A member of Italy’s art squad spotted two first-century statues that had been stolen from Italian museums in the 1980s while on vacation in New York City. No arrests have been made.

Some of the Korean artifacts taken during Japanese colonial rule will be returned.  

A delegation from Yale University will travel to Peru to discuss the fate of the Machu Picchu artifacts removed by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham between 1912 and 1916. “I think management of this issue is well underway and we will soon have positive news,” said Peru’s President Alan Garcia.  

Noodles, baked cakes, and porridge all made from millet were unearthed in a 2,500-year-old cemetery in Xinjiang, China, which has a desert climate. Mummies, weapons, leather goods, and a sweater have also been found.  

A Roman road junction has been discovered at the site of a railroad project in March, England.  

Conservators say that a large grant to English Heritage from the Heritage Lottery Foundation will help pay for the work needed to be done at Stonehenge. Parking and visitor facilities are inadequate, and busy roads mar the view.  

Seventeenth-century colonists in Maryland had a slightly different diet than they did in England. The staff at Historic St. Mary’s City tests historic recipes and talks to visitors about feeling full in the New World. There’s a recipe for you to try, too.  

Four sets of human remains have been recovered from a construction site in Yukon. The bodies are thought to have been hanged convicts from the Gold Rush era. “I’m not sure we’ll ever say with certainty who the individuals are, but I think that we can go through a process of elimination and begin to put some kinds of identities on some of the people,” said government archaeologist Greg Hare.  

Just in case you’ve missed all of the recent reports on the exhumation of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, here’s one more. It will take several months to complete the tests on his remains.

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