Cambodian and Thai troops exchanged heavy gunfire today near the eleventh-century Preah Vihear temple, located near their shared border. At least two soldiers were killed. Conflict in the area began last year when the temple was given UNESCO World Heritage status. Egyptian customs officials stopped an illegal shipment of artifacts to Spain that had been […]

Ancient Ur will be reopened to the public after the U.S. military hands it back to the government of Iraq next month. Ur sits near a U.S. air base outside the city of Nasiriyah. Britain’s Times Online talks about the article “Sites in Peril” from the March/April issue of ARCHAEOLOGY. The warming climate is thawing […]