French archaeologist Jacques Reinhold has reportedly discovered the oldest evidence of human sacrifice in Africa, at the Sudanese village of El Kadada.  The article helpfully points out that the tomb containing the remains of a man and three sacrificial victims is 5,500 years old, while the archaeologist’s wife is 66.

Peru’s Congress has passed legislation that will ease the restrictions on commercial development near archaeological sites. Will President Alan Garcia sign the measure, which has been widely protested within the country, into law?   

The Taj Mahal is receiving another mud-pack cleansing treatment to dislodge pollution particles from its white marble surfaces. The mud pack will removed after a few days and then the marble will be rinsed with distilled water.

Excavations outside of old Jerusalem in the City of David have expanded into the nearby Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan. Doron Spielman, international director of development for the Elad Foundation, which is funding the digs, said that “We do not deny we have a Zionist dream – to reveal the ancient city beneath the ground and create a thriving Jewish neighborhood above ground.”

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