Los Angeles Times

A 100,000-year-old burial site in Israel is changing what we know about early humans

SHOHAM, Israel — Archaeologists believe they have found one of the oldest burial sites in the world at a cave in Israel, where the well-preserved remains of early humans dating back about 100,000 ...
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Archaeologists in Turkey discovered the remains of the world’s oldest loaf of bread, humans’ first ever attempts at fermentation and baking.

In 2025, archaeologists at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in central Turkey discovered bread fragments from approximately 8,600 years ago, possibly the oldest bread ever found. These charred remains ...
NPR

What to know about the 5 hostages whose remains are still in Gaza

JERUSALEM — Since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza began on Oct. 10, Palestinian militants have released the remains of 23 hostages held for the past two years. But the process of returning the ...
Oregonian

Oregon authorities exhume remains in one of Portland area’s oldest unsolved murders

Oregon authorities on Monday exhumed the dismembered remains of a woman long known as Oak Grove Jane Doe — the state’s oldest unidentified person case at the heart of a nearly 80-year-old unsolved ...
CBS News

Smoke-dried human remains found in Asia may be world's oldest known mummies, researchers say

Scientists have discovered what's thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia dating back up to 12,000 years. Mummification prevents decay by preserving dead bodies. The ...