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Archaeologist makes surprising finds at Ebenezer using ground penetrating radar
The name of a Maya ruler that did not appear in the dynastic line of the ancient city of Tonina was recently identified by specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) based on hieroglyphs found on a sculptural fragment. This is the fourteenth ruler registered in the city that was enemy of Palenque. 
Oetzi, the 5,300 year old "Iceman", may not have died at the site in the Italian Alps where he was found 19 years ago, but was only ceremonially buried there, according to a new theory revealed on Thursday.
Since 2009, researchers from Bonn and Mexico have been systematically uncovering and mapping the old walls of Uxul, a Mayan city. "In the process, we also came across two, about 100 m square water reservoirs," explained Iken Paap, who directs the project with Professor Dr. Nikolai Grube and the Mexican archaeologist Antonio Benavides Castillo.
Bird calls ring from the forest, echoing amid the crumbling ruins whose darkened doorways have long beckoned explorers and scholars.
They gave the world decent roads, indoor plumbing and some of the goriest spectator sports known to man, but now it appears that the Romans made a hitherto secret contribution to global civilisation by pioneering the wearing of socks with sandals.
Last six months were a winning streak of Polish archaeologists conducting research in the country and abroad. In addition to the spectacular discoveries, several large, long term research projects have been completed. 
Is our species, Homo sapiens, the first cyborg species? Gizmodo and New Scientist has a fascinating article up about how humans evolved as a result of technology.
Why did our ancestors eat each other? Simple: They were hungry.