4,000-year-old bones reveal ‘unprecedented’ violence — tongue removal, cannibalism and evisceration in Bronze Age Britain
Skull bones from the historical site of Charterhouse Warren in the U.K. reveal proof of deadly injuries 4,000 years back. (Image credit: Schulting et al., Antiquity ) More than 4,000…
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Oracle bones: 3,250-year-old engraved bones and tortoise shells from ancient China were used to foretell the future
A tortoise shell carved with Chinese characters from ancient China. (Image credit: Shan_shan via Shutterstock) Name: Oracle Bones What it is: Tortoise shells or the shoulder blades of oxen that…
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