Live Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .A medieval ship burial in England that is so impressive and mysterious that it's been compared to the world of the Old English epic "Beowulf" is now captivating viewers of the Netflix drama "The Dig." But who is actually buried at the 1,400-year-old site known as Sutton Hoo?The burial contains numerous goods, including an ornately decorated helmet, that hint at the possible identity of the remains. Researchers have been studying those artifacts since a team, led by...…Live Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .A medieval ship burial in England that is so impressive and mysterious that it's been compared to the world of the Old English epic "Beowulf" is now captivating viewers of the Netflix drama "The Dig." But who is actually buried at the 1,400-year-old site known as Sutton Hoo?The burial contains numerous goods, including an ornately decorated helmet, that hint at the possible identity of the remains. Researchers have been studying those artifacts since a team, led by...WW…

Live Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Archaeologists believe that this niche represents the remains of the throne of Herod Antipas. From here, the decision to execute John the Baptist may have been made.(Image: © Győző Vörös)Archaeologists claim that they have identified the deadly dance floor where John the Baptist — a preacher who foretold the coming of — was sentenced to death around A.D. 29. The Bible and the ancient writer Flavius Josephus (A.D. 37-100) both describe how King Herod Antipas, a son...…Live Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Archaeologists believe that this niche represents the remains of the throne of Herod Antipas. From here, the decision to execute John the Baptist may have been made.(Image: © Győző Vörös)Archaeologists claim that they have identified the deadly dance floor where John the Baptist — a preacher who foretold the coming of — was sentenced to death around A.D. 29. The Bible and the ancient writer Flavius Josephus (A.D. 37-100) both describe how King Herod Antipas, a son...WW…

Live Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .A man who lived in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas sometime between 1,000 and 1,400 years ago may have died from a horrible case of constipation, according to a study of his mummified remains. And during the painful months just prior to his death, he ate mainly grasshoppers, the study researchers found. Apparently, Chagas disease, which is caused by a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi, had blocked up the man's . That blockage caused his colon to swell...…Live Science is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. .A man who lived in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of Texas sometime between 1,000 and 1,400 years ago may have died from a horrible case of constipation, according to a study of his mummified remains. And during the painful months just prior to his death, he ate mainly grasshoppers, the study researchers found. Apparently, Chagas disease, which is caused by a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi, had blocked up the man's . That blockage caused his colon to swell...WW…