Tag: skeletons

  • Secret underground tomb with 12 skeletons is found in Jordan’s Petra

    Secret underground tomb with 12 skeletons is found in Jordan’s Petra

    The mysterious veil of the Treasury monument in Petra, Jordan, has been lifted once again. Beneath the ancient rock-cut building, archaeologists have uncovered a hidden tomb containing 12 relatively well-preserved human skeletons along with an extensive array of grave offerings. The discovery comes more than two decades after similar tombs were found on the other…

  • Fifty well-preserved Viking-era skeletons are discovered in Denmark

    Fifty well-preserved Viking-era skeletons are discovered in Denmark

    The Vikings unearthed at Aasum most likely weren’t warriors. Borre Lundø believes the site was probably a “standard settlement,” perhaps a farming community, located 3 miles from a ring fortress in what is now central Odense. The 21,500-square-foot burial ground holds the remains of men, women and children. Besides the skeletons, there are a few…