The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 5,000 year-old German skeleton find reveals ancient diet and lifestyle German researchers are piecing together the life of a prehistoric woman who died more than 5,000 years ago in the Neolithic period, after her skeleton was found during excavation works for wind turbines. https://www.thelocal.de/20201106/5000-year-old-german-skeleton-find-reveals-ancient-diet-and-lifestyle Fri, 06 Nov 2020 10:29:36 +0100 5000-year-old-german-skeleton-find-reveals-ancient-diet-and-lifestyle Bremen's 'bishop's ring' found broken A 12th century golden bishop's ring stolen last week from a cathedral museum in the northern German city of Bremen has been recovered, albeit in a terrible condition. https://www.thelocal.de/20130629/50591 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 18:05:00 +0200 50591 Thieves swipe medieval bishop's shiny ring Police in the northern German city of Bremen have been left baffled by the theft of a famous 12th century "bishop's ring" from the cathedral museum. https://www.thelocal.de/20130626/50517 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:41:00 +0200 50517 Neanderthal birthplace kills archaeology funding The area which gave rise to the name Neanderthal will run out of public funding for archaeology in two years - North Rhine-Westphalia state government is phasing out its financial support. https://www.thelocal.de/20130328/48809 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:14:00 +0100 48809 Rare fighter plane wreck lifted from seabed The remains of a rare World War II German fighter plane, of which only one intact example exists, have been fished from the sea off northern Denmark, a nearby military museum announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120426/42183 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:48:00 +0200 42183 DNA tests to reveal secrets of the 'iceman' German scientists are helping decode the genome of the 5,300-year-old Tyrolean “iceman” Ötzi, which could answer the tantalising question of whether he has living descendants, it was revealed this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20100728/28791 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:54:00 +0200 28791 Dispute with Egypt over Nefertiti bust reignites A newly discovered document has reignited a dispute between Germany and Egypt over the rightful ownership of the iconic 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20090213/17413 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:05:00 +0100 17413