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Alcantarilha, Portugal

Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones)

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

Museo Paleontológico Tocuila (Paleontological Museum of Tocuila)

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

Found: One of the Oldest Burial Sites in the Amazon

The discovery could change what we understand about the rainforest's ancient settlements.
Jonathan Carey April 26, 2019
Mörbylånga, Sweden

Sandby Borg Ringfort

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

Don Alvaro Alley

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

El Sidrón Neanderthal Bones

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

Found: Britain's First Pet Bunny

The rabbit was pampered and definitely not butchered.
Sabrina Imbler April 18, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Chicken Bones

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

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

A team of experts will be restoring four decorative pyramids, made of human remains.
Jonathan Carey February 26, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Turkey Joints

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

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

They're going to be okay.
Evan Nicole Brown February 20, 2019
Venice, Italy

'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.
animals

How Long Have Dogs Been Helping Us Hunt?

New findings in Jordan indicate that they've been assisting us for nearly 12,000 years.
Matthew Taub January 16, 2019
cemeteries

In 1590, Starving Parisians Ground Human Bones Into Bread

During a siege, desperation drove people to disinter skeletons from cemeteries.
Emily Monaco October 29, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Bone-In Pork Chop Sandwich

Mind your teeth when eating this juicy Chicago specialty.
dinosaurs

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.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 25, 2018
Oxnard, California

Prisoner of War Bone Model Ships

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

West Kennet Long Barrow

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.