Around the World March 1, 2011
ENGLAND
Silk inside and black velvet outside, this rare 16th-century vizard, or mask, would have been worn to hide or protect a gentlewoman's face while traveling.
Artifacts January/February 2012
Merman Ship's Carving
Around the World January 1, 2011
ENGLAND
At Vindolanda, a Roman frontier town, archaeologists found a mystery from the third century A.D. In a shallow grave in the town's barracks were the remains of a girl just eight to 10 years old.
Digs & Discoveries January 1, 2011
Heads Won, Tales Lost
Around the World November 1, 2010
ENGLAND
In a courtyard of Stafford Castle, amid the bones of cats and dogs from the late 19th century, was a lone tortoise bone—the first evidence of one of the small reptiles being kept as a pet.
