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Famous birthdays for May 28: Gladys Knight, Christa Miller
UPI· 6 days agoMusician Gladys Knight turns 80 and actor Christa Miller turns 60, among the famous birthdays for...
‘Phoenix Kingdoms’ display in SF has ‘rewritten the history of China’
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoThe Asian Art Museum has collaborated with Chinese museums over many years to bring countless...
Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
Mountain View Telegraph· 2 days agoBounded on the south by a bend in the River Boyne, the prehistoric site of Brú na Bóinne is...
Ramses II's Long-Lost Sarcophagus Has Finally Been Identified
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoRamses II, a pharaoh who ruled in the 13th century B.C.E., is one of ancient Egypt’s best-known...
Ancient ‘zombie grave’ held person underground if they woke from the dead
South China Morning Post· 5 days agoAccording to Newsweek, the people living in the region at this time were previously known to have...
On This Day in History - May 28th - Almanac - UPI.com
UPI· 6 days agoOn May 28, 1892, the Sierra Club was founded by naturalist John Muir.
New Research Reveals That Ancient Greek Armor Was Much More Effective in Battle Than Previously...
SciTechDaily· 6 days agoResearchers worked with a group of Greek military volunteers who wore a replica of the Dendra armor during extended simulations of the rigors of battle. One of the best and most complete examples ...
The Hunt: The Spanish Galleon That Sunk With Its Precious Cargo
Artnet News· 6 days agoThe San José is a Spanish Galleon that sank off the coast of Cartagena in 1708, while trying to outrun the cannons of pursuing British warships. It was the flagship of a royal armada returning ...
From 700 A.D., a Pre-Viking Vessel Rises Into View
New York Times· 3 days agoOn the Norwegian island of Leka, archaeologists have unearthed the earliest known ship burial in Scandinavia. For hundreds of years, Norwegians thought...
Bizarre armor from Mycenaean Greece turns out to have been effective
Ars Technica· 4 days ago“The Mycenaeans were an ancient Greek civilization that flourished during the late Bronze Age,...