Archaeology & History Apples, Walnuts… and Toast? A New Study Reveals the Flavors of Ancient Roman Wine Researchers analyzed the clay vessels ancient Romans used to ferment grape juice By Richard Whiddington, Feb 16, 2024
Art & Tech You Can Now Get Your Hands on the World’s Oldest Tartan Design The historic garment has been recreated and made available to the public. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Eames Design Legacy Finds a Permanent Home The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has opened in Richmond, California. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 15, 2024
On View A Centuries-Spanning Exhibition Investigates the Age-Old Lure of Money The Morgan's Medieval manuscripts feature prominently in the exhibition. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 15, 2023
Archaeology & History See New Sonar Scans That Capture Long-Forgotten Dunkirk Shipwrecks in Vivid Detail The images emerged from a joint project by French and British researchers. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 13, 2023
Art & Tech Hot! How a Backyard Photographer Captured Some of the Most Detailed Images of the Sun Andrew McCarthy's new photos of the sun were captured with a humble five-inch telescope. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 12, 2023
Archaeology & History New Research Reveals the Earliest-Known Organic Red Dye Dating Back 15,000 Years A study of 10 beads from a Levant cave shows the earliest use of dye from the rubiaceae plant. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 12, 2023
Archaeology & History Cold Plunges Are All the Rage Now—But Archaeologists in the U.K. Just Found a Plunge Pool From the 18th Century The plunge pool was found underneath a historic social club. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 11, 2023
Archaeology & History A Finnish Man Inspecting a Pipe Trench Discovered a Christian Burial Site Dating Back to the Swedish Crusades A shaft of iron sticking out of the ground turned out to be a 12th-century sword. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 7, 2023
Auctions A Nautical Chart Sold at Auction for $239,000 Is Revealed as the 4th Oldest of Its Kind and Is Now Tagged at $7.5 Million The map depicts the waterways of the Mediterranean and beyond. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 2, 2023
Art World A Forgotten Bust Found Propping Up a Storage Shed Could Net $3 Million for a Tiny Scottish Town The auction record for a Bouchardon bust was set in 2012 by the Louvre. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 1, 2023
On View See Sharon Stone’s New Paintings—Colorful Abstractions That Reflect Her Inner World The works are making their East Coast debut at "Welcome to My Garden." By Richard Whiddington, Oct 31, 2023
Archaeology & History A 21-Year-Old Student Has Deciphered the First Word from the Herculaneum Scrolls, Charred in the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius Computer scientist Luke Farritor won $40,000 as part of a competition to decode the scrolls. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 31, 2023
Pop Culture Is This Painting of a Young Girl Haunted? Every Owner Seems to Think So Delayed flights, malfunctioning wi-fi, and even a fatality have surrounded the painting. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 31, 2023
Art & Exhibitions More Than 300 Photographs From Elton John’s Legendary Art Collection Are Going on View at the V&A Museum The show will be the largest photography exhibition the museum has staged to date. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 30, 2023