Mono Lake, An Ancient California Lake is Other Worldly
Nestled at the eastern edge of California, Mono Lake holds the distinction of being one of the oldest lakes in North America. With an estimated age of over 760,000 years, this saline…
Peru pipeline workers unearth ancient children’s cemetery
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian workers unearthed eight bundles of funeral belongings believed to be around 1,000 years old while installing a gas pipeline in capital Lima, archaeologists said on Friday, saying the…
Ancient Maya city discovered in Mexican jungle
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A previously unknown ancient Maya city has been discovered in the jungles of southern Mexico, the country’s anthropology institute said on Tuesday, adding it was likely an important…
Village bin man helped unearth ancient bronze statues in Tuscany
By Alvise Armellini SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI, Italy (Reuters) – One of Italy’s most remarkable archaeological finds in decades goes on show this month – Etruscan and Roman statues pulled from the…
Pilgrims flock to ancient Holy Land church as Palestinian congregation shrinks
By Mohamad Torokman BURQIN, West Bank (Reuters) – One of the world’s oldest churches, built on top of a cave in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and festooned with golden icons, attracts thousands…
Turkey cannot recover ancient ‘Stargazer’ idol from Christie’s -U.S. court
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Turkey cannot recover a 6,000-year-old marble idol from Christie’s and hedge fund billionaire Michael Steinhardt after waiting an unreasonably long time to claim it had been…
Turks look to history and foresee rebirth of ancient Antakya from earthquake ruins
By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ezgi Erkoyun ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) – Remnants of ancient Abrahamic history were destroyed when an earthquake flattened much of Antakya in southern Turkey last month, but many hope…
Memphis Seizes Ancient Egyptian Artifact
NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday, August 17, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the port of Memphis, TN intercepted an ancient Egyptian artifact shipped from Europe. The shipment was manifested…
Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy
(This August 14 story refiles to fix typo in para 17) By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif – America’s tech giants are taking a modern-day crash course in India’s ancient caste system, with…
Analysis-Putin bets on an ancient weapon in Ukraine: time
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – Russian President Vladimir Putin is betting on an ancient weapon more powerful than any of the missiles now being supplied by the United States and its European…
U.K. National Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for $8.3 Million Scam That Claimed Precious Metals Could Be Extracted from ‘Ancient Slag’
LOS ANGELES – A British national was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for defrauding over 100 investors out of more than $8 million through a scheme that sold…
Firms in India’s ancient shoe capital squeezed by costs, fading demand
By Manoj Kumar AGRA, India – In his small shoe factory in the Indian city of Agra, Rajesh Kumar, his two brothers and three workers have been sitting idle for a week,…
Fate of ancient Athens guides WHO at gathering to plan for next pandemic
By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON/GENEVA – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), will have history on his mind when he hosts almost 200 member…
ICE returns ancient artifacts to the Republic of Iraq
LOS ANGELES – Special Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Ventura, California returned ancient artifacts to the Republic of Iraq Thursday. The ceremony took place…
Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Shipwrecks, Find Hundreds Of Silver Coins From Almost 2,000 Years Ago
Archaeologists discovered two ancient shipwrecks off the Mediterranean cost filled with ancient coins from 2,000 years ago, the Associated Press reported. Artifacts from the discovery, made near the ancient city of Caesarea,…
Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge for $8.3 Million Scam that Claimed Precious Metals Could Be Extracted from ‘Ancient Slag’
LOS ANGELES – A resident of the Mount Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles pleaded guilty today to defrauding more than 100 investors out of approximately $8.3 million through a scheme that…
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