Renaissance Score Engraved in Church's Exterior

[Discovery]  One of the most beautiful churches in Naples, Italy, conceals a musical score within its unusual stone-clad facade, a new study has concluded. Famous for its triumphant Neapolitan Baroque interior and lavishly decorated with colored marble and frescoes, the fortress-like church of Gesù Nuovo has long puzzled historians for the mysterious symbols engraved on the diamond-shaped stones protruding from its facade. More...

Constable's sketch of Wordsworth uncovered

[Telegraph]  A little known drawing kept in a provincial British museum has been revealed to depict the product of a meeting between two of the country's most beloved and famous artistes.  More...

German Archeologists Uncover Celtic Treasure

[Spiegel]  Archeologists in Germany have discovered a 2,600-year-old Celtic tomb containing ornate jewellery of gold and amber. They say the grave is unusually well preserved and should provide important insights into early Celtic culture. More...

7,000-year-old timbers found beneath MI6 Thames headquarters

[Guardian]  Archaeologists hail oldest wooden structure ever found on river, despite security services' armed response to researchers.  More...

Hidden Literary References Discovered in the Mona Lisa

[ScienceDaily]  Queen's University Classics professor emeritus Ross Kilpatrick believes the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, incorporates images inspired by the Roman poet Horace and Florentine poet Petrarch.  More...

Skeletons give insight into ancient Roman healthcare

[BBC]  The skeletons of twin children found in Pompeii have revealed that even poor Roman families were able to provide basic healthcare for their sick children.  More...

New Treasure Find In UK

 [Archnews]  Medieval crucifix that was discovered by a Metal Detector may find a permanent home in Dorset, UK.  More...

UF study of lice DNA shows humans first wore clothes 170,000 years ago

[University of Florida]  A new University of Florida study following the evolution of lice shows modern humans started wearing clothes about 170,000 years ago, a technology which enabled them to successfully migrate out of Africa.  More...

Land where Greek's ancient language survives

[The Independent]  An isolated community near the Black Sea coast in a remote part of north-eastern Turkey has been found to speak a Greek dialect that is remarkably close to the extinct language of ancient Greece.  More...

Cretan tools point to 130,000-year-old sea travel

[AP]   Archaeologists on the island of Crete have discovered what may be evidence of one of the world's first sea voyages by human ancestors, the Greek Culture Ministry said Monday.  A ministry statement said experts from Greece and the U.S. have found rough axes and other tools thought to be between 130,000 and 700,000 years old close to shelters on the island's south coast. More...