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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Four decorated clay disks have been discovered at a prehistoric site in Alaska, apparently the first artifacts of their type discovered in the state, the University of Alaska Museum of the North said.The disks were found during a ...
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that will show horses were domesticated 9,000 years ago in the Arabian peninsula, the country's antiquities expert said Wednesday.The discovery of the civilization, named al-Maqar after the site's location, ...
LONDINIUM (Reuters) - Finding London's Roman ruins amid the tangled network of streets and lanes that make up the ancient part of a contemporary city is a challenge for even the most experienced urban explorer.Now, a free mobile application for the iPhone, ...
ATHENS (Reuters) - Striking Greek taxi drivers tried to placate angry tourists Tuesday, giving them a free ride into the western town of Patras and letting them enter a major archaeological site on the island of Crete without paying.The protesters have been ...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A tiny remote-controlled camera peered inside the tomb of a Mayan ruler that has been sealed for 1,500 years, revealing red frescoes, pottery and pieces of a funerary shroud made of jade and mother of pearl.The tomb was ...
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Could two of the nails used to crucify Jesus have been discovered in a 2,000-year-old tomb in Jerusalem?And could they have mysteriously disappeared for 20 years, only to turn up by chance in a Tel Aviv laboratory?That is the ...
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A North Carolina man was sentenced to 60 months probation by a federal judge for scrawling his name on an Arizona carving that is at least 1,000 years-old, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.U.S. District Judge Neil Wake also ordered ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The 11,500-year-old cremated remains of child discovered in Alaska are the oldest human remains found in the far north of North America and the second-youngest Ice Age child ever found on the continent, scientists say.The burial site and ...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's pharaonic treasures have survived the unrest almost unscathed and restoration work has started on the few artifacts damaged in a raid on the Egyptian Museum, the head of antiquities said Wednesday.Zahi Hawass said no artifacts had been stolen ...
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Top British archaeologists are urging the government to rethink a law requiring human remains be reburied, warning it risks undermining years of research into the island's ancient peoples and study of their DNA.The row stems from the reinterpretation ...
