4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (387+ words) MEXICO CITY, Feb 26 (Reuters) " Mexico's government said on Thursday it has launched legal action to compel Millon, an auction house in the French capital, to halt this week's planned sale "of 40 pre-Colombian artifacts Mexico considers its cultural heritage. Mexico has…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (684+ words) WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) " When Homo sapiens trekked out of Africa, our species encountered Neanderthal populations already inhabiting the vast expanses of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. As the presence of Neanderthal DNA in most present-day people shows, interbreeding occurred,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (765+ words) Feb 19 (Reuters) " At a remote and barren Sahara desert site in Niger, scientists have unearthed fossils of a new species of Spinosaurus, among the biggest of the meat-eating dinosaurs, notable for its large blade-shaped head crest and jaws bearing interlocking…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago  (340+ words) LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) " Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon's marriage didn't last " he divorced her in 1533 " but a golden heart pendant linked to their union did survive, "and has now been secured for permanent display at the British Museum. The…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (311+ words) ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) " Italian officials on Monday hailed the discovery of a more than 2,000-year-old public building attributed to Vitruvius, the ancient Roman architect and engineer "known as the "father of architecture." "It is a sensational finding " something that our…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (297+ words) POMPEII, Italy, Jan 19 (Reuters) " A love note, a gladiatorial combat scene, a barrage of insults and everyday confessions have emerged on a wall in Pompeii, thanks to new imaging "technology that has revealed nearly 80 previously unseen inscriptions. The once-thriving city…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (231+ words) ROME, Dec 18 (Reuters) " New frescoes with "extraordinary details and colours" and new rooms have been unearthed in a villa on "the suburbs of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, the archaeological park said on Thursday. The discoveries were made at…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (428+ words) ROME, Dec 18 (Reuters) " Just as cosmetic surgeons wield lasers to smooth away wrinkles, archaeologists in Rome are firing beams of light at history itself, peeling away decades of grime from one of the city's "most storied monuments. Restorers are making…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (510+ words) ROME, Dec 16 (Reuters) " After years of delays and spiralling costs, Rome inaugurated two new metro stations on Tuesday, including one by the Colosseum, showcasing archaeological discoveries that might become tourist attractions in their own right. The driverless Metro C line…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (370+ words) ROME, Dec 12 (Reuters) " Italian authorities said on Friday they had arrested 34 "tomb raiders" suspected of looting treasures from archaeological sites in Sicily and the neighbouring region of Calabria. The looting "of Italy's rich artistic and archaeological heritage is a centuries-old…...