50 Poems From Rudyard Kipling Discovered

[NPR]  Fifty previously unpublished poems by Rudyard Kipling, the author of The Jungle Book and Just So Stories, were discovered by Thomas Pinney, a professor emeritus at Pomona College. The lost works by Kipling, whose most famous poems include "If" and the notorious "White Man's Burden," are to be published next month.

Warrior's Grave, Unearthed In Russia's Caucasus Mountains, Yields Ancient Treasures

[Huffington Post]  Hidden in a necropolis situated high in the mountains of the Caucasus in Russia, researchers have discovered the grave of a male warrior laid to rest with gold jewelry, iron chain mail and numerous weapons, including a 36-inch (91 centimeters) iron sword set between his legs.

New Hampshire Fisherman Scoops Up Mammoth Tooth

[Live Science]  The shrimp and scallop fisherman says he has pulled up "whale vertebrae, porpoise skulls, an old fuel tank that he thought was a treasure chest, and even the body of a drowned kayaker," SeacoastOnline.com reports. But last week, while dredging for scallops, he and his crew noticed something odd among the rocks and scallops: a 6-inch (15-centimeter)-long, triangular, grooved object that he identified immediately as a tooth.

Apart from its intrinsic value as an historical relic, the discovery has thrilled scholars after documents were found stitched inside the hat carrying explanations of King Sejong's greatest legacy - the Hangeul alphabet.

[Perth Now]  Scientists have discovered the fossils of a 520-million-year-old sea creature with limbs under its head.    A new study touts the ancient remains as one of the earliest animal fossils ever found.

Ancient hat unlocks secrets of Korean alphabet

[Times Live]  Apart from its intrinsic value as an historical relic, the discovery has thrilled scholars after documents were found stitched inside the hat carrying explanations of King Sejong's greatest legacy - the Hangeul alphabet.

Geneticists Estimate Publication Date Of The 'Iliad'

[Live Science]  Scientists who decode the genetic history of humans by tracking how genes mutate have applied the same technique to one of the Western world's most ancient and celebrated texts to uncover the date it was first written.

Polish archaeologists working in Sudan find 70,000 year old human settlement

[The News]   If confirmed, the discovery in the Affad Basin of northern Sudan will challenge existing theories that our distant ancestors only began building permanent residences on leaving Africa and settling in Europe and Asia.

Rotterdam archaeologists find old shoe stuffed with medieval money

[Dutch News]   Archeologists in Rotterdam have found an old shoe stuffed with 477 silver coins during excavations behind the town hall. Archaeologists say they have never before found a shoe filled with money, which ranges in dates from 1472 to 1592. On theory is that the owner of the shoe hid it under floorboards to protect it during the 80 Years War (1568-1648).

Archaeologist: Bones found in Turkey are probably those of Cleopatra's half-sister

[News Observer]  Long-buried bones and a missing monarch. Add some historical notoriety and modern technology and you have a heck of a captivating, science-driven story.

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Fragments of ancient continent buried under Indian Ocean

[BBC]   Researchers have found evidence for a landmass that would have existed between 2,000 and 85 million years ago. The strip of land, which scientists have called Mauritia, eventually fragmented and vanished beneath the waves as the modern world started to take shape.