Utah laid off its two state archaeologists and two assistants, citing budget cuts. Skeptics think the move was political. “We were pretty vocal over the issue of the [rail] station down in Draper that was going to be placed over a 3,000-year-old archaeological site,” said former assistant state archaeologist Ronald Rood. “Unfortunately, these cuts were […]

Clouds blocked the view of the sunrise this morning at Stonehenge, but some 18,000 people still attended the summer solstice festivities. In Cyprus, Gisela Walberg of the University of Cincinnati found a Bronze Age fortress that may have been built to protect the ancient city of Bamboula, which was located further inland. “It’s quite clear […]