Archive for September 18th, 2009
JRR Tolkien trained as British spy
The novelist JRR Tolkien secretly trained as a Government spy in the run up to the Second World War, new documents have disclosed.
New finds at rich ancient cemetery in Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Archaeologists in Greece say a sprawling ancient cemetery dating to the 6th century B.C. has yielded dozens of rich grave offerings, including weapons and gold ornaments.
Roman military camp sites found
Lutzmannsburg. Three Roman military camp sites have been unearthed by archaeologists in Burgenland who say their finds will rewrite the history of the Romans in Austria.
Neolithic carving raises eyebrows
A remote Neolithic burial mound on an Orkney island may contain carvings of human eyes and eyebrows, it has been revealed.
Decapitated bodies – were they Vikings?
It looks like the aftermath of a massacre – the decapitated, naked bodies of at least 51 young men found thrown into an old quarry and their heads piled on top.
Prehistoric man ‘used crude sat nav’
Prehistoric man navigated his way across England using a crude version of sat nav based on stone circle markers, historians have claimed.
