Excavators also uncovered fragments of a metal strip, at least 300 millimetres in length, which was vertically riveted to the outside of the hull.

After spending three years thrashing the dense woods here with machetes and pacing the rocky logging trails with metal detectors, a team of aviation history buffs has uncovered fragments of a narrow stick they believe is part of an airplane that vanished without a trace 60 years ago.

A salvage excavation undertaken at the southern end of the village in August 2003 uncovered a tabun oven and fragments of pottery that were dated to Early Islamic period, specifically to the period of early Abbasid rule.

He also uncovered new fragments by the dramatist Menander and the poet Sotades.

Other officials said technicians working at the crater in front of the Federal building had uncovered fragments of high-pressure metal cylinders, possibly indicating that the bombers used the tanks to increase the destructive power of the explosion.

She uncovers biographical fragments about people who are related to her, and some who are not.

Originally a race of miners, due to a recent discovery that uncovered fragments of their ancient origin, they have changed their focus to archaeology.

Recent archaeological digs have uncovered fragments of Mycenaean/Late Helladic pottery together with Proto-Apennine and Apennine material, pointing to an Middle Bronze Age Trading site (Emporium).

A4 World Briefing A6 ARTS & IDEAS B9-18 Rewriting Renaissance History Researchers in a Rome basilica have uncovered dazzling fragments of a late-medieval masterpiece from about 1285.