By Lara Dunston, The Guardian, June 11, 2016 Laser technology reveals cities concealed under the earth which would have made up the world’s largest empire in 12th century Archaeologists in Cambodia have found multiple, previously undocumented medieval cities not far from the ancient temple city of Angkor Wat, the Guardian can reveal, in groundbreaking discoveries… Continue reading Revealed: Cambodia's vast medieval cities hidden beneath the jungle
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Belgium concern as WW2 Nazis 'get German pensions'
By BBC News, June 9, 2016 A Belgian minister has voiced concern that as many as 2,500 Belgian ex-Nazis are receiving German pensions. Belgian survivors of Nazi persecution appealed to the government to stop the payments, and Pensions Minister Daniel Bacquelaine “shares their indignation”, his spokeswoman told the BBC. But Germany manages the payments and… Continue reading Belgium concern as WW2 Nazis 'get German pensions'
D-Day: Debunking the myths of the Normandy landings
By James Holland, CNN, June 6, 2016 (CNN) – Anniversaries are useful moments to pause and reflect. For the anniversary of D-Day — June 6, 1944 — and subsequent campaign in northern France, it is also an opportunity to look at the past in detail and ask how much of what we think we know is… Continue reading D-Day: Debunking the myths of the Normandy landings
Elaborate Neanderthal Structure Found
By Seeker.com, May 25, 2016 Neanderthals built some of the world’s earliest constructions, which were just found deep in a French cave. Circular heated structures built by Neanderthals have been discovered deep inside a cave in France and are now among the world’s oldest known human-made constructions, a new study has found. The structures, dated… Continue reading Elaborate Neanderthal Structure Found
Barack Obama makes historic visit to Hiroshima memorial
By The Associated Press, May 27, 2016 Obama calls for a reduction in nuclear stockpiles U.S. President Barack Obama says the world has a shared responsibility to ask how to prevent the suffering that took place in Hiroshima 70 years ago from happening again. Obama is speaking at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park alongside Japanese Prime… Continue reading Barack Obama makes historic visit to Hiroshima memorial
Sask. flag maker shakes hands with Premier Brad Wall
By CBC News, May 19, 2016 Anthony Drake is back in Saskatoon after winning the flag contest back in the 1960s Forty-eight years ago, Anthony Drake stitched the winning design for the Saskatchewan flag contest. But before he could watch his flag wave in the wind, he and his wife returned to England, their home country. Read full… Continue reading Sask. flag maker shakes hands with Premier Brad Wall
Rare Roman relics unearthed in Rome subway construction
By Nicole Mortillaro, Global News, May 16, 2016 In a country as old as Italy, you never know what you’ll find while digging beneath the streets of Rome. Workers upgrading Rome’s subway system uncovered the ruins of a Roman barracks and much more earlier this month. The barracks were uncovered about nine metres below street… Continue reading Rare Roman relics unearthed in Rome subway construction
'Flabbergasted' flag designer returns to Saskatchewan to see creation
By CBC News, May 11, 2016 Anthony Drake recalls having a go at provincial flag contest Anthony Drake remembers spotting an advertisement, in early 1968, asking people in the province to submit a design for the Saskatchewan flag. “I’ll have a go at this,” was his reaction at the time, he said Wednesday while on… Continue reading 'Flabbergasted' flag designer returns to Saskatchewan to see creation
Quebec teen uses stars to locate possible lost Mayan city in Mexican jungle
By Alison Northcott, Stephen Smith, CBC News, May 10, 2016 William Gadoury, 15, gets Canadian Space Agency involved in determined search for ruins A 15-year-old boy from Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Que., has discovered what could be the ruins of a lost 4,600-year-old city in Mexico by comparing ancient star charts and the positions of known Mayan ruins. Read full article… Continue reading Quebec teen uses stars to locate possible lost Mayan city in Mexican jungle
Antiques Roadshow accidentally appraised a high school art project at $50,000
By Marah Eakin, A.V. Club, May 9, 2016 Sometimes even Antiques Roadshow makes a mistake: An ugly face jug that the show appraised at $50,000 last year, calling it “bizarre and wonderful” and assigning it to the late 19th or early 20th century, was actually made in an Oregon high school art class in the… Continue reading Antiques Roadshow accidentally appraised a high school art project at $50,000