Dragon Sculptures Discovered at Xanadu

Archaeologists working at the site of Xanadu have discovered colorful dragon sculptures in a palace built by the grandsons of Genghis Khan.

http://www.livescience.com/51012-xanadu-dragon-heads-discovered.html

Massive Prehistoric Cemetery Discovered in China

A prehistoric cemetery containing hundreds of tombs has been discovered in northwestern China. Dating back around 4,000 years some of the tombs contain human sacrifices.

http://www.livescience.com/50979-sacrificed-humans-discovered-in-prehistoric-cemetery.html

Gold Treasures & Incredible Life Story Discovered in Ming Dynasty Tomb

A Ming Dynasty tomb has been discovered in Nanjing revealing incredible gold treasures and epitaphs telling the story of the person buried there, Lady Mei.

http://www.livescience.com/50817-ming-dynasty-tomb-gold-discovered.html

http://www.livescience.com/50820-ming-dynasty-tomb-treasures-photos.html

Missing Section of Shakespeare Play Rediscovered

A section of Love's Labour's Lost, a comedy by William Shakespeare, has been rediscovered, revealing a bawdy song.

http://www.livescience.com/50735-lost-lines-shakespeare-play-rediscovered.html

Early Mayan City Built Using Grid System

Archaeologists working in Guatemala have mapped an early Mayan city built using a grid using system. The city contains a ceremonial route containing flat topped pyramids that is only 3 degrees off of true east.

http://www.livescience.com/50659-early-mayan-city-mapped.html

Hangovers & Eye Surgery- Large Collection of Ancient Medical Papyri Published

A collection of about 30 medical papyri, found at the ancient Egyptian town of Oxyrhynchus, have been published. They include treatments for a wide variety of conditions including eye surgery and a treatment for hangovers.

http://www.livescience.com/50544-ancient-hangover-cure-discovered.html

East Asian Trade Items Reached New World Centuries Before Columbus

A team of archaeologists, excavating a 1,000 year-old house in Alaska, have found trade items from East Asia. This evidence, combined with other findings made of the past 100 years, indicates that trade routes from East Asia were reaching Alaska.

http://www.livescience.com/50506-artifacts-reveal-pre-columbus-trade.html