Julia King of Maryland’s St. Mary’s College says she has located Zekiah Fort, built by Governor Charles Calvert, the third Lord Baltimore, in 1680. The fort was intended to protect Maryland Indian groups from raiders from the north. Bridge construction in London has uncovered the remains of a Roman bath house. “In Roman times the […]

A new technique for dating silk artifacts measures the natural deterioration of the silk’s amino acids. Carbon 14 dating requires the destruction of a lot of material, so in the past, researchers have relied upon historical knowledge and physical and chemical characteristics to date silk items. Mosaics and paintings by the Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans are helping […]