archaeology
The dirt on archaeologists: Book review
Johnson’s book about archaeologists—their passion, tenacity and sense of humour—is filled with many fun (and disgusting) facts
An interview with the woman who found Richard III
Philippa Langley did the impossible. She discovered the last English king slain in battle.
Leicester wins the battle over the bones of Richard III
A testy legal case over burying the last king slain in England
How Mesopotamia invented our world (and created the best beer stein)
A look at the only Canadian stop on a world tour of treasures from the cradle of civilization
Vikings in Canada?
A researcher says she’s found evidence that Norse sailors may have settled in Canada’s Arctic. Others aren’t so sure.
Things fall apart in Italy, and not just the economy
Ancient architectural ruins are crumbling faster than ever due to austerity measures
Oldest known wine press found
Red wine made 6,000 years ago in Armenia
A trove of ‘degenerate’ art
Workers in Berlin have unearthed a slew of important Nazi-era bronze and ceramic sculptures
Hunting for once-buried treasure
A 270-year-old birch arrow (in four pieces) was found in the N.W.T.