BooksThe dirt on archaeologists: Book reviewJohnson’s book about archaeologists—their passion, tenacity and sense of humour—is filled with many fun (and disgusting) facts
SocietyAn interview with the woman who found Richard IIIPhilippa Langley did the impossible. She discovered the last English king slain in battle.
SocietyLeicester wins the battle over the bones of Richard IIIA testy legal case over burying the last king slain in England
CultureHow Mesopotamia invented our world (and created the best beer stein)A look at the only Canadian stop on a world tour of treasures from the cradle of civilization
CanadaVikings in Canada? A researcher says she’s found evidence that Norse sailors may have settled in Canada’s Arctic. Others aren’t so sure.
WorldThings fall apart in Italy, and not just the economyAncient architectural ruins are crumbling faster than ever due to austerity measures
WorldA trove of ’degenerate’ artWorkers in Berlin have unearthed a slew of important Nazi-era bronze and ceramic sculptures
CanadaHunting for once-buried treasureA 270-year-old birch arrow (in four pieces) was found in the N.W.T.