A marble bust of Caesar that could date to the founding of the French town of Arles in 46 B.C. was retrieved from the Rhone River. France’s culture minister, Christine Albanel, called the statue “the most ancient representation known today of Caesar.” Other statues were also found. A third-century marble slab bearing three Roman nymphs […]

Trepanation was successfully used by the Inca to treat head injuries, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Physical Anthropology . “These people were skilled surgeons,” said lead author Valerie Andrushko of Southern Connecticut State University. Most of the patients were young men, and their injuries were probably inflicted during combat. […]