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Ancient Greece
Gold Wreath Still Adorns 2,500 Year-Old Skull in Crete, Greece
The skull of a crowned athlete with a gold wreath in the shape of a laurel branch still attached to it is perhaps one of the most impressive exhibits in Greece.
The flesh disintegrated after 2,500 years, but the wreath...
Ancient Greece
Battle of Marathon: The Helmet With the Soldier’s Skull Still Inside
This remarkable Corinthian-style helmet from the Battle of Marathon was reputedly found in 1834 with a human skull still inside.
It now forms part of the Royal Ontario Museum’s collections, but originally it was discovered by George Nugent-Grenville, who was...
Archaeology
Stunning Facial Reconstruction of Paleolithic Woman
Archaeologists have reconstructed the face of a Paleolithic woman whose human skull was found buried inside a cave in 1881 in the hamlet of Mlade located in today's Czech Republic. The subject was identified as male at the time,...
Archaeology
Skull Found at Ancient Greek City Shows Neurosurgery Performed 2,200 Years Ago
Archaeologists carrying out excavations in the ancient city of Euromus in Turkey's southern Mugla province found a skull with marks indicating that neurosurgery existed 2,200 years ago.
According to the Anadolu News Agency the skull was discovered in a burial...
Archaeology
First Known Homo Sapiens Outside Africa Was Greek
A partial skull found in Greece is the earliest evidence of the presence of Homo sapiens outside of Africa, scientists have reported in this week’s International Journal of Science, Nature.
The team of researchers dated the skull to about 210,000...