Merry Wanderer of the Night [02/13/16] 

  • Middle East: Looted antiquities for sale by Islamic State

    The Islamic State has burned ancient manuscripts and sold historical artifacts on the black market, an Iraqi official told an archaeological conference.Isis has imposed a 'tax' on looted antiquities in the vast region of Syria and Iraq it controls [Credit: Bonhams]Qais Hussein Rashid of Iraq's Tourism and Antiquities Ministry, spe…

  • Italy: Pompeii's Villa of the Mysteries reopens

    Pompeii's biggest house, the Villa of the Mysteries, is set to reopen in its entirety on March 20, following nearly two years of restoration work that began in May 2013.Aerial view of the Villa of the Mysteries at Pompeii[Credit: AD 79 Eruption]The restoration was funded by the Special Superintendency for the Archaeological Herita…

  • Palaeontology: Dinosaur egg nest at Spanish site destroyed by vandals

    A group of 70 million-year old dinosaur eggs at one of Europe's major palaeontological sites, Coll de Nargó in Lleida have been vandalised.Zone with dinosaur eggs before and after the attack [Credit: Jordi Galindo/Àngel Galobart]Officials said they discovered the damage and apparent vandalism on Tuesday during a routine check on t…

  • I've been meaning to get this post up for a while now, but as I've mentioned before, I've been insanely busy lately and my real life doesn't seem to want to allow my blogging life to be a *thing*. Ahem...Anyway — This is going to become a regular feature here each Saturday. (Yes, I am well aware that today is Monday, but bear with…

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