159 Items Tagged

Skeletons

Rott am Inn, Germany

Skeletons of Rott am Inn

These jeweled relics have a scandalous and contested past.

Bears' Cave

Chișcău, Romania

Bears' Cave

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

Inside the Talgua Cave

The Cave of the Glowing Skulls

These Honduran caves earned their magical nickname thanks to reflective bone deposits.

Skeleton of a Whale in Alaska, 1900

The Lost and Found Art of Assembling Whale Skeletons

Natalie Zarrelli November 4, 2015

This undead CGI skeleton warrior, made with a program called DAZ studio, is not very scary.

Spooky Scary Skeletons, From The Bible To Tumblr

Cara Giaimo October 30, 2015

A 16th Century Pope Buried His Pet Elephant Under the Vatican

Sarah Laskow October 20, 2015

FOUND: Perplexing Reports of a ‘Skeleton Plane’

Sarah Laskow October 13, 2015

FOUND: A 16-Year-Old Discovered a 560,000-Year-Old Human Tooth

Sarah Laskow July 29, 2015

Temple of Santa Muerte

Santa Ana Chapitiro, Mexico

Temple of Santa Muerte

This church devoted to Mexico's "dead saint" is a festive celebration of a formerly hidden religious figure.

FOUND: Evidence of Prehistoric Dentistry

Sarah Laskow July 16, 2015

100 Wonders: The Mystery of Skeleton Lake

Dylan Thuras July 7, 2015

FOUND: A 2,500-Year-Old Celtic Aristocrat, Wearing a Gold Necklace

Sarah Laskow June 17, 2015

The Skulls in This Wall Are All from People Consumed by Vultures

Dolly Stolze January 5, 2015

museums and collections

Help Save the World's Rarest Skeletons

oriana leckert December 11, 2014

In an Oklahoma Museum: All the Gory Details and Beetles of Skeleton Preparation

Matthew Blitz October 29, 2014

Steel coffin

London, England

St Bride's Church & Charnel House

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

Morbid Monday: Skeleton On Your Back

Allison Meier September 8, 2014

On the Street with Saint Death in Tepito, Mexico

Andrew Chesnut August 21, 2014