This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: Agence France-Presse
Nov 26, 2013
Lucien Neuwirth was a Gaullist politician who legalized the birth control pill in France in 1967... and fought in the SAS during World War II.
Source: Outside Magazine
Nov 25, 2013
A British climber believes Mallory’s body was found decades before 1999.
Source: The Telegraph
Nov 25, 2013
A British academic believes she has identified the precise spot of the elusive Hanging Gardens of Babylon - in one of the most dangerous places on earth.
Source: The Verge
Nov 25, 2013
The Buddha was born in the 6th century B.C.
Source: Times of Israel
Nov 25, 2013
New, fascinating archaeological findings in Jerusalem.
Source: Boston Globe
Nov 24, 2013
RFK responded to his brother's assassination with crippling grief and growing suspicions.
Source: CNN
Nov 24, 2013
"Every president has not
only lied at some time, but needs to lie to be effective."
Source: Associated Press
Nov 24, 2013
Some archaeologists dispute the Vatican's conclusion that the bones belong to St. Peter.
Source: Associated Press
Nov 24, 2013
Finding shipwrecks remains as much art as science.
Source: New York Times
Nov 24, 2013
A growing chill between South Korea and Japan over history creates problems for the U.S.
Source: Wall Street Journal
Nov 22, 2013
The book is #3 on The Wall Street Journal bestseller list.
Source: Spero News
Nov 22, 2013
At least 17 skeletons discovered in the WWII torpedoed hull.
Source: Harvard Gazette
Nov 22, 2013
The book is on display through Dec. 14 at Houghton Library.
Source: The Atlantic
Nov 22, 2013
Archaeologists reveal the "sweet, strong" flavor of ancient booze, and wonder whether they might be able to recreate it.
Source: CNN.com
Nov 22, 2013
Commemorations set to proceed in Washington and Dallas.
Source: New York Times
Nov 21, 2013
"Today, the Scottsboro Boys have finally received justice," Gov. Robert Bentley said.
Source: New York Times
Nov 21, 2013
by Errol Morris
Josiah “Tink” Thompson returns to what has haunted him for 50 years: Frame #313 of the Zapruder film.
Source: New York Times
Nov 21, 2013
One of the last surviving members of the "Eastern foreign policy establishment" fades into history.
Source: Archaeology News Network
Nov 20, 2013
Giant sloths, saber-toothed cats, oversize armadillos, and other large mammals once roamed the Americas -- and humans hunted them.
Source: CBS News
Nov 20, 2013
"CBS This Morning" combs through the Dallas County DA's files on Jack Ruby from his 1964 trial.
