Researchers have found traces of nicotine inside a 1,300-year-old Maya vessel that had been labeled as a home for tobacco. “Textual evidence written on pottery is often an indicator of contents or of an intended purpose; however, actual usage of a container could be altered or falsely represented,” explained Jennifer Loughmiller-Newman of the University of Albany. […]

The nine-year-long restoration of the so-called Hallaton Helmet has been completed at the British Museum. The ceremonial Roman cavalry helmet, which dates to the time of the Roman invasion of Britain, was unearthed in Leicestershire. Some 3,000 cave paintings have been discovered in central Mexico spread out over 40 rock art sites. They range in age from […]