MEXICO CITY.- In the surroundings of Comalcalco Archaeological Zone, Tabasco, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) found 116 burials that are more than 1,000 years old; 66 of them were deposited in funerary urns while the other 50 …
A 1,500 Year Old Public Building Dating to the Byzantine Period was Revealed in Excavations
JERUSALEM.- For the first time in the history of the study of Akko, a public building from the Byzantine period has been exposed in the city. In an archaeological excavation the Israel Antiquities Authority conducted c. 100 m west of Tel Akko – ne…
‘Miracle on the Hudson’ Plane Preps for Final Trip
HARRISON, N.J. (AP).- The trays of food that never got served have been removed, along with some of the seat cushions and the mold from dried river mud. Aside from that, the damaged Airbus A320 jet is largely frozen in time from the day it splashed dow…
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…
World War II Warplane Raised from California Reservoir
SAN DIEGO (AP).- Salvage divers have raised a rare World War II dive bomber from the bottom of a San Diego reservoir where it crashed 65 years ago and are waiting for a crane to lift it from the water’s edge and onto shore. The aircraft was brought t…
Divers to Pull World War II Plane from California Reservoir
SAN DIEGO (AP).- It was a surprising image for the fisherman hoping to find bass on his electronic fish finder: The outline of an airplane submerged 85 feet below the surface of a San Diego reservoir. Navy divers later confirmed it was a rare World War…
Divers to Pull World War II Plane from California Reservoir
SAN DIEGO (AP).- It was a surprising image for the fisherman hoping to find bass on his electronic fish finder: The outline of an airplane submerged 85 feet below the surface of a San Diego reservoir. Navy divers later confirmed it was a rare World War…
Titanic Salvage Company Wins Award from Virginia Court
RICHMOND (AP).- The company with exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is entitled to full compensation for artifacts worth about $110 million that it has recovered in a half-dozen perilous expeditions to the famous shipwreck, a federal judge has rul…
Scientists in New Titanic Expedition will Create 3D Map of Wreck
RICHMOND (AP).- A team of scientists will launch an expedition to the Titanic next month to assess the deteriorating condition of the world’s most famous shipwreck and create a detailed three-dimensional map that will “virtually raise the Titanic” for …
Scientists in New Titanic Expedition will Create 3D Map of Wreck
RICHMOND (AP).- A team of scientists will launch an expedition to the Titanic next month to assess the deteriorating condition of the world’s most famous shipwreck and create a detailed three-dimensional map that will “virtually raise the Titanic” for …