skeletal

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For decades, the site intrigued scientists because of unusual skeletal traits and the way the two individuals were laid to rest.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

Now the creatures' skeletal remains appear to have been found in an Iron Age dig near Cordoba.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

But he is best known for his inimitable, Surrealist pictures featuring skeletal, architectonic figures—merging humans, animals, foliage, totems and signs—which, though indecipherable, are instantly recognizable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

“I’ve got to get his skeletal structure because I think he’s, like, big boned,” Rams safety Quentin Lake said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

He wore gray trousers and a shirt of porous cloth that did not hide his skeletal appearance.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead