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
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Digging in Iraq Have Located the Remains of a 5,000-Year-Old Tavern—As Well as a ‘Beer Recipe’ The find also includes hundreds of ceramic vessels and a primitive refrigerator. By Artnet News, Feb 19, 2023
Archaeology & History The Oceanographers Who Discovered the Titanic Have Released Never-Before-Seen Footage of the Shipwreck Filmed by Underwater Robots The 81-minute video has been surfaced to coincide with the 25th anniversary of 'Titanic.' By Richard Whiddington, Feb 16, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Broke Open King Tut’s Inner Tomb Exactly 100 Years Ago. Here Are 5 of the Most Opulent Artifacts They Found All that glitters is sometimes gold—particularly when it comes to the tomb of King Tutankhamun. By Annikka Olsen, Feb 16, 2023
Archaeology & History Thousands of Citizen Scientists Studying LiDAR Maps Have Found 1,000 Prehistoric Burial Mounds Across the Netherlands They also detected Celtic fields, charcoal kilns, and cart tracks. By Min Chen, Feb 9, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists in Portugal Have Discovered the Remains of a Favorite Neanderthal Feast: Roasted Crab Archaeologists found the remains of the delicious ancient feast at Portugal's Figueira Brava cave. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 9, 2023
Archaeology & History An Amateur Metal Detectorist in the U.K. Has Struck History-Lover’s Gold: A 16th-Century Pendant With Links to King Henry VIII It is the most significant Tudor find in 25 years. By Artnet News, Feb 7, 2023
Archaeology & History A 1,700-Year-Old Castle Was Among the Thousands of Buildings Destroyed by the Deadly Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria The Gaziantep Castle, built in the second and third centuries, was among the more than 3,000 buildings destroyed. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 6, 2023
Archaeology & History Joe Rogan’s Podcast Has Sent Its Listeners on a Wild Hunt for ‘50 Tons’ of Mammoth Fossils in New York City’s East River People are actually diving for mammoth bones in the East River. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 1, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists in the U.K. Have Turned Up 34 Semi-Precious Stones in the Drain of an Ancient Roman Bathhouse The gems were dropped by Roman bathers in the 3rd century. By Min Chen, Jan 31, 2023
Archaeology & History Construction Workers Discovered a Mysterious Statue of Hercules Buried Deep in a Roman Sewer The unexpected find appears to have been intentionally buried in the early 20th century. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 31, 2023
