Henry VIII's Armour

Here we have a nice video on the exhibition of Henry VIII's Armour.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7971616.stm

Christopher Columbus Not Anthrax Killer

It now appears that anthrax was already present in grassland cattle when Christopher Columbus arrived.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/31/anthrax-americas.html

After the Revolution

Two mass graves have been found in northern France containing about 30 bodies of victims of a massacre.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20090331-197132/French-dig-uncovers-18th-century-mass-graves

Yales Stolen Booty

The artifacts stolen from Macchu Picchu are still at the Peabody museum nearly a century after they said they would return them. Here is a 1914 article on an expedition to Peru.

http://images.library.yale.edu:2007/cdm4/cliparticle.php?id=DIVL13&CISOOBJECT=1767&CISOROOT=/yale-ydn&CISOPTR=1767&DMSCALE=0&DMTEXT=

Protecting Iraq

Here we have an article on protecting the monuments of ancient Iraq.

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/03/us-fought-protect-iraqi-history-marine-says

American History

Another fine video from the Archaeology channel this time on the ruins of the great sage plains natives.

http://www.archaeologychannel.org/index.asp

Queen Anne's Revenge

A series of photos of artifacts found in the wreckage of the famous pirate ship.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/photogalleries/blackbeard-artifacts/index.html

Skull Deformation

The theory that deformed children were immediately discarded by their parents once again appears to be wrong in the find of a 530 000 year old skull of a ten year old.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090330-deformed-child-fossil.html

Ancient Pella

A ceramics workshop has been found in a dig in Greece.

http://www.ana-mpa.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=7456937&maindocimg=7456548&service=98

Beautiful Mosaic

A beautiful mosaic has been found in the ruins of an ancient synagogue.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130674

The Women of Athens

An exhibition is taking place in New York assembling 155 pieces on the women of Athens.

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=29861

Duffy's Cut

A tragic piece of history is revealing itself from men who came to America in the nineteenth century for a better life and soon ended in a mass grave.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/25/mass-grave-immigrants.html

Royal Oracle Bones

Bones containing inscriptions have been found to contain important information from the Western Zhou dynasty.

http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20090326/101072.shtml

Seriously Cool

During restoration of a portable alter at the British museum relics of 39 saints were found inside.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/mar/24/british-museum-relics-discovery

The Great Iconoclasm

The issue of artifacts removed from their countries of origin is an old one which will probably never be truly solved. The truth of importance being the haves and the have nots and often the modern nations which posses the ancient cultures and related artifacts are the have nots and that is at the heart of the issue.

Egypt make laws unreasonably harsh to stop the trade even in the most trivial of objects while other nations pass laws also to stem the loss of their cultural heritage much to not, particularly as much of the most important art has already left and in the end perhaps history will revolt the masses into the great iconoclasm.

http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=170870

Ancient Idols

Arrests have been made in a ring which has been stealing ancient Idols from temples to sell on the art market.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/Kingpin-in-idol-smuggling-racket-in-TN-held-in-Kochi/articleshow/4316176.cms

U.K. Archaeology Under Threat

What ever is going on in the United Kingdom is beyond me with so much history a lack of respect for it and the people who are trained to look after and discover it is in the air with cheap talk being a poor substitute for action.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article5982560.ece

Titanic Hero

Nearly 100 years later there are still hero's to be found among the passengers on the doomed ship.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5976549.ece

Crusaders Tunnel

Oh those crusaders what cheery people just hanging around teaching the word of Jesus by the end of a sword.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090325-malta-tunnels-crusaders.html

Pre- Incan Lady

A mummy found in 2004 has been unveiled and it is not pretty.

http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=100878&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=TopNews&rpc=81&videoChannel=1

This Brews for You

Here a tavern is believed to have been found in Florida, the article comes with a short slide show.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/mostpopular/news-article.aspx?storyid=134552&provider=top

Tales of a Mass Grave

A sad ending for 57 men who immigrated from Ireland looking for a better life and ended up in a mass grave.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/7961564.stm

The Mercedes

This is a video over the battle currently going on over the possession of a half billion dollars worth of Spanish bullion.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29856469/

