Grave robbing isn’t always about stealing artifacts or grave goods, nor is it just a thing of the past. A couple weeks ago, police discovered that the crypt of F.W. Murnau was being […]
Earlier this week, researchers at Nottingham University were able to recreate a 9th c Anglo-Saxon medical remedy using garlic, onion and part of a cow’s stomach. When I first heard […]
Exhumation of a body can occur for a number of reasons. Victims of crime may be exhumed when the case is reopened, cemeteries may be moved to make room for […]
Wandering through Victorian cemeteries in Scotland and England, it is highly likely that you will run into a few graves that have large iron grates over the top of them. […]
I have discussed before that there are a number of reasons why graves are disturbed. My first post was on the top five reasons that single bones may be removed […]
19th century physical anthropologists had a nasty habit of picking up skeletal remains for their own personal collections. They raided burial mounds, stole from cemeteries and bought them up whenever […]
In recent news there have been two debates over whether two famous burials should be opened up in order to solve historical mysteries, or if we shouldn’t disturb the dead. […]
Throughout history a variety of cultures have removed single bones or portions of skeletons from tombs and graves. I have listed my top five reasons (in no particular order) given […]
Bones Don't Lie 