WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * National Museum of Asian Art and the Royal Commission for AlUla in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Announce New Collaboration for Cultural Exchange WASHINGTON, D.C. and AlUla, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) have formalized a collaboration agreement to enhance cultural exchange and mutual understanding between museum pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has completed an official inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), confirming the cultural affiliation and lineal descent of human remains in its collection. The inventory pertains to human remains representing one individual, consisting of hair clippings collected from a Native American identified as Dan Walker, a 16-year-old  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, May 15 -- FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) issued the following news release: * * * Students Worldwide Embark on a Robotics Season for the Ages as FIRST(R) Announces its Upcoming 2025-2026 Season: FIRST(R) AGE(TM) presented by Qualcomm Incorporated Qualcomm Announced as Presenting Sponsor of Archaeology-Inspired Season, Prompting Young People to Discover How Society and Technology Progress Through the Ages FIRST(R), a global roboti  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 14 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * First study of its kind sheds light on pregnancy in the Viking Age Viking experts from the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester have examined pregnancy in the Viking Age and discovered that pregnant women were depicted in art and literature with martial gear, and newborns were born into a harsh world where they were not all given burial or were born free. The new interdisciplinary study W  more