A well-preserved Viking shield was found near Viking-age castles in Denmark. The shield is made of wood and is thought to have been made in the late tenth century.

Eight sets of human remains buried with pottery, beaded ornaments, and food were found near the Niah Caves in Malaysia. The bones are between 2,000 and 3,000 years old.  

The University of Florida applied to the state legislature last year for money to care for historic buildings in St. Augustine. The state granted $300,000 to the university’s planning project, but none of the $22.5 million slated for the maintenance of historic sites. “The monumental maintenance that comes with maintaining historic properties has become an obstacle for the city,” explained Catherine Culver of St. Augustine’s Department of Heritage Tourism.  

A proposed copper mine in the Tucson, Arizona, area would destroy a Hohokam ball field and a large village, according to archaeologist Gayle Hartmann of the Arizona State Museum.  

Burial services began this week for the more than 300 sets of 2,700-year-old human remains dug up in Port Angeles, Washington, during a bridge project, in 2003. “It’s really hard to express our emotions at this point in time. We are still in mourning,” said Lower Elwha Tribal Chairwoman Frances Charles.

A small, rural, Roman cemetery was uncovered in central England.   

An obituary for Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Kitov appears in the International Herald Tribune.

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