The bones are parts of cattle metacarpals and metatarsals (foot bones), and were all cut to the same size. Despite how worn the floor is, archaeologists were able to detect a kind of pattern to ...

While renovating a house from the early 1600s in Alkmaar, Netherlands, archaeologists happened upon a floor made of cow bones. Crafted with stunning precision, the floor exclusively features ...

Dutch archaeologists recently announced the discovery of an unusual floor made of animal bones in the Achterdam, a red light district in Alkmaar. It dates back to the early 1600s.