University of York

Researchers at the University of York and the British Museum have discovered traces of opiates preserved inside a vessel from Cyprus dating back to the Late Bronze Age.

Economist Daron Acemo?lu, who is a Turkish economist of Armenian descent living in the U.S., has topped the most influential economists list of the Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) for his last 10 years? of publications. 

York, which is in the north of England (United Kingdom) in the Yorkshire and Humberside region, is also at the point where Ouse and Foss rivers cross. There are three bridges on the Ouse River: Lendal, Ouse and Skendergate, and if the weather is good, you can enjoy boat tours on the river.