The first Westminster Bridge as painted by Canaletto in 1746

Thames River Bones Show 4,000 Years of Prehistoric Human Sacrifice

Centuries of bone discoveries from the River Thames now tell a darker story than previously imagined. Recent scientific analysis of hundreds of human remains pulled from Britain’s most famous waterway reveals deliberate patterns stretching back thousands of years, long before Roman legions ever set foot on British soil. Radiocarbon dating has transformed scattered skeletal fragments

The tomb of Columbus in Seville Cathedral, which DNA testing has finally confirmed as the tomb of the explorer. Source: Pom² / CC BY-SA 3.0.

DNA Evidence Confirms the Final Resting Place of Columbus

Christopher Columbus is a divisive figure. In some households he is a hero, whereas others consider him much more controversial a figure. Even his final resting place has been the subject of fierce debate. The body of Columbus rests in Seville Cathedral in Spain, but also in the Dominican Republic. The problems arose because the