Tiny glass beads from Venice made their way to Alaska decades before Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the New World. The beads, the color and size of blueberries, were uncovered in a house pit in Punyik Point, a seasonal Inuit camp near the Continental Divide in Alaska’s Brooks Range. Archaeologists determined the objects were created between … Read more
Excavations of a massive Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Northamptonshire have revealed thousands of beads and brooches, along with weapons, textiles and other goods. Experts from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) uncovered the burial site at Overstone Gate amid preparations of the 15 hectare area for construction. Over the course of 12 months, the team identified 154 Anglo-Saxon … Read more
An American flag believed to have been flying over the right front bumper of the presidential limo where John F. Kennedy was assassinated and the president’s personally owned rosary beads are among over 100 items of Kennedy memorabilia that will be auctioned off. The final round of live online bidding by University Archives in Westport, … Read more