http://dsc.discovery.com/news/news.html News on history from Discovery. en-us 2007 Discovery Communications Inc. Thu, Jul 24 2008 09:15:40 EDT 60 http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/gallery/logos/dsc.gif http://dsc.discovery.com 60 46 The oldest surviving copy of the New Testament becomes complete...at least online. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/22/oldest-bible-online.html The oldest surviving copy of the New Testament becomes complete...at least online. Oldest Bible Pieced Together Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press history 20080722153030 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:30:30 EST Getty Images | Michelangelo was a master at sculpting male beauty, but he was not so beautiful, himself. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/21/michelangelo-portraits.html Michelangelo Buonarroti was a master at sculpting male beauty, but he was no great beauty, himself. Portraits: Michelangelo Was No Beauty Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News history 20080721103000 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:30:00 EST Casa Buonarroti | A dig turns up a mix of artifacts in the heart of the French Quarter. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/16/new-orleans-cathedral.html An archaeological dig at one of the nation's oldest cathedrals has turned up a mix of artifacts in the heart of the French Quarter. Cathedral Dig Reveals 18th Century New Orleans Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press history 20080716163030 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:30:30 EST AP Photo | Crystal skulls at the British Museum and the Smithsonian Institution are fakes. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/09/crystal-skull-fake.html Crystal skulls at the British Museum and the Smithsonian Institution are found to be carved in modern times. More Crystal Skulls Deemed Fakes Richard Ingham, AFP history 20080709100000 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:00:00 EST AFP/Getty Images | 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 |