 pages) The Agta, indigenous peoples in Northeastern Luzon, Philippines, are known for their bodily ...