Motivation behind the skull manipulation ‘very difficult to interpret’, scientists say

An Iron Age Scottish woman likely had her brains scooped out after she died as part of her burial, according to a new study that sheds further light on the complex funerary rites…

Scrape marks inside a skull and sharpened limb bones in a set of remains found in Scotland may be evidence of unusual Iron Age funerary rituals

Motivation behind the skull manipulation ‘very difficult to interpret’, scientists say

In a remarkable archaeological breakthrough in York, England, researchers unearthed ancient brain tissue that has astonishingly remained intact for over 2,600 years. This tissue,…

A pair of skeletons offer rare insight into the ancient burial practices in Scotland's northern coast.

Archaeologists found apparent scrape marks inside a skull; long bones may have been sharpened into tools.

A human brain that may date back more than two millennia has been recovered from a skull unearthed near York, offering an unusual case of soft tissue survival in Iron Age…