In 2001, 362 cuneiform tablets that had been smuggled into New Jersey were stopped by U.S. Customs officials and put in storage at the very bottom of one of the twin towers at the World Trade Center. When the buildings were destroyed on September 11, the tablets were crumbled and soaked with water. Earlier this […]

The skeleton of a child was discovered at the Roman fort of Vindolanda, in a pit dug in a barrack room. Because the Romans buried their dead on the outskirts of their settlements, the concealment of the body probably indicates a criminal act. In addition, the child’s hands may have been tied. “I shudder to […]