A reproduction of a robe worn by China’s Emperor Wan Li when he went hunting was presented to the museum at the Ding Mausoleum. The original sixteenth-century robe was discovered in 1958, but it has disintegrated.

Thieves broke into the Trombley Centre House Museum in Bay City, Michigan, and stole a reproduction copper tea kettle and mug, and other metal objects. “I figured it was just a matter of time, especially given our economic circumstances,” said Ron Bloomfield, chief historian for the Bay County Historical Society.  

A study of warfare among the people of New Guinea has provided possible insight into the Greenwood Village earthworks in northeastern Ohio. It had been thought that the monument’s ditches were ceremonial, but they may have prevented attackers from making a quick escape.  

The head of archaeology at Rome’s city council, Umberto Broccoli, is moving forward with his plan to stage gladiator battles at the Colosseum. But not all are happy with his idea. “After all we are not talking of Hollywood myths, we are talking of slaves sent to die just to entertain the Romans,” said Giulia Rodano, the Lazio region cultural councilor.  

Conservative magazine NewsMax has highlighted Heather Pringle’s article in the January issue of ARCHAEOLOGY. Pringle spoke with Army archaeologist Michael Trimble about his excavation of mass graves of Kurds killed by Saddam Hussein’s forces.

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