Archaeology & History President Biden Bans New Oil and Gas Drilling at a UNESCO World Heritage Site in New Mexico to Preserve Archaeological Ruins The Chaco Culture National Historical Park will be protected for the next 20 years. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 5, 2023
Archaeology & History Researchers Flying Drones Have Discovered 7,000-Year-Old Cave Paintings in the Mountains of Spain It's one of the first instances of drones being used to find cave paintings. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 5, 2023
Archaeology & History An Ancient Rock Art Site in Australia, Home to a Million Petroglyphs, Has Been Damaged by Petrochemical Emissions, Scientists Say The earliest Murujuga rock art dates back 40,000 years. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 1, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists in Hungary Have Uncovered the Remains of an Ancient Roman Doctor Alongside His Surgical Toolkit The tomb has been dated to the 1st century C.E. By Vittoria Benzine, May 24, 2023
Archaeology & History Prehistoric Real Estate for Sale: Kents Cavern, Home to Stone Age Societies and Muse to Agatha Christie, Is Now Available for $3.1 Million The popular attraction has been privately owned by the Powe family for the past 120 years. By Vittoria Benzine, May 24, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Say These 9,000-Year-Old Engravings, Found in Middle Eastern Deserts, Are the Earliest Known Architectural Drawings No other artifacts from this time show such mental mastery of spacial perception, archaeologists say. By Artnet News, May 24, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Found a 3,000-Year-Old Bakery in Armenia, After Realizing a Layer of Ash Was Actually Wheat Flour The structure is believed to have been originally built as storage, but there is evidence that furnaces were added later. By Vittoria Benzine, May 24, 2023
Archaeology & History Vatican Restorers Are Working to Bring a Colossal Roman Sculpture of Hercules Back to Its Golden Glory The conservation work, funded by the Patrons of the Vatican Museums, will cost around $113,588. By Adam Schrader, May 24, 2023
Archaeology & History A 2,000-Year-Old Chalkstone Receipt, Carved With Customer Names and Prices, Was Just Uncovered in Jerusalem The object might have been carved by a craftsman to keep track of money paid or still owed by his clients. By Adam Schrader, May 23, 2023
Archaeology & History Cosmic Ray Scanning Has Revealed a Greek Tomb Hidden Beneath the City of Naples Researchers used a powerful scanning technique that can penetrate through rocks and walls far below the earth's surface. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 23, 2023
Archaeology & History U.S. Authorities Repatriated Two Ancient Sculptures to Iraq—One Belonging to Met Trustee Shelby White The other came from a hidden storage locker belonging to disgraced antiquities dealer Robin Symes. By Sarah Cascone, May 22, 2023
Archaeology & History A Diver Discovered an 1,800-Year-Old Shipwreck Off the Coast of Israel Containing a Trove of Marble Artifacts The rare find has also resolved an ongoing archeological debate. By Artnet News, May 20, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists in Pompeii Have Found Two Skeletons Believed to Be Victims of an Earthquake Just Before the Vesuvius Eruption One figure had his arm raised in self-protection against the room’s falling south wall. By Vittoria Benzine, May 19, 2023
Archaeology & History An 8-Year-Old Schoolgirl Found a Rare Stone-Age Dagger on a Playground in Norway 'The stone was there,' said young Elise. 'It was nice.' By Vittoria Benzine, May 17, 2023
Archaeology & History Researchers Have Found 5,000-Year-Old Clay Figurines, Mysteriously Hidden Behind Boar Tusks, in a Ukrainian Cave The find also included a rare piece of pottery, and may suggest information about burial rituals, say experts. By Artnet News, May 16, 2023
