Scary archaeological findings

Some archaeological findings are formidable, drawing a terrible picture of life and death in the past.

In archeology, the bones or memories haunting those who have long since died are common for scientists. However, some findings like the one below have the most terrible obsession, drawing a terrible picture of life and death in the past.

1. Neanderthals cannibalistic

In 2010, researchers said they found the skeletons of members of a cave Neanderthals family in Spain. The scary thing is that these skeletons show signs that they have been eaten by their peers.

Three women, three men, three teenagers, two children and a newborn baby may have become the meal of a group of Neanderthals.

According to archaeologists, this family is not the only evidence for Neanderthal cannibalism. It seems that when the living conditions become harsh, the Neanderthals do not hesitate to defeat their fellow humans.

2. Alaska baby was burned in a fireplace

About 11,500 years ago, a 3-year-old child was burned and left in a fireplace in central Alaska. After that, the house was filled and abandoned.

The lonely skeleton - found in the same state as when it was burned in the fireplace - made it impossible for archaeologists Ben Potter and Joel Irish at Alaska University to hold their hearts, as their children were about the same age as the baby burned in the oven.

'It is an unforgettable feeling for us, beyond the scientific aspect, it is a living, breathing person before being burned ,' Potter said.

3. The mysterious tomb

Burned skeletons are found in a royal tomb.(Photo: LiveScience)

Buried, then dug up to burn, then buried again. It was the fate of Philip III Arrhidaios , his half-brother and successor to Alexander the Great . The question is: do archaeologists find what remains of this man after what people do to him?

A royal tomb in Greece contains the burnt skeleton of a young man and woman. It could be the resting place of Philip III and his wife, Queen Eurydice . The two were killed by Olympias - Philip II's stepmother and the mother of Alexander the Great - and killed. But some researchers believe that the owner of the burnt skeleton in the grave is Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great.

If this is the case, the woman is buried with Cleopatra , Philip II's last wife (Cleopatra here is not the famous Egyptian queen).

The debate is not over that the grave is the resting place of Philip II or Philip III. Scientists are also unclear whether the bones were burned before or after the muscle and organs were washed.

4. The ill-fated expedition

The expedition to the legendary Northwest Passage (the route through the Atlantic Ocean) killed many people, including 129 adventurers who had to die in 1845. The expedition led by British naval general John Franklin lost in the area full of ice and snow, making them hungry, lacking in substance, dehydrated and exhausted.

Many of them also suffer from lead poisoning, possibly due to the canned food they have eaten. High lead levels in the blood lead to vomiting, weak body and convulsions.

At first, the dead were buried, though only very shallow. But later, as more and more people died, the bodies were abandoned, and some people might have been eaten. Only a few of them have been identified even though efforts have been made to re-create faces.

5. Ancient chemical warfare

Ancient war was often linked to hand-held weapons, but a group of at least 20 Roman soldiers died terribly nearly 2,000 years ago. In a siege by the Roman army in the city. Dura, Syria, Persian soldiers dug some tunnels under the walls to fight enemies. The Romans also dug their own tunnels to retaliate. But when the Persians knew the Romans were coming, they had prepared the trap of great harm: spraying smoke with a mixture of poison that turned the Roman soldiers' lungs into acids.

These tunnels were discovered by archaeologists in the 1920s and 1930s, and then filled. Some modern archaeologists think that the bones and sulfur substances with asphalt are remnants of a chemical war.

6. The first leper

The oldest evidence of leprosy.(Photo: LiveScience)

For a long time, leprosy or leprosy is considered humiliating. Today, the disease is no longer dangerous, but in history, people who have suffered from this disease are always chased away and spurned, in part because their bodies are distorted by the disease.

A 4,000-year-old skeleton found in India is the oldest archaeological evidence of leprosy. The remaining bones show that this person has been abandoned by society: Hindus have a tradition of cremation, and only those who do not qualify are buried.

The skeleton of the leper patient was buried in a stone cavity and covered with ash burned from cow dung. At that time, ash from cow dung was said to be sacred and pure.

7. The acrobatic artist is sacrificed

Archaeologists found the headless skeleton of an acrobatic artist sacrificed.(Photo: LiveScience)

Evidence of human sacrifices is found all over the world, but a sacrifice site discovered in 2008 seems very special. In a house in what is now Syria , archaeologists found strange human skeleton and animal bones.

Three human bones lie side by side, without heads. Based on bone lesions and overgrowth in the ligament and bone area, researchers believe that one of those skeletons may be acrobatic.

The building was filled with dirt and abandoned after people had left their headless bodies in it, prompting researchers to suspect that animals and leisure workers were sacrificed , or had can be left behind by a natural or similar disaster.

Discovered the tomb of Vikings warriors without head

Railroad workers in Dorset County, England, discovered a grave of Viking wars. What is frightening is that these bodies are all beheaded .

Initially, archaeologists said that the victims were murdered. However, that idea was quickly rejected because the cuts were very sweet and seemed to be done from the front rather than from the back.

Excavating the claws of a giant Moa

The claws of the giant Moa are on display.

In 1986, an archaeological team discovered a giant claw in Mount Owen, New Zealand.

After conducting the study, the archaeologists determined that the claw was of a giant prehistoric bird , often called the Moa.

The bones of hundreds of babies were discovered in an ancient Roman bath

Roman bath house, where hundreds of infant skeletons are found in underground sewers.

When Israeli archaeologists excavated the sewer beneath an ancient Roman bathhouse, they found hundreds of infant skeletons here. There is currently no reasonable explanation for this frightening incident.

Found "vampire in Venice"

The skull of the "vampire" was stuffed into the mouth with bricks.

A mass grave was discovered outside Venice, Italy. In it, the dead were . put a brick in their mouth.

According to the concept of the ancients, this is one of the ways that dead vampires cannot live up to sucking human blood.

Archaeologists say the vampire legend has spread to Venice and this is the clearest evidence.