Dig near Paris unearths beginnings of urbanization dating back to 4,200 BC(lemonde.fr)91 points by geox 3 years ago | 27 comments
A Gladiator's Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis(smithsonianmag.com)4 points by bryanrasmussen 1 year ago | 0 comments
Stories told by Aboriginal Tasmanians could be oldest recorded(australiangeographic.com.au)150 points by gumby 3 years ago | 73 comments
Drought in Iraq reveals tombs created 2,300 years ago(smithsonianmag.com)152 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 24 comments
Archaeologists find possible first direct evidence of Hannibal's war elephants(smithsonianmag.com)107 points by bryanrasmussen 8 months ago | 32 comments
