The 12,000-year-old grave of a Natufian woman is being called one of the earliest known shaman burial sites by Leore Grosman of Hebrew University. The woman’s body had been held in a special position with large stones. Complete tortoise shells, and body parts from a wild boar, an eagle, a cow, a leopard, two martens, […]

Iraq has asked for Iran’s help in tracking down some 12,000 artifacts that are still missing after the U.S.-led invasion. Iran’s cultural heritage officials are suing a contractor who started to build a hotel on the border of Susa, the ancient capital of the Achaemenid Empire, despite being told that digging and construction are prohibited […]