Archaeologists dropped a tiny camera into a Maya tomb hidden inside a pyramid at Palenque. The tomb was discovered in 1999, but it is inaccessible. “The characteristics of the funeral site show that the bones could belong to a sacred ruler from Palenque, probably one of the founders of a dynasty,” said Martha Cuevas of […]

A fifth-century shipwreck has been discovered in a Byzantine harbor uncovered by the Istanbul subway dig. “This is the largest cargo ship yet to be uncovered. There is no other example in the world of a shipwreck where the timber of the ship, as well as its load, are in such good condition. If the […]