Greek Fish

A Greek fisherman hauled up part of a 2200 year old bronze statue and turned it over to the proper authorities.

http://www.newsobserver.com/1635/story/1454954.html

Saving Auschwitz

The monstrous tourist attraction is having trouble getting the necessary funds to keep it going, there must be a better way of keeping alive those terrible events.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090323/ts_afp/polandgermanyhistorywwiiholocaustjewsmuseum_20090323025657;_ylt=AmtgmlDErrXYZpOSgQJP25fPOrgF

Getting Around

A Roman settlement and roundhouse have been found at a park and ride.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/7958965.stm

Sweet Transvestite?

An unusual relief of Dionysius has been found at Herculaneum with a subject matter that is still unexplained.

http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2009-03-17_117334922.html

Sharjah Archaeology

This article has lots of great images it is a must view.

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090322/NATIONAL/8526034/-1/NEWS

Dutch to Return Kings Head

As an act of retaliation the Ghana King Badu Bonsu II was beheaded in the 1830's and his head has been in a jar of Formaldehyde in the Netherlands ever since.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7955997.stm

The Worlds Oldest Champagne

An 1825 bottle of Perrier-Jouet has been opened and enjoyed along with a number of other vintage Champagnes.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/wine/article5941328.ece

Discoveries in the Longmen Grotto

Numerous discoveries have been made in this grotto including a sculpted head of Buddha and a stele.

http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress/20090321/103322.shtml

Lunch with the Druids

So here we go again more man eating cultures and we think we are cruel apparently our ancestors were downright savages

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090320-druids-sacrifice-cannibalism.html

Iraq's Sunken Treasures

Sites flooded in Iraq by Saddam Hussein are now visible thanks to a drought.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102184336

Former Getty Curator Testify's

Marion True has testified in her trial in Italy for smuggling antiquities on behalf of her former museum employer.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/21/arts/design/21true.html

Garden Party for Anglo Saxon Excavation

A garden party will be held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the excavation of the Sutton Hoo burial.

http://www.travelbite.co.uk/news/uk/england/cambridgeshire/70th-anniversary-sutton-hoo-s-discovery-$1281576.htm

The Temple of Artemis

Plans are still going forward for the ridicules rebuilding of the temple of Artemis one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/03/16/ciencia/1237219070.html

Mohammad's Carpet

This fabulous carpet was created for the tomb of Mohammad but never made it that far and 150 years later is being auctioned off at Sotheby's.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7952003.stm

Acting Interested

An ancient musical instrument has been recreated, the instrument is some kind of harp which is probably the reason it does not exist anymore. Hey wanna come over to my place and listen to me play my epigonion.

I would love to but I aaam moving and will never be able to seee you again!

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/17/epignion-instrument.html

Archaeologists find statue of Queen

This story is on artifacts recently found in Yemen including a nice picture of a statue of a Queen.

http://www.sabanews.net/en/news178696.htm

Fish Trap

A 1000 year old fish trap has been found, here is a video of the structure,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7949364.stm

Funeral for a Witch?

The Christian funeral has been held for the medieval remains of a lady who was found with her head removed in unconsecrated ground and is believed to have been considered a witch when buried hundreds of years ago.

Rest in peace.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1162480/700-years-proper-funeral-teenage-witch-head-chopped-off.html

Abraham's Gate Reopens

How unusual an archaeological story coming out of Israel that does not involve knocking down an Arab home. The gate has recently been restored and is now open.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1071920.html

Police Damage Bronze Age Burial

Police in Scotland have damaged a bronze age burial because they thought it was actually a crime scene. Though tragic it sounds like the mistake was honest and after all accidents happened.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article5927895.ece

No Thanks

Here the Italians want back what Copenhagen does not wish to give back.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/arts/design/17retu.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=world&adxnnlx=1237354714-x4jIZAR5togRaIq5F2eo4w

Dead Sea Scrolls Controversy

The dead sea scrolls have always been controversial and here is yet another controversy.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5927336.ece

Byzantine Church

This recently discovered church in Israel contains beautiful mosaics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090315114041.htm

