A skirt made of woven straw has been unearthed in a cave in Armenia’s Vayots Dzor region. The skirt is thought to be 5,900 years old.

The archaeological artifacts in Libya’s National Museum in Tripoli reportedly remain untouched. “The rebels asked staff to remove all things belonging to Gaddafi. We were happy to do it because this museum is for classical antiquity,” said Mohamed Shakshuki, acting president of archaeology.

The walls of Maine’s Fort Richmond, which stood from 1740 to 1755, have turned out to be twice as long as had been previously thought. “You can’t help but wonder if they extended the palisade walls out to provide a grazing area for their livestock,” said Leith Smith of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission.

A Christian monastery that may have been built by the Picts 1,300 years ago has been found in Scotland. “Hopefully this research will shed some more light on what really is a black hole in Scottish archaeological investigation,” said Oliver O’Grady of the Breadalbane Heritage Society.

In Copenhagen, archaeologists are excavating two 300-year-old public latrines. The well-preserved contents have told scientists about the food eaten by the lower classes and the intestinal worms and mites they carried.

Fifty enthusiasts from Europe, North America, and Australia gathered in Greece to re-enact the Battle of Marathon, which originally took place 2,500 years ago.

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