Latest articles by Kristina Killgrove
5,000 years ago, Stone Age people in China crafted their ancestors' bones into cups and masks
Archaeologists in China found a collection of human bones that showed signs of being "worked" like any other natural material.
Skeleton-filled well in Croatia likely holds remains of Roman soldiers, study finds
Archaeologists have discovered a mass grave of Roman soldiers hidden inside an ancient well in Croatia.
Human skeleton quiz: What do you know about the bones in your body?
Do you have what it takes to be a bone-ified quiz champion?
Miniature Skeleton: A ghostly 2,000-year-old party favor from a Roman banquet
This spooky skeleton was likely made to remind Roman banqueters that life is short.
750-year-old grass shoe discovered in a vulture's nest in Spain
Bearded vultures in medieval Spain stole various things from humans to feather their nests.
Corleck Head: A spooky three-faced Celtic sculpture found on the 'Hill of Death' in Ireland — and it may have been connected to human sacrifice 1,900 years ago
The meaning of the three-faced Corleck Head has puzzled experts for centuries.
Anthropologists make 'ant yogurt' from centuries-old recipe, serve it as an 'ant-wich' at Michelin-star restaurant
Researchers have revealed how adding a handful of live ants to warm milk can create yogurt.
Scientists convert a kidney from blood type A to universal type O and implant it in a brain-dead recipient
Scientists move one step closer to "universal" donor organs with a successful kidney transplant in a brain-dead patient.
Divers recover more than 1,000 gold and silver coins from 1715 'Treasure Fleet' shipwreck in Florida
Salvage work on the 1715 shipwrecks brought over 1,000 coins to the surface this summer.
Jane Goodall, famed primatologist who discovered chimpanzee tool use, dies at 91
Dame Jane Goodall, the world's preeminent chimpanzee expert, died of natural causes.
Vlad the Impaler: The medieval prince who inspired Dracula
Vlad the Impaler was a medieval prince whose bloodthirsty acts inspired the world's most famous vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Eagle brooches: 1,500-year-old pins filled with dazzling gems and glass — and worn by powerful Visigoth women
Visigoth women may have worn eagle-shaped pins as a symbol of power.
How long does DNA last?
The world's oldest DNA comes from a 2.4 million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland. Will scientists eventually sequence even older DNA?
1 million-year-old skull from China holds clues to the origins of Neanderthals, Denisovans and humans
Reconstruction of a 1 million-year-old skull shows that early human groups split and diversified quickly.
Mystery creature found in 'forbidden cloud forest' of Peru is new species of marsupial
The newly described mouse opossum was discovered at a surprisingly high altitude in the Andes.
Statuette of a Comic Actor: A 2,000-year-old depiction of a Roman actor letting one rip
The ancient Romans had a soft spot for physical comedy (aka fart jokes), as exemplified by a bronze figurine of a comic actor.
Ötzi quiz: What do you know about the Iceman mummy who was murdered 5,300 years ago in the Alps?
Think you know a lot about Ötzi the Iceman? Don't get left in the cold — take our quiz!
World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find
The world's oldest evidence for purposeful human mummification comes from Southeast Asia, where people smoke-dried their ancestors' corpses 10,000 years ago.
1,900-year-old oil lamp that provided 'light in the journey to the afterlife' found in Roman cemetery in the Netherlands
Archaeologists excavating in a Roman cemetery in the Netherlands have uncovered a unique oil lamp dating to the second century A.D.
Pawnee Star Chart: A precontact elk-skin map used by Indigenous priests to tell an origin story
The unique map depicts patterns of stars in the night sky, but its meaning is debated.
'Extraordinary' Roman helmet from war-ending battle found in the sea off Sicily
Archaeologists recovered the "Montefortino"-style helmet in an underwater excavation in the Aegadian Islands off the coast of Sicily.
Kneeling Bull: A 5,000-year-old hybrid creature from Iran with a mysterious purpose
This silver bull figurine posing in a human-like manner may have been buried in a ritual to mark a temple boundary 5,000 years ago.
Homo erectus: Facts about the first human lineage to leave Africa
Homo erectus is associated with a number of firsts in its 2 million years of existence, including being the first hominin to travel out of Africa.
