China’s lost ‘Atlantis’ unearthed

[Outcome Magazine]  “Sizhou is perhaps better preserved than Italy’s ancient city of Pompeii, which was buried in volcanic ash.”

Ancient Romans in Arizona?

[Borderzine] Engraved in Latin on a cross found in the Arizona desert c.1922 is the tale that after landing on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Romans marched northwest until they arrived at a desert area near present day Tucson.

Extinct camel fossils unearthed in Panama

[Science News]  "The ancestors of llamas originated in North America and then when the land bridge formed about 4 to 5 million years ago, they dispersed into South America and evolved into the llama, alpaca, guanaco and vicuna.

Ancient Iceman had Lyme Disease 5300 years ago

[ABC News] Researchers from Europe and the U.S. have sequenced his genome and found he suffered many of the same ailments people do today. They reported he was genetically predisposed to heart disease, can lay claim to having had the earliest documented case of Lyme disease, and was lactose intolerant.

Giant vines climbed giant trees in NY 380 million years ago

[Christian Science Monitor] One of the earliest forests in the world was home to towering palmlike trees and woody plants that crept along the ground like vines, a new fossil find reveals.

Major New Mummy discovery reveals ancient secrets

[Swiss info]  A Swiss team has uncovered a mummy in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings – the first of its kind since the exhumation of Tutankhamen in 1922.

Biblical Jonah's Tomb Discovered?

[Fox News]  The researchers behind a 2007 documentary detailing “The Lost Tomb of Jesus” have uncovered evidence that a first-century Israeli tomb once belonged to the Biblical prophet Jonah, who was famously swallowed whole by a whale in the Book of Jonah.

5' Tall Ancient Penguin Weighed 130 Pounds

[Discovery] The tallest and heaviest ever known penguin stood nearly 5 feet tall and tipped the scales at around 130 pounds, according to a 27-million-year-old fossil found in New Zealand.

New evidence suggests Stone Age hunters from Europe discovered America

[UK Independent]  New archaeological evidence suggests that America was first discovered by Stone Age people from Europe – 10,000 years before the Siberian-originating ancestors of the American Indians set foot in the New World.

Rare Hitler Painting Collection Unearthed at Czech Monastery

[International Business Times]  The Telegraph reported that as the war neared its end, Hitler apparently ordered the paintings, which he had either bought or seized, to be hidden in a monastery in southern Bohemia.

Ancient Rock Carving Believed to Be Among World's Oldest

[Chichago Tribune] Scientists in Brazil announced Tuesday they've discovered rock engravings that could be up to 12,000 years old, meaning people may have settled the Americas up to 4,000 years earlier than previously thought.

300-million-year-old 'Chinese Pompeii' found buried under volcanic ash

[Christian Science Monitor] This preserved forest has given researchers the unusual opportunity to examine an ecosystem essentially frozen in place by a natural disaster, giving them a detailed look at ancient plant communities and a glimpse at the ancient climate.

Archaeologists discover Jordan’s earliest buildings

[Cambridge]  Some of the earliest evidence of prehistoric architecture has been discovered in the Jordanian desert, providing archaeologists with a new perspective on how humans lived 20,000 years ago.

Amazing Ice Age Discoveries

[International Business Times]  Russian scientists recently grew plants from fruits stored by squirrels, in Siberian permafrost conditions, more than 30,000 years ago.

What caused collapse of Mayan civilization?

[BBC] The collapse of the ancient Mayan civilization may have been linked to relatively modest dry spells, researchers now say.