Showing posts with label skeletons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skeletons. Show all posts

17 October 2022

SOLDIER FROM BATTLE OF WATERLOO SKELETON FOUND WITH TEETH : PROPER BURIALS

YAHOO: SOLDIER WITH TEETH : WATERLOO   In this article we learn that many a soldier's grave was looted and teeth were even sold as dentures.  Horses were buried too.  Perhaps the most important aspect of this archaeological dig is the discovery of proper burials. 

Excerpt:  The new findings cast doubts over historical claims that victims who died being treated at the hospital were unceremoniously dumped after the battle, along with some 500 limbs amputated during the fighting, and wounded animals.

07 October 2019

LOVERS OF MODINA SKELETONS BOTH MEN : ARCHEOLOGY

THE GUARDIAN : LOVERS OF MODINA SKELETONS ARE BOTH MEN by Lorenzo Tondo

EXCERPT: ...a group of researchers from the University of Bologna who developed a new technique using the protein found in tooth enamel have announced that the skeletons belonged to two men.  The study, which is believed to have profound implications for understanding funeral practices, was published in the journal Scientific Reports.