Representatives from the Mohawk Nation and the International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State claim that human bone fragments unearthed at the former Mohawk Institute in Ontario, Canada, are evidence of crimes. The Mohawk Institute had been a residential school for First Nations children who were forcibly removed from their homes. Forensic archaeologists from the U.S. and Europe are investigating.

In northeastern Iceland, human bones have been found buried in a turf wall, along with the bones of cats and other animals. “Remains of bones in a hole are not peculiar as such, it could, for example, have been a garbage hole,” said Unnsteinn Ingason of the science association at Laugar.

Fragments of two nineteenth-century whaling ships have been found in Western Australia.

A 64-year-old man could face jail time for destroying a ring fort and a series of tunnels on his property in County Kerry, Ireland, in order to fill in a pond. The ring fort and tunnel system had been listed on the national historic register. “He did a silly thing for what he thought were the right reasons,” said his barrister.

An American woman has reportedly returned 11 mosaic tiles to the Hagia Sophia Museum in Istanbul. She was given the tiles while touring the museum in 1956.

Students from the University of Kentucky have formed a club where they can practice throwing darts at targets using atlatls. “The hands-on archeology is the most fulfilling part,” said club member Lisa Jagoda.

UNESCO will advise the Italian government on the conservation of Pompeii. Italy will finance the restoration, with the help of 105 million euros contributed by the European Union.

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