Dr. Zahi Hawass, the incorrigible Grand Poobah of Egyptian Archaeology is in London this week saber rattling about getting the Rosetta Stone back. In a point/counterpoint interview on BBC radio, Dr. Hawass reminded Roy Clare (Chief Executive of the...

A 90-year-old Virginia Medal of Honor winner and veteran of WWII and Vietnam has been ordered to remove the flag pole from his front yard because it does not conform "aesthetically" to the standards of the homeowners association where he lives. They...

A friend sent this unprovenanced report via email, which ironically was passed over a wireless system: After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, New York scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion,...

At the right of this page, readers will see a FEEDJIT live traffic map. This feature records the readership of this blog on a day-to-day basis. I want to welcome and thank today's visitors from the following countries for their interest in cultural...

In a "Looting Matters" blog posted earlier this week, Dr. David Gill left his readers with a fascinating closing statement: "The ACCG needs to work with archaeologists to preserve the archaeological record. Its present position seems to suggest that...