Roman board game in Slovakia; Aztec rain god shrine; scanning technique to read invisible papyri; DNA reveals ancient Alaskan population.
Roman-style board game, complete with pieces, found in Slovak prince’s tomb
Aztec rain god shrine in pond depicts Mesoamerican creation myth
New scan techniques allow reading of recycled papyri glued together to make mummy cases
DNA from 12,000 year old Alaskan burial rewrites the story of the peopling of North America