Afghanistan in Houston

On display in Houston the Bactrian gold is an amazing surviving archaeological record of a people who have endured war over and over again.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-afghan_0316gd.ART0.State.Edition1.4a4fd8e.html

The Pueblo

Another film from the Archaeological channel.

http://www.archaeologychannel.org/index.asp

The Good Old Han

An interesting carved stone has been found in China dating to the Han dynasty.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/13/content_11008193.htm

Vampire in Venice

This farce is sure going around well here is the discovery channels version.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/news.html

Rotting in Germany

Without money the oldest boats dating some 7000 years old are just rotting away.

http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20090312-17983.html

That Fink Robin Hood

A recently found manuscript badmouths the man in the green tights as an infestation.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7941504.stm

Superman #1

The comic book has recently sold at auction for more than $300 000.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7943376.stm

Trafficking

The traffic in antiquities is alive and strong too bad the laws are tightening on a legitimate trade this will only cause a rise in looted artifacts, Prohibition does not work!

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/41640/title/Networks_of_plunder

The Vampire of Venice

This laughable story is sure getting around I expect the next story will be on the Frankenstein of Frankfurt!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7941114.stm

The Rat, Rabbit and now the Dragon

The two famous bronzes stolen from a fountain at a summer palace during the Opium wars caused such a fury when auctioned last month may now be joined by the dragon who some believe is in a Taiwanese collection.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aMS8KAYI_DoM&refer=muse

Athens Acropolis Reopens

The acropolis has been reopened to the public after a number of days being closed due to a strike.

http://www.pr-inside.com/acropolis-reopens-after-greek-president-s-plea-r1109583.htm

Italy Recieves Antiquities

Antiquities handed over to Italy were found for sale in Bulgaria.

http://www.bnr.bg/RadioBulgaria/Emission_English/Theme_Culture/Material/1203cennosti.htm

Dating Pictographs

A new science is being used to date pictographs, though I personally will stay with humans.

http://www.physorg.com/news156017586.html

Degeneration at the McForum

Some Italians wish to transfer responsibility of looking after its archaeological monuments many of which are in need of restoration.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/12/arts/design/12foru.html

The Heroic Man

A polish resistance fighter volunteered to go to Auschwitz in the second world war to get information to the allies on what was going on in the concentration camp.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5891132.ece

President Lincoln's Last Photo

This may be the last known photo of the great man

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/11/lincoln-grant-photo.html

The Art of Hiding Ones Age

The fossil, now missing, known as Peking man is now thought to be some 200 000 years older than previously thought.

http://www.livescience.com/history/090311-older-peking-man.html

and Here:

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/11/peking-man.html

The Tomb of Mordechai and Esther

The is a dispute as to where the burial of the famous figure is either in the Galilee or in Iran?

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1236676911901&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Macedonian Fortress

Excavations have begun at Skopje fortress in Macedonia.

http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1081

In the Hills Around Jerusalem

A Byzantine church has been discovered in the hills around Jerusalem.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1070329.html

Looted Drum

A bronze drum on display at the British museum may have been looted from an Emperors tomb.

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=17085

The Porcelain Ship

Chinese archaeologists are set to excavate a Ming dynasty shipwreck.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/11/content_7568915.htm

Abe's Watch

At the outbreak of the civil war a jeweler engrave a message on the inside of President Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap_on_re_us/lincoln_watch_engraving

Screaming Mummies

This article from Archaeology magazine on world mummies who fall into the attitude of a scream after death.

http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/screaming_mummy/

The Plight of Archaeology

An article on archaeology and archaeologists in England who are suffering from a misguided government who's Lords and Baroness' will not go without their crumpets.

http://structuralarchaeology.blogspot.com/

The 5000 Year Old Shoe

A sandal dated to 2900 bc has been found in mud in lake Constance

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=31&art_id=nw20090310184604532C652075&set_id=

The Death of the Tsar

DNA has shown that the entire Romanov family was indeed brutally murdered during a night in July of 1918.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/mystery-solved-as-tests-prove-tsars-entire-family-was-murdered-1642089.html

