Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
Unlocking the Past, Guiding the Future
In a recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine, researchers have unveiled evidence suggesting that ancient Egyptians, more than 4,000 years ago, may have attempted to treat cancer through surgical interventions. The study, led by an international team…
A recent study published in the journal Clinical Chemistry has revealed the health challenges faced by the renowned composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Researchers conducting DNA analysis on two authenticated locks of Beethoven’s hair found alarmingly high concentrations of lead, arsenic,…
Archaeologists at the University of Mississippi, in collaboration with medical experts, have unearthed a rare medical anomaly in the burial site of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum. The discovery, detailed in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, pertains to the preserved…
Archaeologists excavating the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Krakow, Poland, have unearthed a 300-year-old medical prosthesis designed to assist a man with a cleft palate. This discovery marks the first of its kind not only in Poland but…
Recent research led by Alexandra Morton-Hayward, a forensic anthropologist from the University of Oxford, challenges long-held beliefs about the decomposition of human brains after death. Contrary to long-held beliefs that the brain swiftly decomposes following demise, this study, published in…
Archaeologists conducting excavations in Nuremberg, Germany, have unearthed what may be the largest mass burial site of plague victims ever found in Europe. Led by archaeologist Melanie Langbein from the Department of Heritage Conservation in Nuremberg and Julian Decker from…
An ancient Nubian woman, estimated to have lived between 1750 and 1550 BCE, has emerged as a significant figure in the study of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to recent findings published in the International Journal of Paleopathology. Unearthed in 2018…
Archaeologists have unearthed a hollowed-out animal bone containing hundreds of black henbane seeds sealed with a black birch-bark tar plug, at the Roman-period settlement of Houten-Castellum in the Netherlands. This finding provides the first conclusive evidence of the intentional use…
Researchers from the National Institute of Genetics, the University of Tokyo, and the Wakasa History Museum have conducted metagenomic analyses on coprolites excavated from the Torihama shell-mound site in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The coprolites, dating back to the Early Jomon…
DNA extracted from ancient chewing gum, used by teenagers in Sweden around 10,000 years ago, is providing valuable insights into the Stone Age diet and oral health. The tar-like black resin, made from birch bark pitch, was found 30 years…
