Monday, July 27, 2015

Gruesome Find: 100 Bodies Stuffed into Ancient House


Archaeologists in China have uncovered a 5,000 year-old house found packed with the remains of at least 97 bodies. They appear to have died as a result of a "prehistoric disaster" researchers say, possibly an epidemic.

http://www.livescience.com/51662-100-bodies-found-prehistoric-house.html

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Iraq's Destroyed Heritage Being Brought Back to Life

A team of researchers are embarking on an ambitious program to bring some of Iraq's heritage back to life online. Amir Harrak made several trips to Iraq between 1997 and 2014 recording inscriptions that date between the seventh and 20th centuries. Many of the sites are now destroyed or damaged but now they are finding new life.

http://www.livescience.com/51577-destroyed-iraq-sites-documented-photos.html