St. Francis' Basilica

The fresco's in the badly damaged basilica in Italy were originally covered in milk.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/10/francis-basilica-milk.html

The Dream of Eternal Life

A new show is opening in Italy containing 60 mummies from around the world including the Ice man Oetzi.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7934317.stm

Caravaggio's Light

The notoriously angry Renaissance artist used crushed firefly's and a darkroom to create a sort of "camera" effect on his canvases.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090310/sc_afp/entertainmentitalyartphotography_20090310080019;_ylt=AsDiBC4rrQ7yEb_dm37nYQHPOrgF

A Love Poem

While excavating in Jerusalem a fragment of 12th-13th century pottery has been found containing a piece of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=29513

Maya Arts

These newly discovered Mayan carvings found in Guatemala are certainly beautiful

http://www.guatemala-times.com/archeology/mirador/875-sensational-new-mayan-archaeological-find-at-el-mirador-in-guatemala.html

A Zapotec Life

The Zapotec's of central America are one of the great historic civilizations of pre-Colombian North America till somewhere in the tenth century of the common era the society collapsed. Here an article on a dig which is answering some questions.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090309-zapotec-missions.html

Photos here:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/photogalleries/zapotec-missions/index.html

The Portrait of the Great Man

Here is a beautiful 399 year old portrait of Shakespeare believed to be an authentic image of him.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/09/shakespeare-portrait.html

Masterpieces Returned

Eight long missing masterpieces dating from the 17th and 19th centuries which were stolen from a Dutch gallery in the late 1980's have been recovered, some of which have been badly damaged and a ninth is believed to have been destroyed.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article5869924.ece

Carolina

A grainy sonar image of the shipwreck believed to be a civil war era ship Carolina is pictured here. The ship may have been deliberately grounded and burned by her crew so that the ship would not fall into enemy hands.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6300570.html

His Diplomatic Duty

A South Korean diplomat was attempting to smuggle an antiquity out of Iran in a baby buggy, the relief fragment came from Persepolis. He was not arrested as of course he had diplomatic immunity.

http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=190629

A Portrait of the Bard

A fragment of sixteenth century pottery has been found during excavation work of Shakespeare's first theatre. The piece of pottery contains a face of a man which resembles the known portraits of the Bard.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/mar/09/shakespeare-shoreditch-pottery-archaeology-portrait

Unbanization

Urbanization has been shown to have occurred in Iran more than 4500 years ago. No doubt phrases like "get out of my way" and "stop shoving me" are just as old.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=87905&sectionid=3510212

The Mound Builders

Some 3300 years ago natives in Louisiana built a great "T" shaped mound, the second largest in North America. Why remains the unknown.

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20090307/NEWS/903061942

Lord Rama

An eleventh century statue of Lord Rama has been found it is the oldest statue of Lord Rama yet found.

http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-106253.html

Remain Behind the Rope

This article is on the Parthenon and the temples of the acropolis that as of late have been off limits due to a strike lately.

http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2009/3/7/lifetravel/3394593&sec=lifetravel

A Return to Afghanistan

A huge collection of stolen artifacts has been returned to Afghanistan and here are some great pictures of beautiful objects.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090306-afghanistan-artifacts-returned-missions.html

Here:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/photogalleries/afghanistan-artifacts-returned/index.html

Eating Shrouds

An archaeologist claims to have found a Vampire in a mass burial of plague victims from 1576!

The burial contained a women with a small brick in her mouth but who knows maybe it was just a bad habit.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126985.200-vampire-discovered-in-mass-grave.html

Caves of a Thousand Buddha's

Good to know that the Chinese government has put aside nearly $5 million to restore and protect this amazing site.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/06/content_10958344.htm

The Rat and the Rabbit

The Chinese government says they had nothing to do with the recent deception at the Christie's auction of Yves Saint Laurent collection in which two bronze sculptures were sold for $40 million and then the buyer refused to pay.

