The 1,600-year-old tomb of a Maya king was discovered in Guatemala, beneath a pyramid at the site of El Zotz. The well-sealed tomb also contained the remains of six children, wood, textiles, and painted stucco in excellent condition. “When we opened the tomb, I poked my head in and there was still, to my astonishment, […]

Hundreds of looted Italian artifacts returned from Switzerland have been put on display in Rome’s Colosseum. Modern-day New Yorkers are asking questions about the eighteenth-century ship unearthed at Ground Zero. Was the ship involved in the slave trade, or could it have been a whaling ship?  More photographs of the excavation are available at Monsters and […]