Archaeology Archaeologists in England Unearthed a Long-Lost Monastery Presided Over by a Powerful Anglo-Saxon Queen Queen Cynethryth led the monastery after her husband's death. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 20, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Discovered a Partially Mummified Skeleton That Proves Greek Theater Was Thriving in Roman Pompeii The tomb belonged to a formerly enslaved man named Marcus Venerius Secundio. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 17, 2021
Archaeology Scientists Have Conducted Tests That Reveal Stonehenge Is Made From a Nearly Indestructible Ancient Material A rare core sample, removed years ago, contains a form of quartz that doesn't erode or crumble. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 13, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Terrifying Relic Suggesting That Ancient Romans Fed Their Captives to Lions All Over Europe It's the first evidence that lions were used in Roman executions in Britain. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 11, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Discovered That a Nonbinary Iron Age Warrior Likely Occupies This Mysterious Finnish Grave The deceased appears to have been a highly celebrated member of society. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 10, 2021
Archaeology Lalibela, an Ethiopian UNESCO World Heritage Site Famed for Its Rock-Cut Churches, Has Been Seized by Military Forces The 13th-century site features 11 Medieval churches carved from monolithic rock. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 6, 2021
Archaeology Machu Picchu Is Even Older Than Previously Thought, New Radiocarbon Dating Shows The colonial records kept by the Spanish appear to have been wrong. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 5, 2021
Archaeology Panic Rips Through Europe as Dangerous Wildfires Threaten Historic Cultural Sites in Greece Hundreds of firefighters have been battling blazes near the ancient site of Olympia. By Kate Brown, Aug 5, 2021
Archaeology Was Cave Art Actually a Form of Cinema? How Prehistoric Lamps Suggest a Surprising New Way of Looking at Ancient Paintings Researchers recreated ancient light sources to test the theory. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 2, 2021
Archaeology Strapped for Cash, Mexico Will Re-Bury a Tunnel Filled With Aztec Petroglyphs That Was Meant to Become a Tourist Site Construction workers uncovered the tunnel in 2019. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 29, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Unearthed a Rare Cache of 6th-Century Coins Hidden in the Ancient Greek City of Phanagoria Researchers believe the coins were stowed away prior to a devastating attack by the Huns or the Turks. By Artnet News, Jul 26, 2021
Archaeology In the Underwater Egyptian City of Thônis-Heracleion, Divers Have Discovered an Ancient Warcraft The city was rediscovered by underwater archaeologists in 2001. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 21, 2021
Archaeology This Superstar Amateur Metal Detectorist Just Found Her Second Cache of Viking Coins on the Isle of Man in Less Than a Year Kath Giles previously unearthed 1,000-year-old buried Viking jewelry on Isle of Man last December. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 20, 2021
Archaeology Two Segments of an Ancient Mummy Wrapping Have Been Digitally Reunited to Reveal a Hieroglyphic Guide to the Afterlife It remains unclear why the pieces were dispersed to different parts of the world. By Artnet News, Jul 15, 2021
Archaeology In Pictures: A New Show Explores Ancient Pompeii Dining Rituals, From Vermin Delicacies to Bone Toothpicks The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius interrupted Roman diners mid-meal—and this museum has the carbonized food to prove it. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 8, 2021
