Guatemalan family uncovers ancient Mayan murals on their kitchen walls during home renovation

[NY Daily News]  The kitchen of a house in the impoverished town of Chajul, Guatemala, is the unlikely site of a major archeological discovery: centuries-old Mayan murals found under layers of paint.

LEGOs Used to Conserve Ancient Mummy Case

[Labaratory Equipment]  Thanks to an ambitious conservation project and some tiny pieces of plastic, the ancient Egyptian mummy case of Hor is now on display in the Fitzwilliam Museum, at Cambridge Univ. The conservation of the cartonnage mummy case was undertaken with the assistance of the Department of Engineering, who helped construct clever frames to support the delicate case during conservation and a new display case with internal supports using LEGO.

World's first color film footage discovered in England

[The Verge]  Researchers at the UK's National Media Museum have unearthed the world's first color moving pictures, dating back to 1902. As the BBC reports, the footage was shot by Edward Raymond Turner as part of a test reel that includes images of marching soldiers, birds, and Turner's own children. The film had been gathering dust in a tin for more than a century before being discovered by Michael Harvey, Curator of Cinematography at the National Media Museum.

Lost Turner painting which may be worth £20MILLION 'unearthed in Oxfordshire'

[Mail Online]  It could be one of the art finds of the century. Art experts believed they have tracked down a long-lost Turner painting - potentially worth a staggering £20 million - after an artist stumbled across one that could be the first attempt by the celebrated artist.

Unearthed scarab proves Egyptians were in Tel Aviv

[MSNBC]  A rare scarab amulet newly unearthed in Tel Aviv reveals the ancient Egyptian presence in this modern Israeli city.

Richard III skeleton reveals 'hunchback king'

[The Telegraph]  More than 500 years since he was killed in battle, archaeologists believe they have finally found the skeleton of King Richard III, buried deep beneath a council car park.

Woolly mammoth tooth unearthed by builders in downtown San Francisco is hailed by experts as 'significant find'

[Mail Online]  The tooth, which still has intact enamel, was dug up by a crane operator during an excavation for a new transit centre in the city. The ten inches long, mud-coloured tooth has been called a ‘significant find’ by local paeleontologists who believe it could be 11,000 years old

Discovery: Ancient fort aided Caesar conquest of Gaul

[Live Science]  Archaeologists say they've identified the oldest known Roman military fortress in Germany, likely built to house thousands of troops during Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul in the late 50s B.C. Broken bits of Roman soldiers' sandals helped lead to the discovery.