Museum acquires small but significant Anglo-Saxon pectoral cross
The cross is beautifully decorated on both sides, which suggests it was designed to hang around the neck... It would certainly have been worn by someone of high status.
Desperate Kansas man arrested for stealing 800-pound cannon from Spanish American War to settle drug debt
Gordon Pierce, a low-level dealer, resorted to stealing an 800-pound Spanish-American War cannon to repay a drug debt after threats were made against his family.
3,000-year-old sword with Biblical origins is discovered in Egypt
An ancient sword linked to Ramesses II was found, indicating military status, supporting connections to biblical narratives about the enslavement of Israelites.