World History
British archaeologists confirmed that the remains they found underneath a parking lot outside London are those of King Richard III. NPR did a story on it this afternoon. You can read more about it at the University of Leicester,whose archaeologists and researchers did the the work. Richard III only ruled for two years but remains one of England's most famous kings. Here's the broadcast story from NPR.
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There is an exciting bit of history news this morning out of Asia. The following is from a CNN article. It notes: Researchers with a Malaysian university said they have uncovered evidence of an iron industry that dates to the 3rd Century, A.D., and proves...
- 3,000 Year Old Hebrew Text
An archaeologist is claiming to have found Hebrew text from over three thousand years ago. It dates from the time of King David and was found on a shard of pottery. An article from CNN (titled Archeologist finds 3,000-year old Hebrew text) has the details....
- Farming Got Hip In Iran Some 12,000 Years Ago, Ancient Seeds Reveal
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- Richard Iii Positively Identified
Scientists finally got the DNA results they wanted and so have positively identified the remains of Richard III. Here is an article on it. ...
- Ny Times Story: "istanbul Yields A Treasure"
Archaeologists discovered a harbor town dating from the second century and the remains of a 5th century Byzantine church. The discovery is a big deal and some say it has the potential to become "the library of Constantinople." The story might add a bit...
World History
It was Richard!
- Proof Of Ancient Malaysian Civilization Found
There is an exciting bit of history news this morning out of Asia. The following is from a CNN article. It notes: Researchers with a Malaysian university said they have uncovered evidence of an iron industry that dates to the 3rd Century, A.D., and proves...
- 3,000 Year Old Hebrew Text
An archaeologist is claiming to have found Hebrew text from over three thousand years ago. It dates from the time of King David and was found on a shard of pottery. An article from CNN (titled Archeologist finds 3,000-year old Hebrew text) has the details....
- Farming Got Hip In Iran Some 12,000 Years Ago, Ancient Seeds Reveal
Wow! You have to love it when archaeologists make discoveries which deal with one of our first units of study in World History--Mesopotamia. According to this NPR story, archaeologists have discovered evidence of a stone age farming community at the foot...
- Richard Iii Positively Identified
Scientists finally got the DNA results they wanted and so have positively identified the remains of Richard III. Here is an article on it. ...
- Ny Times Story: "istanbul Yields A Treasure"
Archaeologists discovered a harbor town dating from the second century and the remains of a 5th century Byzantine church. The discovery is a big deal and some say it has the potential to become "the library of Constantinople." The story might add a bit...