1,700 year-old curse tablet discovered in Roman mansion in Jerusalem

A curse tablet dating back around 1,700 years has been discovered in a Roman mansion in Jerusalem. In it a woman named Kyrilla invokes six gods in an attempt to lay a curse on a man named Iennys.

http://www.livescience.com/40638-ancient-curse-tablet-discovered-in-jerusalem.html

CT Scans reveal clues to prehistoric Mesopotamian code

Using CT Scans researchers have discovered clues as to how a form of communication, used for record keeping two centuries before the invention of writing, worked in Mesopotamia.

http://www.livescience.com/40317-clues-to-lost-prehistoric-code-discovered.html

Ancient city discovered in northern Iraq

An ancient city called "Idu" has been discovered in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. The finds include works of art and cuneiform inscriptions telling of the kings who ruled there.

http://www.livescience.com/40051-ancient-kingdom-discovered-in-iraq.html

Easter Islanders ate rats not seafood

New research reveals that the inhabitants of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) consumed a diet that was heavy on rats but lacking in seafood.

http://www.livescience.com/39926-easter-islanders-ate-rats.html

2,000 year-old town discovered by Sea of Galilee

A town dating back more than 2,000 years has been discovered by the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Archaeologist Ken Dark, of the University of Reading, says that it may be Dalmanutha.

http://www.livescience.com/39661-biblical-era-town-discovered-sea-of-galilee.html

19th-Century Samurai Training Text Deciphered

A samurai training text, dating to the 19th century, has been partly translated into English, revealing the rules they were expected to follow and what it took to truly become a master swordsman.

http://www.livescience.com/39280-19th-century-samurai-text-deciphered.html

Evidence of 3,000-Year-Old Cinnamon Trade Found in Israel

Archaeologists studying Phoenician flasks in Israel have found evidence of a 3,000 year-old cinnamon trade that brought the spice from at least 3,000 miles (nearly 5,000 km) away in southeast Asia.

http://www.livescience.com/39011-cinnamon-trade-found-in-israel.html