We don’t know what became of the skull—or, indeed, what became of the young woman herself, or the man who sent it to her as a “gift” from the Pacific in the midst of World War II.

Researchers have reverse-engineered the ancient ritual practice that created one of the British Museum's most important artifacts—the Jericho Skull—revealing the face of a man whose remains ...

In This Case (1983), the final of three oversized Jean-Michel Basquiat skull paintings, is expected to fetch more than $50 million when it goes on sale at Christie’s 21th Century Evening Sale on ...

In a masterclass led by Niyamat, students dive deep into the intricacies of human anatomy, beginning with the skull. This workshop is designed to guide participants through a detailed study of ...

For years, the battered 9,500-year-old Jericho Skull has been one of the British Museum’s most chilling exhibits – as well as its oldest portrait. Decorated with plaster in a Neolithic ritual ...

The caption that accompanied Morse’s disquieting photo in the Feb. 1, 1943, issue of LIFE read, “A Japanese soldier’s skull is propped up on a burned-out Jap [sic] tank by U.S. troops. Fire ...

The skeletal structure with an oversized skull and miniature rib cage, discovered in Peru recently, has been creating quite a buzz, with several anthropologists claiming that it cannot possibly.

The reconstructed visage of the legendary composer seems to align closely with two extant portraits from Mozart's era. One is ...