Human brains found at archaeological sites are surprisingly well-preserved
Remains of human brains were considered rare, but not anymore
![A photograph of a preserved brain that is dark brown and orangish and appears rock hard](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/031924_nb_preserved-brains_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Naturally preserved brains can take on a variety of textures and colors, depending on their surroundings. This 1,000-year-old brain of an individual excavated from a 10th century Belgian churchyard is still soft and wet and stained orange with iron oxides.
Alexandra L. Morton-Hayward