This is reflected in the legend of the coming of Orestes to Nemi and of the inhumation of his bones in the Roman Forum near the temple of Saturn.

According to Herodotus, the Spartans attributed their conquest of Arcadia to their theft of the bones of Orestes from the Arcadian town of Tegea.

In The History by Herodotus, the Oracle of Delphi foretold that the Spartans could not defeat the Tegeans until they moved the bones of Orestes to Sparta.

: Lichas can also refer to the Spartan Lichas, who discovered the bones of Orestes

On the advice of the Delphic Oracle, the Spartans searched for the bones of Orestes and brought them home, without which they had been told they could not expect victory in their war against the neighboring Tegeans.

Orestes is told that if he brings his fathers bones to a magic woman named Canidia, she will reveal his father ’ s murderer.

According to Herodotus, the Spartans attributed their conquest of Arcadia to their theft of the bones of Orestes from the Arcadian town of Tegea.

As with the relics of Theseus, the bones are sometimes described in literary sources as gigantic, an indication of the hero's " larger than life " status.

On his return, he brought the “ bones ” of the mythological Theseus back to Athens.

The CTCA program of activities was profuse: William Farnum and Mary Pickford on the screen, Elsie Janis and Harry Lauder on the stage, books provided by the American Library Association, full equipment for games and sports -- except that no `` bones '' were furnished for the all-time favorite pastime played on any floor and known as `` African golf ''.

Clumps of brush that they passed were so many enchained demons straining in anger to tear and gnaw on his bones.

In front of the large windows, as if they were pillars that support the complex stone structure, there are six fine columns that seem to simulate the bones of a limb, with an apparent central articulation ; in fact, this is a floral decoration.

Intermingled with the Albertosaurus remains of the Dry Island bonebed, the bones of the small theropod Albertonykus were found.

Pausanias also relates that a gigantic skeleton, its kneecap in diameter, appeared on the beach near Sigeion, on the Trojan coast ; these bones were identified as those of Ajax.

Early evidence of such practices appears as markings on bones and cave walls, which show that lunar cycles were being noted as early as 25, 000 years ago ; the first step towards recording the Moon ’ s influence upon tides and rivers, and towards organizing a communal calendar.

As the modern world evolved, several other patented materials, such as bones, starch, fish skins and isinglass, and casein, were introduced as alternative materials for glue manufacture.

Beadwork in Europe has a history dating back millennia, to when shells and animal bones were used as beads in necklaces.

This can include determining the nutritional, health, age or injury status of the individual the bones were taken from.

The oracle bone script numerals were found on tortoise shell and animal bones.

The journal Pediatrics has reportedly said that the number of cheerleaders suffering from broken bones, concussions, and sprains has increased by over 100 percent between the years of 1990 and 2002, and that in 2001 there were 25, 000 hospital visits reported for cheerleading injuries dealing with the shoulder, ankle, head, and neck.

It was in use for 800 years or more and numerous bird bones were found here, predominantly White-tailed Sea Eagle.

These include Quanterness chambered cairn ( 3250 BC ) in which the remains of 157 individuals were found when excavated in the 1970s, Cuween Hill near Finstown which was found to contain the bones of men, dogs and oxen and Wideford Hill cairn, which dates from 2000 BC.

The bones were stored in painted pottery burial urns.

Glámr, the undead shepherd of the Grettis saga, was reported to be dark blue in color and in Laxdœla saga the bones of a dead sorceress who had appeared in dreams were dug up and found to be " blue and evil looking.

In the 1840s Ludwig Leichhardt discovered many Diprotodon bones eroding from the banks of creeks in the Darling Downs of Queensland and when reporting the find to Owen commented that the remains were so well preserved he expected to find living examples in the then unexplored central regions of Australia.

Following the tests the bones were re-interred in Magdeburg Cathedral on 22 October 2010.

Around the excavation of the 18 shrines found on the spot, thousands of carp bones were found, consumed possibly in feasts to the God.

Some early flutes were made out of tibias ( shin bones ).

In China the fossil bones of ancient mammals including Homo erectus were often mistaken for “ dragon bones ” and used as medicine and aphrodisiacs.

The saint's body was claimed to have been discovered in a cave with a copy of the canonical Gospel of Matthew on its breast ; according to the contemporary account of Theodorus Lector, who reports that both bones and gospel book were presented by Anthemios to the emperor.

Many Maritime Archaic people were buried with Great Auk bones, and one was buried covered in over 200 auk beaks, which are assumed to have been part of a cloak made of their skins.

Based on remains associated with Great Auk bones found on Funk Island and on ecological and morphological considerations, it seems that Atlantic Menhaden and Capelin were their favored prey.

Nearly half of the bird bones found in graves at this site were of the Great Auk, suggesting that it had cultural significance for the Maritime Archaic people.

Often, the procedure is supposed to be performed by spirits who dismember the shaman and strip the flesh from his bones, then put him back together and revive him.

The foundation for this apparently was the presence of lignite deposits, which are prone to catch fire in summer and can smoulder and scorch the earth for weeks ( Zeus is supposed to have slain the Titans with lightning bolts ; see also below ), coupled with the presence of fossil bones of prehistoric elephants and rhinoceroses.

A supposed King Vulture relative from Quaternary cave deposits on Cuba turned out to be bones of the eagle-sized hawk Buteogallus borrasi ( formerly in Titanohierax ).

The foot bone is one of 49 new bones discovered, and indicates that A. afarensis is " a lot more human-like than we had ever supposed before ", according to the lead scientist on the study.

As he arrived, he told the abbot, " I am come to leave my bones among you .” Wolsey died at the abbey on 29 November 1530 and was buried within the walls of the Abbey church, where today a monument stands on his supposed resting place.

After his hypothesis of the supposed cranial mechanism, Sutherland further hypothesised that the sacrum moves synchronously with the cranial bones.

The water is supposed to have healing powers and be good at healing bruises, wounds and broken bones.

When bones are found, the tangata whenua are supposed to be called.

Yet another tale tells of the other Irish saints envying him to such a degree that every one of them ( apart from St Columba ) prayed for his early death ; and finally, he is supposed to have told his followers that upon his death, they were to leave his bones upon the hillside, and to preserve his spirit rather than his relics.

The legend states that the catacombs are the site of Saint Caecilius's martyrdom, and the abbey preserves the supposed relics of Caecilius and eleven other saints ' bones, ashes and the oven in which they were believed to have been burned.

North Clifton is a small village on the east bank of the Trent, 12½ miles north by east of newark, near a long cliff, in which numerous fragments of urns, bones and scalps have been found, near the spot which is supposed to have been anciently occupied by a castle.