Indonesian fisherman spotted a shipwreck that was probably pushed closer to shore by last October’s tsunami. The ship may date to the fourteenth century.  Jawbones recovered from a warrior’s burial at Teotihuacan in 2004 have been identified as crossbred wolf-dogs. “In oral traditions and old chronicles, dog-like animals appear with symbols of power or divinity. […]

Storm damage at Israel’s coastal site of Ashkelon revealed a mosaic floor at what is thought to have been a Roman-era bath house, in addition to a 1,700-year-old statue.  The storm caused widespread damage.  A mummified head that has made the rounds of private collections has been identified as that of France’s King Henri IV, who […]