Snakes alive! Two ancient curse tablets deciphered

Two 1,600 year-old curse tablets deciphered, one targeting a Roman senator and the other a veterinarian.

http://www.livescience.com/20483-black-magic-ancient-curses.html

A tale of two censors

Same author (Erasmus), same century, two books, one censored with glue and the other with artistic beauty.

http://www.livescience.com/20310-censorship-16th-century-erasmus.html

New research reveals that 2,900 year-old mummy has rare cancer like disease

Known as Hand-Schuller-Christian's disease it's a cancerous condition

http://www.livescience.com/19944-egyptian-mummy-rare-disease.html

Sword raised in victory – Female gladiator statuette identified

A scholar has identified a small bronze statue in a museum in Hamburg as being that of a female gladiator. If this is correct the statue will be only the second depiction of a female gladiator known to exist.

http://www.livescience.com/19729-female-gladiator-statue-rome.html

Ancient MMA fighter recruited soldiers for Roman army new inscription shows

A newly translated 1,800 year-old inscription tells of a pankration (a mixed martial art) champion who recruited soldiers for the Roman army. He was so successful that he was deified after his death.

http://www.livescience.com/19354-martial-artist-recruited-ancient-roman-army.html

18th-Century Bone Telescopes Discovered in Amsterdam

Five telescopes made out of cow bone have been discovered in Amsterdam. They date to the 18th century, the time of the enlightenment.

 http://www.livescience.com/19269-18th-century-bone-telescopes-discovered.html

New obsidian research provides clues to Göbekli Tepe

Results suggest site was a place of pilgrimage 11,000 years ago.

http://www.livescience.com/19085-world-oldest-temple-tools-pilgrimage.html