• "An untouched archaeological treasure chest": Excavations to begin at vale ten times size of Stonehenge

• ISIS blows up ancient shrines in Palmyra, the 2000 yr-old heritage site in Syria - Sunni Muslim militants destroy other priceless antiquities in Syria, Iraq

• Ancient Greek 'Antikythera' Shipwreck Still Holds Secrets

• Historian Uses Lasers to Unlock Mysteries of Gothic Cathedrals - A tech-savvy art historian uses lasers to understand how medieval builders constructed their architectural masterpieces.

• England’s Bradgate Park Yields Medieval Moated Dwelling—Located near home of Lady Jane Grey, England’s 9-Day Queen in 1553. “We've uncovered the building on top of the moat & some pottery & glazed floor tile."It had at least 2 phases of construction.

• Could These Be the Oldest Human Footprints in North America?

• UHart Archaeological Team Finds Ancient Mosaic Floor from the Church of the Annunciation (Greek Orthodox) in Nazareth

• Scarlet macaw skeletons point to early emergence of Pueblo hierarchy

• Genetic analysis of 40,000-year-old jawbone reveals early modern humans interbred with Neandertals

• Fetus Found Inside 17th-Century Mummified Monk's Coffin

• Rare sculptures discovered at Hampi

• Kyoto construction site yields apparent ruins of Hideyoshi's 'phantom castle'

• Gold Sun Disc from time of Stonehenge revealed to the public

• Scientists discover Emperor Yao's capital

• Archaeologists find King's hammered coin at site of the last medieval battle on British soil - 13th century Edward I coin on site of 16th century Anglo-Scottish conflict, Battle of Flodden in Northumberland. Medieval pottery & animal bones also been found.

• 8,500-Year-Old 'Kennewick Man' Is Native American

• Community archaeology project digs into the mysteries surrounding Radcliffe Tower - Finds in the medieval manor, much of which still remains a mystery, include glass goblets & fine 16th century slipware dinner plates. Also found is medieval wing to the timber hall.

• 8 Million Dog Mummies Found in 'God of Death' Mass Grave

• I Stood Here for Rome

• Face of Tehran’s 7 millennia old woman reconstructed

• 400,000-year-old dental tartar provides earliest evidence of manmade pollution

• 'Highly significant' Spanish Armada cannons discovered off coast of Ireland

Just picked up a fantastic book from my college's library, The Afterlife of the Roman City: Architecture and Ceremony in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages by Hendrik W. Dey. It was published earlier in 2015 and it's a little overpriced on Amazon. I think it's one of very few books that provides a comprehensive picture of the 'inheritance of Rome' in its most tangible sense. The thesis is that ancient urban centers were maintained and emulated as processional stages for later rulers. Dey has also written books on the Aurelian Walls and early monasteries that I'll be sure to check out.