A German Dornier 17, thought to be the last known example of the Nazi airplane, has been found intact at the bottom of the English Channel. “It’s one of the most significant aeronautical finds of the century,” said Ian Thirsk of the RAF Museum in London.

A team of Australian, New Zealand, and Turkish archaeologists have begun to investigate Gallipoli in anticipation of the 100^th anniversary of the campaign in 2015. Many artifacts were preserved near the surface. “Despite the historical importance of the Gallipoli battlefield, our knowledge of this area to date has been based on maps and written accounts. This area has never been studied in detail through modern archaeological methods,” said Australia’s Veterans’ Affairs Minister Warren Snowdon. 

Minister of State for Antiquities Zahi Hawass told the Spanish newspaper El Mundo that around 1,000 artifacts have been stolen from museums and archaeological sites since the uprisings began in Egypt in January. 

An intact tomb dating to the Western Han Dynasty has been excavated in northwestern China. The 2,000-year-old tomb was the only one out of 14 in the family cemetery of General Zhang Anshi that had not been looted. 

In southwestern New Mexico, archaeologists have uncovered traces of an earthen building and heated rocks that were used for cooking by prehistoric hunter-gatherers. 

Bones discovered in Vernon, British Columbia, turned out to be from a First Nations cemetery. 

Jinny Gudmundsen of USA Today thinks that the kids’ computer game, “Roman Town,” by Dig-It! Games is a fun and educational introduction to archaeology.

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