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Burial 10 at the 3000-year-old Teouma Lapita cemetery, in Vanuatu , and which contained the headless skeleton of an old man with 3 skulls placed on his chest

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Burial 10 at the 3000-year-old Teouma Lapita cemetery, in Vanuatu , and which contained the headless skeleton of an old man with 3 skulls placed on his chest

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In 2017, archaeologists working in Puisserguier, France, discovered a 2.9 m diameter pit, probably originally used as a wine cellar, inside of which lay the 4700-year-old skeleton of an adult woman, whose decapitated head is placed on her chest, supported by her right hand

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In 2017, archaeologists working in Puisserguier, France, discovered a 2.9 m diameter pit, probably originally used as a wine cellar, inside of which lay the 4700-year-old skeleton of an adult woman, whose decapitated head is placed on her chest, supported by her right hand

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Prehistoric Headdress from Britain, c.8000 BCE: this 10,000-year-old headdress was crafted from the skull and antlers of a red deer

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Prehistoric Headdress from Britain, c.8000 BCE: this 10,000-year-old headdress was crafted from the skull and antlers of a red deer

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This 2,500-Year-Old skeleton is the oldest known remains of a Panathenaic Athlete. The man who lived in the city of Taranto, was a champion of many Panathenaic Games in the Pentathlon specialty. He was found buried in a stone sarcophagus with an alabastron jar and 4 amphorae

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This 2,500-Year-Old skeleton is the oldest known remains of a Panathenaic Athlete. The man who lived in the city of Taranto, was a champion of many Panathenaic Games in the Pentathlon specialty. He was found buried in a stone sarcophagus with an alabastron jar and 4 amphorae

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The 5000-year-old skeleton of a pregnant woman and her unborn child, found at Kamenica Tumulus in Albania

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The 5000-year-old skeleton of a pregnant woman and her unborn child, found at Kamenica Tumulus in Albania

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2 knives, ceramic containers, a collection of shells, and golden earrings were among the artifacts found in an 800-year-old flooded Lambayeque tomb in Peru. This tomb, located beneath the water table, was found beneath the burial chamber of a seated high priestess

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2 knives, ceramic containers, a collection of shells, and golden earrings were among the artifacts found in an 800-year-old flooded Lambayeque tomb in Peru. This tomb, located beneath the water table, was found beneath the burial chamber of a seated high priestess

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In 2012, a 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic cemetery was discovered in the Ónavas Valley in Sonora, Mexico. The skeletons of 25 people were recovered, with 13 of them having intentional cranial deformations, and 5 of those having dental mutilations as well

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In 2012, a 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic cemetery was discovered in the Ónavas Valley in Sonora, Mexico. The skeletons of 25 people were recovered, with 13 of them having intentional cranial deformations, and 5 of those having dental mutilations as well

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Beauchêne Skull of a 14-year-old French girl whe died in the late nineteenth century. Featured in the book “Skulls: Portraits of the Dead and the Stories They Tell”

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Beauchêne Skull of a 14-year-old French girl whe died in the late nineteenth century. Featured in the book “Skulls: Portraits of the Dead and the Stories They Tell”

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The Langstrup Belt Plate is a 3400-year-old bronze belt plate with a diameter of 28 cm, which was found in 1879 in a bog in North Zealand, Denmark. Now housed at the National Museum in Copenhagen

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The Langstrup Belt Plate is a 3400-year-old bronze belt plate with a diameter of 28 cm, which was found in 1879 in a bog in North Zealand, Denmark. Now housed at the National Museum in Copenhagen

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A whalebone plaque found at the Scar boat burial in Orkney, Scotland. The Viking burial, which dates to between 875 and 950 CE, contained the remains of a man, an elderly woman, and a child, along with numerous grave goods. Now housed at the Orkney Museum

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A whalebone plaque found at the Scar boat burial in Orkney, Scotland. The Viking burial, which dates to between 875 and 950 CE, contained the remains of a man, an elderly woman, and a child, along with numerous grave goods. Now housed at the Orkney Museum

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The skeleton of an adult male who was buried in a unique position at the Hirota site, in Japan, with his arms clasped and kneeling. The man was wearing over 10,000 pieces of shell ornaments, which account for about a quarter of the shell artifacts excavated at the site. 2nd-7th century CE

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The skeleton of an adult male who was buried in a unique position at the Hirota site, in Japan, with his arms clasped and kneeling. The man was wearing over 10,000 pieces of shell ornaments, which account for about a quarter of the shell artifacts excavated at the site. 2nd-7th century CE

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A 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm discovered in 2015 in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands

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A 6,000-year-old Stone Age burial of a woman with a baby cradled in her arm discovered in 2015 in the central Netherlands city of Nieuwegein. It is the oldest infant burial ever found in the Netherlands

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The "Princess of Sarazm" from Tajikistan. The woman, who died around 5,500 years ago at the age of 37, was covered in a veil adorned with thousands of beads made of lapis lazuli, turquoise, and limestone. Gold beads adorned her hair, and she wore massive bracelets made from seashells

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The "Princess of Sarazm" from Tajikistan. The woman, who died around 5,500 years ago at the age of 37, was covered in a veil adorned with thousands of beads made of lapis lazuli, turquoise, and limestone. Gold beads adorned her hair, and she wore massive bracelets made from seashells

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An approximately 40-year-old man was buried in the tomb M16 at Majiayuan cemetery in Gansu, China. Among the grave goods found with the owner of the tomb, there were 3 luxurious belts, an arm bracelet, and 2 large semi-circular necklaces, one gold and one silver. 4th-3rd century BCE

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An approximately 40-year-old man was buried in the tomb M16 at Majiayuan cemetery in Gansu, China. Among the grave goods found with the owner of the tomb, there were 3 luxurious belts, an arm bracelet, and 2 large semi-circular necklaces, one gold and one silver. 4th-3rd century BCE

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10,000-year-old painted schist pebbles with red ochre, found at the Mas d'Azil cave in France

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10,000-year-old painted schist pebbles with red ochre, found at the Mas d'Azil cave in France

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The heart of Toussaint de Perrien, Knight of Brefeillac, was sealed in this lead container after his death in 1649 and eventually buried with the body of his wife Louise de Quengo, who died seven years later.

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The heart of Toussaint de Perrien, Knight of Brefeillac, was sealed in this lead container after his death in 1649 and eventually buried with the body of his wife Louise de Quengo, who died seven years later.

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A 6,900-year-old female tomb from the early Neolithic period at Cys-la-Commune in France. The woman was buried with 2 stone bracelets, a necklace made of more than 350 small discoid limestone beads and 8 large tubular spondyl beads, and 2 spondyl valves at the waist

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A 6,900-year-old female tomb from the early Neolithic period at Cys-la-Commune in France. The woman was buried with 2 stone bracelets, a necklace made of more than 350 small discoid limestone beads and 8 large tubular spondyl beads, and 2 spondyl valves at the waist

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