Chinese villagers 'descended from Roman soldiers'

[The Telegraph]  Genetic testing of villagers in a remote part of China has shown that nearly two thirds of their DNA is of Caucasian origin, lending support to the theory that they may be descended from a 'lost legion' of Roman soldiers. More...

Mammoth Find Gives Glimpse Of Rockies In Ice Age

[NPR]  A slew of fossilized mammoths, mastodons and other Ice Age creatures have been turning up at a dizzying rate in western Colorado.  More...

Boy, four, unearths 16th Century gold pendant in Essex

[BBC]  A four-year-old boy from Essex using a metal detector with his father unearthed a gold pendant believed to date from the 16th Century.   More...

Ancient Roman soldiers' bathhouse found in Jerusalem

[CNN]  Israeli archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman bathhouse that was probably used by the soldiers who destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Monday.  More...