Archaeology & History Archaeologists in Armenia Just Unearthed an Ancient ‘Golden Tomb’ Filled With Jewelry and Artifacts—See the Treasures Here It's the latest find from a joint Polish and Armenian excavation effort begun in 2013. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 31, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Studying an Enigmatic Stone Structure in the Saudi Arabian Desert Have Turned Up Evidence of a Neolithic Cultic Belief More than 260 fragments of animal bones have been found at the monument. By Artnet News, Mar 28, 2023
Archaeology & History A New Archaeological Initiative Scouring Pompeii’s Suburbs Has Turned Up a Fascinating New Cache of Ancient Cookware The exciting finds are the result of a new arrangement to protect the site from looters. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Mar 23, 2023
Archaeology & History You Can Win $250,000 If You’re Able to Assist This Super-Powered A.I. in Deciphering Ancient, Damaged Scrolls The scrolls were discovered in 1752, but fire damage made them too fragile to unroll. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 21, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists in Japan Have Unearthed a Gigantic 4th-Century ‘Dakō’ Sword That Dwarfs Any Blade Ever Found in the Country The sword is far too large to have been used for self defense, researchers say. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 17, 2023
Archaeology & History A German Man Just Learning How to Use a Metal Detector Uncovered a Hoard of Buried Byzantine Jewelry and Silver Coins The discovery was made in what once was a Viking Age trade settlement. By Artnet News, Mar 15, 2023
Archaeology & History Excavations Around Leicester Cathedral in the U.K. Have Turned Up a Roman Shrine Archaeologists Call a ‘Cult Room’ The dig also uncovered Anglo-Saxon artifacts including coins and hair pins. By Artnet News, Mar 13, 2023
Archaeology & History Aww, Archaeologists Have Discovered an Adorable Version of Egypt’s Most Famous Monument: A Miniature Sphinx The statue is a much smaller iteration of the famed Great Sphinx of Giza, but sculpted perhaps 2,500 years later. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 8, 2023
Archaeology & History Using a Groundbreaking Technology, Scientists Have Uncovered a Hidden Tunnel Beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza There's more to the Great Pyramid than meets the eye. By Artnet News, Mar 7, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Believe That an Iron Age Comb Discovered Along a U.K. Highway Was Made From a Human Skull The tool, which may have been worn as an amulet, is evidence of a culture that revered the human head. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 2, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Believe a Piece of Flotsam That Washed Up on a New York Beach Could be Part of an 1821 Shipwreck The SS Savannah was the first steam and sail hybrid vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean. By Artnet News, Feb 28, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists on Easter Island Have Discovered a Previously Unknown Moai Statue Buried in a Dried-Out Lake Bed More of the iconic head statues could turn up, researchers say. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 27, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists in Italy Are Using A.I. Robots to Piece Together Ancient Frescoes From Fragments Discovered at Pompeii A new machine called RePAIR can figure out how centuries-old fresco shards fit together—and even has robotic arms to reassemble them. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 27, 2023
Archaeology & History Researchers in Vietnam Discovered That Two Deer Antlers Languishing in Museum Storage Are Actually 2,000-Year-Old Musical Instruments The artifacts represent the earliest-known stringed instruments found in Southeast Asia. By Artnet News, Feb 26, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered an Ancient Fort—Complete With Wooden Spikes—Built by the Romans to Protect Their Silver Mines The Romans abandoned mining efforts, but 19th-century archaeologists struck the motherlode. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 22, 2023
