In a cemetery in central China, a grave robber started to dig. The thief tunneled into an ancient tomb, stole some artifacts and vanished. The robbery, however, was only partially successful. When archaeologists excavated the looted tomb, they realized the robber had left some rare treasures behind. The Taosi Relic Site and Cemetery is a […]
Scythians in modern-day Ukraine made leather out of human skin, a team of researchers has determined, likely as a macabre trophy item. The discovery affirms a claim by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who wrote extensively on the Scythian way of life. In their work, the researchers use paleoproteomics to establish the sources of leather […]