Mild-mannered bank manager revealed as First World War hero

[UK Telegraph]  A 'mild-mannered' bank manager who never discussed the First World War with his family has been revealed as a hero soldier who fought behind enemy lines.  More...

Tyrannosaurs Were Human-size for 80 Million Years

[National geographic]  Tyrannosaurus rex may have towered over its Cretaceous competition, but for their first 80 million years, most tyrannosaur species were small-timers—no bigger than humans, researchers say.  More...

Fortress uncovered: Co Louth Viking site of international importance

[The Irish Times]  A VIKING fortress of international importance has been uncovered at Annagassan, Co Louth. It is believed to be the longphort (ship fortress) of Linn Duchaill, founded in AD 841 – the same year as Viking Dublin.  More

Astrological Scene Found on Egyptian Tomb Ceiling

[Discovery]  Karakhamun was a priest who lived during the 25th dynasty (755-656 B.C.). His tomb, known as TT223, was first discovered in the 19th century, but then it collapsed and disappeared under the desert sands.  More...

British archaeologist finds cave paintings at 100 new African sites

[UK Guardian]  UK scientist unearths 5,000-year-old rock art, including drawing of a mounted hunter, in Somaliland.  More...

2,000-Year-Old Village Unearthed at London School

[AOL News]  Construction workers building a school in London have unearthed ancient bones of children, and of animals that archaeologists believe are evidence of ritual sacrifices, at a 2,000-year-old Iron Age farming settlement.  More...

Ancient seeds in Mexico help fight warming effects

[Reuters]  More than 500 years after Spanish priests brought wheat seeds to Mexico to make wafers for the Catholic Mass, those seeds may bring a new kind of salvation to farmers hit by global warming.  More...

Ancient sea bird had biggest wingspan

[UPI]  The fossilized skeleton of an ancient bird found in Chile shows the creature had a wingspan of at least 17 feet, twice that of any living bird, scientists say.  More...

True Causes for Extinction of Cave Bear Revealed: More Human Expansion Than Climate Change

[Science Daily]  The cave bear started to become extinct in Europe 24,000 years ago, but until now the cause was unknown.  More...

Undersea Cave Yields One of Oldest Skeletons in Americas

[National Geographic]  Apparently laid to rest more than 10,000 years ago in a fiery ritual, one of the oldest skeletons in the Americas has been retrieved from an undersea cave along Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.  More...

Skeleton May Be Alexander the Great's Father

[Live Science]  A cremated male skeleton in a lavish ancient Greek tomb is not Alexander the Great's half-witted half-brother, according to a new study.  More...

King Herod's royal theater box uncovered at Herodium

[Jerusalem Post]  Theater box reveals Jewish monarch's luxurious lifestyle, displays rare example of elaborate style of Roman wall painting found outside Italy.  More...

Rescuing Afghanistan's Buddhist History

[Wall Street journal]  A spectacular Buddhist archaeological site is now being excavated by the Afghan government's National Institute of Archaeology....Within three years, the site is slated to be destroyed by Afghanistan's largest single foreign investment, a Chinese-run copper mine.  More...

Ancient Egyptian burial chamber discovered

[Almasryalyoum]  The Egyptian Ministry of Culture on Wednesday announced that archaeologists had discovered a 2600-year-old burial chamber while restoring the tomb of a priest of the ancient Egyptian god Amun.  More...

Medieval book looted during war to go back to Italy

[UK Standard]  A 12th century manuscript will be returned to Italy from the British Library thanks to a new law governing artwork looted during the Nazi era.  More...

Burial offers for forgotten World War spy Eileen Nearne

[UK Mirror]  Personal documents revealed she had been tortured and escaped three times from the SS in occupied France where she was an undercover radio operator.  More...

Lead Poisoning in Samurai Kids Linked to Mom's Makeup

[Live Science]  An analysis of bones of children who lived as many as 400 years ago showed sky-high lead levels, which scientists now think came from their mothers' makeup.  More...

Russian Scientists Find Romanov Emperor Ivan VI's Remains

[Bloomberg]  Russian scientists found the remains of Emperor Ivan VI...[who]was overthrown in a palace coup by Elizabeth, daughter of Peter the Great.  More...

Mona Lisa's Childhood Home Found

[Discovery] The woman behind one of the world's most famous paintings was born in a humble house in Florence, according to new documents.  More...

Log of 1912 Arctic Expedition Found

[Discovery] Russian explorers Monday said they had found a sailor's log from aboard a legendary Arctic expedition that vanished as it sought to forge through the ice-choked Northeast Passage in 1912.  More...

Dundee scientist brings Shakespeare's face to life

[BBC] A Scottish scientist has helped reconstruct a "warts and all" image of William Shakespeare for a new documentary.  More...

Home of "Ice Giants" thaws, shows pre-Viking hunts

[Reuters]  Climate change is exposing reindeer hunting gear used by the Vikings' ancestors faster than archaeologists can collect it from ice thawing in northern Europe's highest mountains.  More...

Study Adds Clue to How Last Ice Age Ended

[Kansas City Infozine] As the last ice age was ending, about 13,000 years ago, a final blast of cold hit Europe, and for a thousand years or more, it felt like the ice age had returned.  More...

Japan foreign minister apologizes to US POWs

[AP]  Japan's foreign minister apologized for the suffering of a group of former World War II prisoners of war visiting from the United States and said they were treated inhumanely.  More...

Rare Roman suit of armour found

[BBC] Archaeologists digging at a site in south Wales have uncovered an entire suit of Roman armour and some weapons.  More...

Scientists give a face to ancient Greek girl

[3news.co.nz]  Greek scientists and archaeologists have given an ancient Athenian girl from the 5th century BC a face by using her skeleton, found in an ancient grave. More...