http://dsc.discovery.com/news/news.html News on history from Discovery. en-us 2007 Discovery Communications Inc. Thu, Jul 3 2008 09:13:35 EDT 60 http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/gallery/logos/dsc.gif http://dsc.discovery.com 60 46 Rock art in Australia is matched with early documentations of human tattoos. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/03/australia-tattoos-art.html Historians match rock art in Australia with early documentations of human tattoos to track ancient cultures. Early Aussie Tattoos Match Rock Art Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News history 20080703090000 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EST Antiquity/Liam Brady | Around 4,000 years ago, a skilled acrobat was killed ceremonially in what is now Syria. But why? http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/02/human-sacrifice-acrobat.html Around 4,000 years ago, a skilled acrobat was killed ceremonially in what is now Syria. But why? Grisly Human Sacrifice Revealed at Syria Dig Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News history 20080702093030 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:30:30 EST Joan Oates | Stone Age cave dwellers painted where acoustic properties were best. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/01/cave-art-music.html Stone Age cave dwellers decorated their homes where acoustic properties were best, suggests new research in France. In Stone Age Caves, Art and Music Mixed Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News history 20080701123030 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:30:30 EST Iegor Reznikoff | A pre-Columbian Aztec skeleton clutching two skull-shaped whistles is unearthed in Mexico. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/30/aztec-death-music.html A pre-Columbian Aztec skeleton clutching two skull-shaped whistles is unearthed in Mexico. Aztec Whistles Suggest Musical Funerals Julie Watson, Associated Press history 20080630103030 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:30:30 EST AP Photo | Evidence suggests medieval monks may have been poisoned by toxic red ink. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/27/poison-monks-mercury.html New evidence suggests medieval monks may have been poisoned by toxic red ink they used when writing Biblical texts. Biblical Text-Writing May Have Poisoned Monks Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News history 20080627120000 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST Kaare Lund Rasmussen | The Fertile Crescent's early residents varied genetically depending on lifestyle. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/06/25/fertile-crescent-dna.html The Fertile Crescent's early residents were divided into two genetic groups, depending on their way of life, suggests new research. Early Arabs Followed the Rain, or Didn't Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News history 20080625101530 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:15:30 EST P. Vezirtis, Hellenic Ministry of Culture |