Wednesday What's New in History

by Reedstilt

Previous Weeks

This weekly feature is a place to discuss new developments in fields of history and archaeology. This can be newly discovered documents and archaeological sites, recent publications, documents that have just become publicly available through digitization or the opening of archives, and new theories and interpretations.

sulendil

Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts had rediscovered the location of Maya city Laguinita, previously explored by Eric Von Euw in 1970s, and unearthed previously unknown Maya city called Tamchen.

http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/three-ancient-maya-cities-found-in-jungle-140815.htm

The_Alaskan

The RB-29 reconnaissance aircraft that detected the first Soviet atomic test in 1949 was rediscovered in a gravel quarry on Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks. Apparently, it had been converted to an underwater escape trainer, and a diver only just confirmed that it's the same aircraft.

http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/eielson-s-lady-of-the-lake-had-role-in-cold/article_8474bfb2-25e3-11e4-9d79-0017a43b2370.html