BALTIMORE (AP).- The greenhouse on the Maryland plantation where famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass spent part of his childhood was not as uniquely European as once thought: Its furnace was built by slaves, who hid distinctly African touches within …
An Unknown Son of Pakal II of Palenque has Been Identified by Mexican Archaeologists
MEXICO CITY.- Parting from the reintegration of two fragments from the Northern Tableau of the Temple of the Sun Sanctuary, in Palenque, a new lecture of the glyphic text was conducted in which the name of another son of Pakal II, unknown until now, ma…
An Unknown Son of Pakal II of Palenque has Been Identified by Mexican Archaeologists
MEXICO CITY.- Parting from the reintegration of two fragments from the Northern Tableau of the Temple of the Sun Sanctuary, in Palenque, a new lecture of the glyphic text was conducted in which the name of another son of Pakal II, unknown until now, ma…
James Madison Chess Pieces Unearthed at Virginia Estate
ORANGE, VA (AP).- Archaeologists at James Madison’s country estate say they’ve unearthed fragments of a chess set they think Madison likely used in matches against another former president, Thomas Jefferson. Archaeologists recently discovered fragments…
International Museums on High Alert for Looted Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Due to Crisis
LONDON (REUTERS).- International museums are on high alert for looted Egyptian artifacts and some archaeologists have even offered to fly to the country to help safeguard its ancient treasures, museums said Wednesday. Egypt has been rocked by an unprec…
INAH Researchers Find 8 Camps Occupied by Nomadic Groups, Some of Them, 8,000 Years Ago
MEXICO CITY.- Eight archaeological sites, some of them occupied 8,000 years ago by nomadic groups, were discovered by archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in the municipality of Ensenada, Baja California. Lithic…
Israeli Archaeologists Find a 1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Church Southwest of Jerusalem
HIRBET MADRAS (AP).- Israeli archaeologists presented a newly uncovered 1,500-year-old church in the Judean hills on Wednesday, including an unusually well-preserved mosaic floor with images of lions, foxes, fish and peacocks. The Byzantine church loc…
International Museums on High Alert for Looted Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Due to Crisis
LONDON (REUTERS).- International museums are on high alert for looted Egyptian artifacts and some archaeologists have even offered to fly to the country to help safeguard its ancient treasures, museums said Wednesday. Egypt has been rocked by an unprec…
Mexican Archaeologists Permanently Place Stone Slab of Maya Ruler Pakal on Sarcophagus
MEXICO CITY.- More than 1,300 years after an entourage accompanied the mortal remains of the Maya ruler K’inich Janaab’ Pakal into the crypt at Temple of the Inscriptions, in the ancient city of Palenque, experts from the National Institute o…
Finding Would Reveal Contact between Humans and Gomphotheres in North America
MEXICO CITY.- Mexican Archaeologists discovered 3 Clovis projectile heads associated to remains of gomphotheres with an age of at least 12,000 years, in the northern region of the Mexican state of Sonora. The finding is relevant because these are the f…