Thursday, October 15, 2026

Monumental Tomb Uncovered in Southern Turkey

ANTALYA, TURKEY—According to a Hürriyet Daily News report, a third monumental tomb dated to the Roman period has been found in the ancient Lycian city of Olympos, which is located on Turkey’s southern coastline. A marble sarcophagus decorated with images of hunting scenes featuring Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, was discovered inside the vaulted…

Burials Excavated at Former Mississippi Asylum
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Burials Excavated at Former Mississippi Asylum

Cast iron casket discovered on the ridge of the Asylum Hill excavation site JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI—According to a WAPT report, more than 1,000 graves have been found at the site of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum since the cemetery was discovered in 2013 on the grounds of the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). In all,…

Scientists Evaluate Sámi Burial in Finland
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Scientists Evaluate Sámi Burial in Finland

KUUSAMO, FINLAND—According to a statement released by the University of Turku, researchers from the University of Turku, including Sanni Peltola and Ulla Nordfors, have analyzed the remains of a 40-year-old man who was buried near eastern Finland’s Lake Kitka at the turn of the seventeenth century. Discovered in the 1970s, the grave has been linked…

South Africa Has AI Leverage. Its Draft Policy Leaves It Unused

This article is adapted by the author with permission from Tech Policy Press. Read the original article.South Africa is not just another developing country struggling to govern artificial intelligence; it is the exception with leverage, and the window to act on it is closing. It holds approximately 88 percent of global platinum-group metal reserves, critical…

Statue Bases Uncovered in Sanctuary of Apollo on Cyprus
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Statue Bases Uncovered in Sanctuary of Apollo on Cyprus

Statue bases in situ at the Sanctuary of Apollo, Frangissa, Cyprus FRANGISSA, CYPRUS—La Brújula Verde reports that more than 20 statue bases have been discovered at the site of the Sanctuary of Apollo in central Cyprus, which was discovered in 1885. At that time, many bases of votive statues were unearthed, but they were included…

Anesthetic Detected on Ming Dynasty Surgical Tools
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Anesthetic Detected on Ming Dynasty Surgical Tools

JIANGYIN, CHINA—According to a Live Science report, traces of an anesthetic have been detected on a pair of iron scissors and tweezers recovered from the 600-year-old tomb of Xia Quan in eastern China. Congcang Zhao of Northwest University in China and his colleagues used X-ray fluorescence analysis to identify the metal in the tools, and…

Coin Hoard Discovered in Norway
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Coin Hoard Discovered in Norway

Coin from the Mørstad Hoard RENA, NORWAY—Science in Norway reports that archaeologists have now recovered 4,772 silver coins from the Mørstad field in southern Norway. Metal detectorists alerted archaeologists last month when they retrieved the first 19 silver coins, which are thought to have been buried around A.D. 1050. A ground-penetrating radar survey of the…