The bronzes were stolen from a palace in China during the Opium wars.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7927672.stm

Parthenon on Strike

Tourists unfortunately are falling victim to striking workers at Athens acropolis and are not allowed to see the Parthenon and surrounding monuments.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29529492/

Milking Horses

Well actually this story is on the domestication of horses thousands of years ago but some people get off on milking them. It is enough to turn me Vegan!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7926235.stm

His Meager Possessions

I do not really believe Gandhi would mind his possessions being sold, I do wonder what he would have thought about the idolatry surrounding his name.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5855038.ece

Dead Sea Scrolls

The son of an expert on the scrolls has been arrested for impersonating a rival of his fathers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7927484.stm

Pre-dating Ankor

A civilization older than the Khmer has been found in Malaysia though the iron smelting in the story was an interesting find.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2009/03/06/2003437690

Plutonium Wars

This article is on the recent find of a container from world war II containing plutonium.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090305-oldest-plutonium.html

London's Olympic Park

London's Olympic park site is yielding artifacts going back thousands of years.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7926592.stm

Give Em Hell Hillary

The American Secretary of state Hillary Clinton has offered scorn to Israel for its plan to cleanse a Jerusalem neighbourhood of its Arab citizens to build an archaeological park.

http://www.startribune.com/world/40755902.html?elr=KArks:DCiUBcy7hUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

Systematic Irregularity

Here is another article by Geoff Carter and as usual Geoff's articles are well written and highly developed.

http://structuralarchaeology.blogspot.com/2009/03/24-systematic-irregularity-why-almost.html,

That Mosaic

Excavations in Macedonia are finding important Roman ruins.

http://www.balkantravellers.com/en/read/article/1068

Home of Romeo and Juliet

An excavation in London is taking place of a theatre where Shakespeare performed and in which his production of Romeo and Juliet took place.

http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/content/islington/gazette/news/story.aspx?brand=ISLGOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsislg&itemid=WeED04%20Mar%202009%2014%3A30%3A18%3A493

Lucy's Life

Here an article on the importance of the fossil and its finder.

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0%2C8599%2C1882969%2C00.html

Italian's in the Sudan

This is an archaeological report on work done in the Sudan.

http://www.archaeogate.org/egittologia/article/1036/1/the-italian-archaeological-expedition-in-the-sudan-univ.html

Darwin's Gifted Wife

The great man had a talented pianist wife whom he would spend long hours listening to.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/03/darwin-music-evolution.html

Fish Brains

Fossil remains of a prehistoric fish has revealed the fishes brain.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090303-oldest-brain-found.html

The Playroom on the Santa Maria

Excavations at a cemetery have revealed that there were women and children on board Christopher Columbus' ships on his 1492 voyage to the new world.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article5840954.ece

The Passage of History

This article is on the damage caused to Iraq's cultural heritage by not only looters but also urban sprawl and environment.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0304/p04s04-wome.html

Funeral for a Witch

The skeleton of a young girl who's head was found next to her body in unconsecrated ground was probably buried in the 14th or 15th century and her mode of burial suggest she was an executed criminal or accused of being a witch.

http://www.kent-online.co.uk/kol08/article/default.asp?article_id=58107

Celtic Mirror

An export ban has been placed on a rare Celtic mirror and two broaches found in a cremation grave in 1993.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/7919039.stm

The Rat and the Rabbit

The winning bidder of the two famous bronzes bought at the Yves Saint Laurent auction last week is refusing or cannot pay for them and says he bid on them as an act of patriotism.

Misguided patriotism will not make the Chinese government happy, very foolish and dangerous move!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7918128.stm

and here:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article5829613.ece

Justice Unfound

The atrocities of war can never be justified and reparation for those atrocities can never truly bring justice. This article is on the theft of property from Czek Jews in world war II.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1235410739782&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

The Lost Language

A piece of slate found in Portugal was turned over revealing an inscription in a lost script.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/01/europe/EU-Portugal-Lost-Language.php

Spoils of Afghanistan

Afghanistan has a long and tumultuous history from Alexander the great to the vile Taliban each leaving its mark in their wake.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1881896,00.html?xid=rss-topstories

The Magic Inscription

An Aramaic inscription has been found on a skull it is a magical incantation and only one of a handful of such skulls found.

http://www.bib-arch.org/bar/article.asp?PubID=BSBA&Volume=35&Issue=2&ArticleID=9