Berlin Hitler Exhibit Breaks Taboos

[AOL News]  The exhibit... is packed with Nazi memorabilia, from swastika-bearing beer mugs to SS uniforms, in a bid to show how pervasive propaganda images of Hitler were throughout German society as the Nazis gained and then held power. By coincidence, it includes one famous image purportedly showing Hitler at at World War I rally that was revealed this week to have almost certainly been doctored. More..

Ancient Observatory Unearthed in Iran

[Fars news Agency]  Iranian archeologists announced on Saturday that they have found an ancient observatory used by Iran's renowned astronomer Khaje Nasireddin Tousi in Alamut Castle, north of Iran. More...

Ancient Life of Slavs Depicted in Ukraine

[The Epoch Times]   Depicting ancient battles, 500 "bogatyrs" (athletes in Ukrainian), from Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Russia, and France recently performed in the village of Kopachev near Ukraine's capital, Kiev.  More...

Giant Pterosaurs Could Fly 10,000 Miles Nonstop

[National Geographic]  Large pterosaurs may have been the frequent-flier champions of the dinosaur age, capable of soaring up to10,000 miles at a stretch, scientists say. Currently paleontologists know of four species of giant pterosaur, some of which were as tall as giraffes and had wingspans of more than 30 feet.  More...

Human Ancestors Hunted by Prehistoric Beasts

[Discovery]  Remains of our early primate ancestors suggest birds and mammals often preyed upon our distant relatives.  More...

Archaeologists excavate unique medieval ruins at the center of a Siberian lake

[Archaeology]  Russia's most mysterious archaeological site dominates a small island in the center of a remote lake high in the mountains of southern Siberia.  More...

Cancer 'is purely man-made' say scientists after finding almost no trace of disease in Egyptian mummies

[Daily Mail]   Cancer is a man-made disease, fuelled by the excesses of modern life, study of ancient remains from fossils to mummies has concluded. A review of Egyptian mummies, fossil records dating back to dinosaurs and classical literature found tumours to be extremely rare until recent times, when factors from pollution to poor diet made life more toxic.  More...

English Civil War records go online

[Webuser.co.uk]  Eight million of London's oldest surviving parish records, charting the history of the city from the 16th Century to modern times, have been put online.You can find parish records for Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Wentworth and Thomas Fairfax as well as other key figures in the English Civil War online.  More...

Turkish dam plan threatens 'remarkable' Roman ruins

[CNN]  Allianoi is being buried in preparation for flooding that will occur when the multi-million-dollar Yortanli dam, which is sponsored by Turkish State Hydraulic Works, opens.The site dates as far back as the second century and features exquisite architecture, mosaics and sculptures.  More...

New fossil finds at Colorado National Monument thrill paleontologists

[KKCO-TV]  Paleontologists are thrilled at the latest fossil find at the Colorado National Monument.  More...

Communism left toxic legacy in Eastern Europe

[Fox]  The flood of toxic sludge in Hungary is but one of the ecological horrors that lurk in Eastern Europe 20 years after the collapse of the Iron Curtain, serving as a reminder that the region is dotted with disasters waiting to happen.  More...

Discovery of ancient Roman village slows water plant construction

[Water Tech Online]  The construction of a new $22 million water purification plant was halted in Turgovishte, Bulgaria, after it was discovered the project had partially destroyed an ancient Roman village and burial ground, The Sofia Echo reported.  More...

Painting that sat behind sofa for 30 years might be a Michelangelo

[USA Today]  An unfinished painting of Jesus and Mary that sat behind a family's sofa near Buffalo for almost 30 years might be a lost Michelangelo worth a fortune, the New York Post reports.  More...

Black Death’s Daddy Was the Bubonic Plague

[Wired]  Piles of bones and historical records tell us the Black Death pandemic wiped out as much as half the population of Europe during the Middle Ages. But how and what, exactly, caused the grisly scourge has sparked a boxing match of sorts within the pages of scientific journals.  More...

Hidden medieval village discovered by students

 [BBC]  Amateur archaeologists in the Vale of Glamorgan believe they have uncovered a lost medieval village.  More...

Nazi bomb under Britain's Olympic stadium?

[Britain News net]  There may be an unexploded Nazi bomb under the Olympic stadium in Britain, a media report said Sunday. The device is feared to be near the surface of the main stadium where the Queen and other world leaders will gather in 2012.  More...

Excavation shines light on ancient Eskimo village

[AP]   What's being called the first large-scale excavation in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta has yielded a treasure trove of ancient Eskimo objects, and sparked a race against global warming along the eroding Bering Sea coast.  More...

Giant mosaic unveiled for Jericho's 10,000th birthday

[UK Guardian]  Visitors to ancient Jericho got a rare glimpse yesterday of a 1,200-year-old carpet mosaic measuring nearly 900 square meters, one of the largest in the Middle East.  More...