Tanzanians demand return of ancestral skulls
Colonial-era skulls had been lying in a Berlin archive for more than 100 years. Once looted as war trophies, they…
Skulls from German colonies offer dark lessons from the past
After human remains taken from Africa were stored in Berlin for over a century, living descendants have been identified for…
Germany DNA study links colonial skulls from Africa to living relatives
German researchers have matched the DNA in looted colonial-era skulls from East Africa with living descendants. The connection paves the…
2,000-year-old human skulls, oil lamps, and bronze daggers reveal possible necromancer’s portal to the underworld in Jerusalem
Israeli cave researcher Boaz Langford inspecting a cave August 2, 2009 in the Judean Hills, Israel, where 120 gold, silver…
Why doctors used to think drilling into people’s skulls could treat mental illness
Over 40,000 lobotomies were performed in the US before they were replaced by antipsychotic medication. National Library of Medicine Lobotomies…