Ancient, well-preserved shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea A dozen shipwrecks have been found in the Baltic Sea, one of which may be 800 years old and others that are well-preserved, the Associated Press says."They could be interesting, but we have only seen pictures of their exterior. Many of them are considered to be fully intact. They look very well-preserved," Peter Norman of Sweden's National Heritage Board told the AP.The oldest probably dates to medieval times and the others are most likely from the 17th to 19th centuries. The Baltic Sea does not have the worm that destroys wooden wrecks in saltier seas.The wrecks were found east of the Swedish island of Gotland by a company building a natural-gas pipeline between Russia...

DNA of extinct birds extracted from ancient eggshell The team says that the technique will enable researchers to learn more about ancient birds and why they died out. "Researchers have tried unsuccessfully to ...

Ancient Future In Concert This concert features a trio version of the pioneering world fusion music group Ancient Future featuring scalloped fretboard guitarist Matthew Montfort, santurist Mariah Parker, and Joe Fajen on tabla and percussion. This trio concentrates on Arabic, Indian, and Spanish musical themes and will perform music from Ancient Future's broad repertoire including three current releases on Ancient-Future.Com Records celebrating 30 years of world fusion music: 'Planet Passion' by Ancient Future (remastered to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band), 'Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar' by Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort, and 'Sangria' by Mariah Parker. Ancient Future is...

Parents who killed their child through Christian faith-healing sentenced to prison Their page on the deaths of children through faith-healing offers a way to combat this ancient and deadly superstition. The WUD is conducting a nationwide ...

Maya fountain unearthed by archaeologists Add plumbing to the mysterious arts of the ancient Maya, investigators report. In a Journal of Archaeological Science study, anthropologist Kirk French and ...

	Ancient Gaza roadway still a vital resource ... ominous concrete tunnel and ubiquitous rubble – one may not know they are travelling on one of the most ancient and strategic highways in the world. ... Ancient river courses found below Simpson Desert Researchers have uncovered the courses of ancient river systems under the Simpson Desert in Central Australia. Professor Mike Hutchinson from the Australian National University says the systems are approximately 50 million years old and about 35 metres below the surface. He says the discovery of the ancient systems could be used to find mineral deposits and water sources. "It helps you to understand the modern landscape and to see where you have remaining vegetation here and there. "Because the place is not a total desert out there there's certain vegetation here and there. "It lines up along these ancient drainage lines where there's a certain amount... Ancient Corpses Ritually Dug Up, Torn Apart, Reburied According to the first known evidence of "double burials," ancient people in what is now Mexico routinely dug up decomposing bodies and took off their arms, ... Brilliance of the Seas, Dubai cruise From its glitzy shopping to enormous mosques, the Middle East makes an impact, writes Joanna Hall. As the Brilliance of the Seas slips away from the quay at ... Ancient culture hidden away with park closure A few miles east of Winslow, a road that once led to the ruins of an ancient Hopi civilization now dead-ends at a locked gate.“Due to budget reductions,” a sign reads, “park closed.”But the people closing down Homolovi Ruins State Park are expecting visitors and, by cellphone, say the gate is not yet locked and to come on in. Two miles down a bumpy road to the visitors center, a man wearing thin gloves is packing pottery and petroglyphs into white-cardboard boxes.Michael Freisinger, museum curator for Arizona’s parks system, is wrapping clay pots and stone tools in acid-free paper, preparing them for storage in a climate-controlled room in Tucson. The oldest piece...