The Great London [02/04/17] 

  • UK: Detectorist finds hoard of 5,000 Anglo-Saxon coins

    A hoard of more than Anglo Saxon 5,000 coins have been unearthed, including what may be a unique penny. The discovery, near Lenborough, Buckinghamshire is said to be the biggest hoard of coins in modern times.A hoard of more than Anglo Saxon 5,000 coins have been unearthed, including what may be a unique coin. The 5,248 coins were…

  • Great Legacy: Egypt recovers stolen relief of Seti I from London

    A limestone relief dating back to the New Kingdom period, between the 16th and 11th centuries BC, was recovered Sunday from an auction hall in London after two weeks of negotiations.Relief of Seti I [Credit: Ahram Online]Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Eldamaty told Ahram Online that the ministry was informed about the relief by t…

  • Environment: Quantifying the individual contribution to Arctic sea-ice melt

    For each ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) that any person on our planet emits, 3 m² of Arctic summer sea ice disappear. This is the finding of a new study that has been published in the journal Science this week by Dr. Dirk Notz, leader of Max Planck research group "Sea Ice in the Earth System" at the Max Planck Institute for Metorolog…

  1. Roman villa mosaic from Stanwick Lakes goes on public display
  2. More Stuff: Italy's 'abandoned' Riace Bronzes back on show in Calabria
  3. A look at Greece's Macedonian legacy
  4. Examples of Sculpture in the Athenian Agora on show at the Stoa of Attalos
  5. Treasures uncovered in vaults of the Honolulu Academy of Arts