The Great London [01/10/17] 

  • UK: DNA of bacteria responsible for London Great Plague of 1665 identified

    Scientific analysis of skeletons excavated as part of the Crossrail Programme has identified the DNA of the bacteria responsible for the 1665 Great Plague.The discovery comes following a year-long study of skeletons found in a mass grave within the New Churchyard, the burial ground excavated by Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) …

  • North America: Archaeologists piece together how crew survived 1813 shipwreck in Alaska

    Working closely with the U.S. Forest Service and the Sitka Tribe of Alaska, an international team of researchers funded by the National Science Foundation has begun to piece together an archaeological and historical narrative of how the crew of the wrecked 19th century Russian-American Company sailing ship Neva survived the harsh …

  • More Stuff: Paris Egypt exhibit holds defiant message for Islamic State

    French President Francois Hollande and archaeological officials have used an exhibit in Paris of two preserved ancient Egyptian cities as a defiant example that the world will not be cowed by Islamic State militants who recently destroyed ancient Syrian heritage sites in Palmyra and killed a local archaeologist.The face of Osiris …

  • Fossils: Dinosaur fossil investigation unlocks possible soft tissue treasure trove

    Scientists have found remnants that have some similarities to red blood cells and collagen fibres in fragments of dinosaur fossils.A zoom-in of potential red blood cells inside a fossil fragment that has been sliced open with a focused ion beam [Credit: Imperial College London]The team from Imperial College London have detected wh…

  1. Mysterious pre-Columbian spheres on show in Costa Rican capital
  2. Getty Villa to present Apollo from Pompeii
  3. New artifacts from the Silk Road
  4. Italy's 'abandoned' Riace Bronzes back on show in Calabria
  5. 100 years of the discovery of the Great Temple celebrated with an exhibition in Mexico