Medical Malfeasance - Archaeologists uncovered two coffins during excavations of a nineteenth-century cemetery in Quebec City that provide evidence of the illicit practice of diverting corpses for the study of human anatomy.
Archaeology|July/August 2024
Archaeologists uncovered two coffins during excavations of a nineteenth-century cemetery in Quebec City that provide evidence of the illicit practice of diverting corpses for the study of human anatomy. Starting in 1847, medical students were required to have practical experience studying human anatomy, but legal options to procure cadavers were limited
By Elizabeth Hewitt
Medical Malfeasance - Archaeologists uncovered two coffins during excavations of a nineteenth-century cemetery in Quebec City that provide evidence of the illicit practice of diverting corpses for the study of human anatomy.

Bu hikaye Archaeology dergisinin July/August 2024 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

Bu hikaye Archaeology dergisinin July/August 2024 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

ARCHAEOLOGY DERGISINDEN DAHA FAZLA HIKAYETümünü görüntüle
AN EGYPTIAN TEMPLE REBORN
Archaeology

AN EGYPTIAN TEMPLE REBORN

By removing centuries of soot, researchers have uncovered the stunning decoration of a sanctuary dedicated to the heavens

time-read
10+ dak  |
March/April 2025
THE SHELL SEEKERS
Archaeology

THE SHELL SEEKERS

How hunter-gatherers in northern Florida facing an uncertain future revived a powerful symbol of their past

time-read
8 dak  |
March/April 2025
The Secrets of Porvenir
Archaeology

The Secrets of Porvenir

Remembering the victims of a 1918 massacre that shook a Texas border community

time-read
8 dak  |
March/April 2025
UNEARTHING ANELUSIVE EMPIRE
Archaeology

UNEARTHING ANELUSIVE EMPIRE

Archaeologists have discovered rare evidence of an enlightened medieval dynasty that ruled much of Central Asia

time-read
10+ dak  |
March/April 2025
Ahead of Their Time
Archaeology

Ahead of Their Time

Excavations reveal the surprising sophistication of Copper Age villagers in southwestern Iran 6,000 years ago

time-read
9 dak  |
March/April 2025
ORIGINS OF PERUVIAN RELIGION
Archaeology

ORIGINS OF PERUVIAN RELIGION

While investigating looters' holes at the site of La Otra Banda in northern Peru's Zaña Valley, archaeologist Luis A. Muro Ynoñán of the Field Museum and the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru spotted carved blocks around seven feet below the surface.

time-read
1 min  |
January/February 2025
ISLAND OF FREEDOM
Archaeology

ISLAND OF FREEDOM

Many of the enslaved Africans sent to Brazil beginning in 1549 were from what is now Angola, where one of the most widely spoken languages was Kimbundu.

time-read
1 min  |
January/February 2025
NAZCA GHOST GLYPHS
Archaeology

NAZCA GHOST GLYPHS

From the 1940s to the early 2000s, geoglyphs were discovered in the Nazca Desert of southern Peru depicting animals, humans, and other figures at the rate of 1.5 per year.

time-read
1 min  |
January/February 2025
COLONIAL COMPANIONS
Archaeology

COLONIAL COMPANIONS

The ancestry of dogs in seventeenth-century Jamestown offers a window into social dynamics between Indigenous people and early colonists.

time-read
1 min  |
January/February 2025
BAD MOON RISING
Archaeology

BAD MOON RISING

The British Museum houses around 130,000 clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia written in cuneiform script between 3200 B.C. and the first century A.D.

time-read
2 dak  |
January/February 2025