Archaeology
'Black Death' skeletons found under London rail site
Mar 16, 2013 02:27 EDT
Workers building a new railway in London have unearthed 13 skeletons thought to be victims of the Black Death plague that swept through Europe in the 14th century, archaeologists said.
'Black Death skeletons' unearthed by Crossrail workers
Mar 15, 2013 07:50 EDT
Thirteen skeletons thought to be victims of the Black Death plague which swept Britain over 600 years ago have been dug up by workers on the £15 billion Crossrail project in London, archaeologists said Friday.
Guatemala claims Sotheby's articles
Mar 13, 2013 21:00 EDT
Guatemala made claims to 13 archeological pieces set to go under the hammer at a Sotheby's auction house sale in Paris next week.
US 'hair archaeologist' recreates coiffures of antiquity
Mar 13, 2013 01:54 EDT
By day, Janet Stephens cuts and colors at a hair salon. By night, she is an amateur archaeologist, meticulously recreating hairstyles dating back to the times of Roman antiquity.
Stonehenge was ancient rave spot, new theory says
Mar 09, 2013 14:41 EST
British researchers on Saturday unveiled a new theory for the origins of Stonehenge, saying the ancient stone circle was originally a graveyard and venue for mass celebrations.
King Herod in spotlight at new Jerusalem exhibition
Feb 28, 2013 15:35 EST
An ambitious new exhibition at Jerusalem's Israel Museum sheds new light on the life and death of Herod the Great, the ancient king whose empire sought to straddle imperial Rome and a flourishing Jewish culture.
Egypt balloon crash probe rules out criminal activity
Feb 27, 2013 12:28 EST
An initial probe into a hot air balloon crash that killed up to 19 tourists in Egypt has ruled out any criminal action as a cause of the accident, state media said on Wednesday.
US lawyer visits Cambodian temple in Sotheby's standoff
Feb 27, 2013 09:25 EST
A US government lawyer assisting Cambodia's legal bid to make auction house Sotheby's return a 10th century Khmer statue on Wednesday toured the site from which the artifact was looted, an official said.
Egypt PM orders probe into deadly balloon crash
Feb 27, 2013 01:19 EST
Egypt's prime minister has ordered an investigation following the deaths of up to 19 tourists in a fiery hot-air balloon crash during a sunrise flight over the ancient temple city of Luxor.
Egypt balloon crash kills 19 tourists
Feb 26, 2013 12:04 EST
A hot air balloon exploded and plunged to earth at Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor during a sunrise flight on Tuesday, killing up to 19 tourists, including Asians and Europeans, sources said.
19 tourists killed as balloon explodes at Egypt's Luxor
Feb 26, 2013 07:28 EST
A hot air balloon exploded and plunged to earth at Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor during a sunrise flight on Tuesday, killing up to 19 tourists, including Asians and Europeans, sources said.
Britons 'among 19 killed as balloon explodes in Egypt'
Feb 26, 2013 05:38 EST
A hot air balloon exploded and plunged to earth at Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor during a sunrise flight on Tuesday, killing up to 19 tourists thought to include Britons, sources said.
Briton's 'among 19 killed' in Egypt balloon explosion
Feb 26, 2013 04:45 EST
A hot air balloon caught fire and exploded over Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor during a sunrise flight on Tuesday, killing up to 19 tourists said to include Britons, sources said.
Britons 'among 19 killed in Egypt balloon explosion'
Feb 26, 2013 04:03 EST
A hot air balloon caught fire and exploded over Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor during a sunrise flight on Tuesday, killing 19 tourists said to include Britons as well as Japanese and Koreans, sources said.
18 ancient Odyssey mosaics stolen in Syria
Feb 17, 2013 10:04 EST
At least 18 ancient mosaics depicting scenes from Homer's "The Odyssey" have been stolen in northern Syria, the culture minister was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Ancient mysteries unveiled at Peru's Temple of Fire
Feb 17, 2013 07:42 EST
The recent discovery of a ceremonial fireplace believed to be more than 5,000 years old sheds light on one of the oldest populated sites in the Americas.
Peru archeologists find ancient temple
Feb 13, 2013 20:08 EST
Peruvian archeologists have discovered a temple believed to be about 5,000 years old at the ancient El Paraiso archeological site in a valley just north of Lima, the Culture Ministry said.
King Richard III's skeleton found under English carpark
Feb 04, 2013 18:14 EST
Scientists confirmed Monday that a skeleton found under a carpark in the English city of Leicester was that of King Richard III, in a bizarre end to a 500-year-old historical mystery.
Skeleton under carpark is England's Richard III: scientists
Feb 04, 2013 13:11 EST
A skeleton found under a carpark in the English city of Leicester was confirmed Monday as that of King Richard III, widely depicted as one of history's most notorious villains.
Skull 'could be King Richard III'
Feb 03, 2013 20:36 EST
Archaeologists hunting for the lost remains of King Richard III have revealed the first image of a battle-scarred skull found at a Leicester car park ahead of what they said would be a "major announcement" about their findings.
