Archaeology & History A ‘Good Percentage’ of Ancient Artifacts Recently Repatriated to Italy Are Fakes, According to an Antiquities Expert Some of the nearly 60 pieces returned to Italy came from the Met. Others were owned by the disgraced collector Michael Steinhardt. By Artnet News, Jun 6, 2023
Archaeology & History Excavations at an Ancient Roman Fort in Spain Have Turned Up a 2,000-Year-Old Rock Carved With a Human Face and Phallus The meaning of the carving remains a mystery. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 6, 2023
Archaeology & History New Excavations at Egypt’s Saqqara Necropolis Have Unearthed Mummification Workshops, Including One for Pets The workshops held ritual vessels and natron salt, an important ingredient in mummification. By Vittoria Benzine, Jun 5, 2023
Archaeology & History An Israeli Anti-Theft Squad Inadvertently Stumbled on a 1,850-Year-Old Burial Cave at a Construction Site The cave contained Roman-era artifacts including burial chests and a ceramic candle holder. By Artnet News, Jun 5, 2023
Archaeology & History What Perfume Did Ancient Romans Wear? A Crystal Jar Recently Discovered in a Mausoleum Holds the Aromatic Answer Renovations in a town in Seville revealed a well-preserved Roman mausoleum with a jar containing an ancient perfume. By Artnet News, Jun 5, 2023
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
