At the Neolithic site of Al-Kadada in Sudan, a team led by French archaeologist Jacques Reinold has found a 5,500-year-old burial containing the remains of a man and a woman facing each other, and two other women, two goats, and a dog buried nearby. 

In Sussex, England, two men exploring farmland with metal detectors uncovered three, 1,500-year-old Saxon graves containing a bronze bowl, a spear and a shield, and gilded brooches. “It was a bit scary at first because we were unsure if it was a murder scene,” said one of the men, who then called the police.  

Skeletal remains were also found in the Philippines, at the Department of Justice compound in Manila. The area is thought to have been an execution site during World War II.   

In case you are following the current legal battles over the rights to historic ships, here’s another article on the shipwreck that may or may not be Le Griffon. French explorer Rene Sieur de la Salle lost Le Griffon on its maiden voyage in the late seventeenth century.   

The discovery of a second sarcophagus at a brick factory in Bali has archaeologists debating the site’s significance, but a lack of funding will keep them from conducting further investigations.

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