Today marks the twentieth anniversary of the discovery of Oetzi, “The Iceman.” Two hikers found the well-preserved, 5,000-year-old mummy in the melting ice of Italy’s South Tyrol, along with his clothing and personal items.

Scientists are examining the remains of 450 infants and 150 dogs that were discovered in a well near the Athens agora some 80 years ago. The work is being conducted at the Wiener Laboratory at the American School of Classical Studies.

A team from Alaska’s Alutiiq Museum discovered a temporary hunting camp on Kodiak Island. “We found almost nothing but hunting tools—just big lances,” said archaeologist Patrick Saltonstall.

A man from southeastern Utah has pleaded guilty to charges that he sold stolen artifacts to an undercover informant in 2007.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement returned a 1,800-year-old Maya feasting bowl to Belize as part of the country’s thirtieth anniversary celebration. The bowl was seized from a home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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