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Bones

The Bones at India's Mysterious 'Skeleton Lake' Came From All Over

New research reveals that the hundreds of anonymous dead spanned both continents and centuries.

August 21, 2019

Alcantarilha, Portugal

Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones)

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

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Texcoco, Mexico

Museo Paleontológico Tocuila (Paleontological Museum of Tocuila)

Get a close look at the gigantic remains of long-extinct mammoths.

Monsieur Mictlan

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Found: One of the Oldest Burial Sites in the Amazon

The discovery could change what we understand about the rainforest's ancient settlements.

Mörbylånga, Sweden

Sandby Borg Ringfort

Archaeologists are still unraveling the secrets of the brutal massacre that wiped out this ancient fort.

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Cáceres, Spain

Don Alvaro Alley

Fragments of human bones are embedded in the walls of this quaint alley.

Luis Morato

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El Sidrón Neanderthal Bones

It's believed these prehistoric individuals were the victims of cannibalism.

Monsieur Mictlan

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Found: Britain's First Pet Bunny

The rabbit was pampered and definitely not butchered.

Chicken Bones

Gastro Obscura

Chicken Bones

This hot-pink sweet treat that bears only a notional resemblance to poultry is a Canadian Christmastime staple.

Gastro Obscura

Rohini Chaki

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Czechia’s ‘Bone Church’ Is Getting a Good, Thorough Cleaning

A team of experts will be restoring four decorative pyramids, made of human remains.

February 26, 2019

Turkey Joints

Gastro Obscura

Turkey Joints

These eerily bone-like candies come with bumpy “joints” of nuts and chocolate “marrow” inside.

Gastro Obscura

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See Inside an Array of Zoo Animals With These X-Rays

They're going to be okay.

February 20, 2019

'Dragon Bones' of Santa Maria e San Donato

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Joel Cusumano

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How Long Have Dogs Been Helping Us Hunt?

New findings in Jordan indicate that they've been assisting us for nearly 12,000 years.

January 16, 2019

In 1590, Starving Parisians Ground Human Bones Into Bread

During a siege, desperation drove people to disinter skeletons from cemeteries.

October 29, 2018

Bone-In Pork Chop Sandwich

Gastro Obscura

Bone-In Pork Chop Sandwich

Mind your teeth when eating this juicy Chicago specialty.

Gastro Obscura

Leigh ChavezBush

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How to Make a Fossil in a Single Day

The recipe calls for fresh feathers or lizard feet, clay, heat, and a whole lot of pressure.

Oxnard, California

Prisoner of War Bone Model Ships

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

matthewtaub

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