ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 10 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Hosts One Day Only Viewing for Public * * * On Sunday, January 19 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., the public is invited to view remains from an Alexandria Canal lock and basin at a site in Old Town North, discovered by archaeologists from Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc., a Davey company. The City of Alexandria and Carr Properties have arranged for public viewing of the site, rain or sh  more

OLD ELVET, England, Jan. 4 -- Durham University issued the following news: Congratulations to our alumni team, Carla, Liz, Tracey and Sophia, on winning the festive series of University Challenge that aired over the Christmas period. The journey The Durham team appeared in the first of the initial seven rounds, winning convincingly against the University of Warwick. Their score of 265 was the highest of all 14 teams in the group rounds and made them the early favourite. After the match, host  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 10 -- The History Colorado issued the following news release: * * * Grant round invests in the preservation of sites important to underserved communities and the prosperity of rural Colorado * * * History Colorado's State Historical Fund has awarded $5,592,801 to 36 preservation projects across the Centennial State. Of these projects, nearly half are located in rural counties, which amounts to an investment of more than $2.5 million into the prosperity of rural Colorad  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Latin American Antiquity, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features archaeology, prehistory and ethnohistory in Mesoamerica, Central America and South America from the Society for American Archaeology, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 35, Issue 4). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Article * Mesoamerican Tri-lobed Jade "Spoon" Pendants: Questioning the Idea of Origins * Astronomical Alignments from Structu  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 11 -- The Washington State Board of Natural Resources issued the following news: * * * Board of Natural Resources Votes to Remove Names of Problematic Army Officers, Restore Indigenous Titles * * * The state Board of Natural Resources has voted to restore traditional names to two mountain peaks near Wenatchee. The mountains in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of Chelan County had previously been named after U.S. soldiers who participated in the Yakama War of 1858 and wer  more