Etruscan Cosmetic

A tomb of a Etruscan noble women found four years ago had a container which contains lotion.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/10/ancient-ointment.html

Damage to Babylon

Here is the final report by UNESCO on damages done to the ruins of Babylon especially since the ruins were turned into a military zone.

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001831/183134e.pdf

Looking for Franklin

Canadian archaeologists have called off the search for the Franklin voyage ships.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/07/09/north-franklin.html

Copernicus found

A partial skeleton found beneath a church in Poland has been matched with a hair found in one of the great mans personal books.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/07/09/copernicus-blue-eyes.html

Zapotec Power

A team from the Field museum is excavating a Zapotec site and discovering graves missing femurs, a possible symbol of power.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/fm-fmc070809.php

Royal Tomb Discovered

Archaeologists have stumbled upon a 1500 year old royal tomb in China. This is a short video.

http://www.euronews.net/2009/07/08/fresh-china-frescoes/

Codex Sinaiticus

Here we have the oldest surviving bible.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/worlds-oldest-bible-published-in-full-online-1733208.html

The Maya World

Here are a number of short videos on the ancient Maya.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-07-05-maya-belize_N.htm

King Herod's Quarry

Archaeologists claim to have found the quarry used by the workers of King Herod to extract stone for the rebuilding of the Jewish temple.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31761755/ns/technology_and_science-science/

A Missing Poet

The remains of a young poet who vanished in the wilds of Utah in the 1930's have been identified though there are doubters.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hGwHiLipSUh-7Ybmz1rmrTJJr7HgD996KDTG0

Ancient Handwriting

Computer technology is helping to identify individual inscriptions carved by the same hand.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17405-computer-reveals-stone-tablet-handwriting-in-a-flash.html

Eutruscan Cemetery Found

Police have found the cemetery which contains warriors with valuable artifacts that were in the process of being looted.

http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id=3.0.3501111349

The Ruins of Cyrene

This article is on looting of the monuments of ancient Cyrene.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2009-07-04-looter-libya_N.htm

Mosaic Floor

Here is a video on that Roman mosaic floor found in the 1990's and covered up for its protection but now the floor is set to be conserved and placed on public display.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1194419829128&pagename=JPost%2FPage%2FVideoPlayer&videoId=1246443706508

Open Italy

Authorities in Italy have been opening archaeological sites that normally are closed to the public.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/04/arts/design/04forum.html

Dakota Tells a Tale

A 66 million year old duck billed dinosaur has fossilized skin which is showing that the animal had skin like birds and crocodiles.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/06/090630-dinosaur-mummy-skin.html

The Uncovered Mosaic

A beautiful Roman mosaic that was discovered a few years ago is being uncovered in Israel. The article has pictures of the mosaic.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/01/AR2009070100957.html

The Stirling Knight

Human remains of a young man who had suffered severe injuries in his life have been tentavly identified as a Knight who died at Stirling castle.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2009/06/30/knight-s-skeleton-discovered-in-stirling-castle-86908-21482891/

Roman Cave

Here are images of that man made Roman cave recently found in Israel.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/06/photogalleries/underground-cave-israel-photos/index.html

The Bones of St. Paul

Human remains found in 2006 are believed to be the remains of the Catholic Apostle and have been dated to the correct period.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/29/st-paul-vatican-pope