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
Archaeology Scientists Say an Intricately Carved 51,000-Year-Old Deer Bone Is the Earliest Example of Neanderthals’ Artistic Abilities The bone was unearthed at the mouth of the Unicorn Cave in Germany. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 6, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Say a Massive 4,500-Year-Old Syrian Burial Ground May Be the Oldest War Monument in the World The site may also have served as a grim warning to potential invaders. By Artnet News, Jul 1, 2021
Archaeology In Pictures: See the Tunnels Beneath Rome’s Colosseum, Where Gladiators Prepared for Battle, Open to the Public for the First Time The work was part of a three-part, $29.8 million restoration funded by an Italian fashion company. By Artnet News, Jun 28, 2021
