British citizens have returned artifacts that their family members had collected in Libya following World War II. “I salute those people for this initiative,” said Saleh Agab, head of Libya’s archaeology department.

An ice cellar, or a cool place to store food, has been found in a Win Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) palace in northwest China. “If ice cellars were popular more than 2,000 years ago, it certainly sounds reasonable that the emperor and court officials would have one in their residence,” said archaeologist Tian Yaqi.  

Rome’s Colosseum still needs someone to support its ongoing restoration. “More than sponsors, we prefer to talk of partners, because we would like them to get involved along with us,” said Piero Meogrossi of Italy’s culture ministry.  

Another famous English battle may be memorialized in the wrong place. The Stow-on-the-Wold battle of the first civil war was thought to have taken place three miles north of Stow, but local researchers think it must have been much closer.

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