In Rogers Dry Lake Bed, US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs train for agile combat employment

Clear blue skies almost year-round along with the pristine and legendary Rogers Dry Lake Bed have made Edwards Air Force Base, California, an ideal candidate to host Agile Combat Employment, or ACE, training. The 412th Operations Support Squadron hosted four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 355th Wing out of Davis-Monthan […]

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31st Maintenance Group of the U.S. Air Force Trains F-16 mechanics for the Romanian Air Force

The U.S. Air Force 31st Maintenance Group conducted a training-oriented mission to assist in the development of the Romanian air force’s F-16 Fighting Falcon jet program. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Brian Johnston, 31st MXG phase section chief, took a team of five U.S. Airmen to Romania’s 86th Air Base […]

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In Türkiye, archaeologists have uncovered a Roman tomb where mystical nails were used to ward off the “restless dead.”

In the ancient city of Sagalassos in southwestern Türkiye, archaeologists have identified an unusual burial practice from the early Roman imperial period, consisting of deliberately bent nails, covering tiles, and a layer of lime. A team of archaeologists from KU Leuven and the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, both […]

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Researchers Discover Breathtaking, 2,000-Year-Old ‘Erotic’ Artwork from the Ancient Roman Cities in “Unlocking the Mysteries of Pompeii”

A new exhiƄition will celebrate Roмan art’s oƄsession with 𝓈ℯ𝓍 in the ill-fated city of Poмpeii. The works will Ƅe shown at the Poмpeii Archaeological Park starting on April 14. The eroticisм in the works will pay hoмage to the discoʋery of a мosaic depicting Priapus, the fertility god, weighing […]

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Chinese archaeologists find an elaborate brick-chambered mausoleum from the Jin Dynasty

Archaeologists have uncovered an ornate brick-chambered tomb from the Jin Dynasty in the Shanxi province of China. Excavations were conducted by the Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology near the village of Dongfengshan in Yuanqu County as a result of construction works for a new pipeline. The tomb dates from the […]

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