An Alabama woman stopped last month at an airport in Macedonia with more than 250 ancient coins  and several artifacts has been convicted of attempting to smuggle them out of the country. She said she had been given the coins as a gift and was unaware of any criminal activity. She will serve a two-year […]

Mitochondrial DNA obtained from the 700-year-old teeth of the first known New Zealanders  may help scientists track the migration routes of Polynesians through the Pacific. The DNA shows that each of the individuals in the study carried unique mutations, suggesting that a large population made the voyage, and the artifacts at the Wairau Bar archaeological […]