The Great London [04/30/18] 

  • Syria's Palmyra arch recreated in London

    A 2,000-year-old triumphal arch destroyed by the Islamic State group in Syria has risen again - in replica - in London's Trafalgar Square.Detail of the carvings on the arch [Credit: Marco Secchi/Getty Images]The Arch of Triumph in Palmyra formed part of one of the world's most extensive ancient archaeological sites. The ancient ci…

  • Archaeologists begin exploration of Shakespeare's Curtain Theatre

    Archaeologists have begun detailed exploration work on the Curtain Theatre, one of William Shakespeare’s least well-known playhouses, in east London.Culture Minister Ed Vaizey (left) officially marked the beginning of the digat the site in Shoreditch, East London, where archaeologists from the MOLA excavated 10ft down [Credit: PA]…

  • UK: Remains of ‘father and son’ found in 2000 year old grave

    Archaeologists have uncovered a 2000-year-old tomb believed to contain a wealthy father and son who were artisan weavers by trade and walked with the same “pigeon-toed” feet.The skeletons were buried about 2000 years ago [Credit: Edinburgh News]The men were laid to rest in an Iron Age stone cist close to the National Trust for Sco…

  1. Fragment of manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci unearthed in French town library
  2. The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus: an ancient Egyptian mind boggler
  3. 'Underground Revolution' features 8,500 years of history in Istanbul
  4. Pagan Icelander ‘re-buried’ 1,100 years after death
  5. Walk the ruins of Machu Picchu on Google Street View