Mysterious 'Winged' Structure from Ancient Rome Discovered (LiveScience.com) LiveScience.com - A recently discovered mysterious "winged" structure in England, which in the Roman period may have been used as a temple, presents a puzzle for archaeologists, who say the building has no known parallels. Italy returns 2,000 year-old statue to Libya (AP)
Correction: Human Remains-Fight story (AP) AP - In a Jan. 15 story about Native American human remains, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the anthropology museum at UC Berkeley as the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Archaeology. The museum's actual name is the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. In Jerusalem, national parks seen by Palestinians as a land grab (The Christian Science Moni... The Christian Science Monitor - An Israeli government plan to create a greenbelt around Jerusalem, preserving the ancient city's natural beauty and archaeological wealth, is fueling opposition among Palestinians and their supporters as the project moves into a critical stage. Rare tomb of woman found in Egypt Valley of Kings (AP)
Novel in SW canyon dig uncovers loss and love (AP)
A bony mystery in intriguing 'House at Sea's End' (AP)
Found: First Solid Evidence of Ancient Mayans' Tobacco Use (LiveScience.com) LiveScience.com - Traces of nicotine discovered in a Mayan flask dating back more than 1,000 years represent the first physical evidence of tobacco use by the Mayans, researchers say. What life would really be like for Deschanel's "Bones" character (ContributorNetwork) ContributorNetwork - The television show "Bones," which features fictional forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan working in Washington, D.C., makes the work look exciting. Every case gets solved in dramatic fashion with compelling evidence to back the conclusion drawn. But like many works of fiction, "Bones" takes liberties with bo...... You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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AP - Italy has returned to Libya the head of a 2,000 year-old statue that was smuggled out of the country in the 1960s.
AP - In a rare find, Egyptian and Swiss archaeologists have unearthed a roughly 1,100 year-old tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings, an antiquities official said Sunday.
AP - "Come in and Cover Me," (Riverhead Books), by Gin Phillips: Ren Taylor, the appealing, soul-searching character at the heart of this novel, is an archaeologist of some renown in the canyons of the New Mexico desert.
AP - "The House at Sea's End" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), by Elly Griffiths: Dr. Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist and single mother, has enough drama in her life. At least the discovery of six skeletons buried along Britain's Norfolk coastline present her with a professional challenge for a change.
