Archaeology & History Indigenous Activists in Australia Say a Company’s Plans to Drill for Gas Threatens to Destroy Up to a Million Ancient Petroglyphs Two custodians of the historic region spoke at the United Nations this week, calling for international support. By Artnet News, Jul 10, 2022
Archaeology & History A Woman Bought a Pile of Cheap Costume Jewelry Online. Turns Out It Contained a Rare Viking-Era Gold Ring The ring will go on view at the University Museum in Bergen, Norway, later this fall. By Artnet News, Jul 8, 2022
Archaeology & History A Team of Archaeologists and Volunteers Are Conducting an Unprecedented Dig to Uncover the Mysteries at Arthur’s Stone The University of Manchester broke ground on the first-ever archaeological dig at an ancient site linked to King Arthur. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 1, 2022
Archaeology & History Analysis of 1,500-Year-Old Wine Jugs Reveals Surprising Information About How Ancient Romans Kept Their Libations So Delicious A recent study reveals new details about how Ancient Romans kept their wine safe and packed full of flavor. By Dorian Batycka, Jun 30, 2022
Archaeology & History Israeli Archaeologists Have Discovered One of the World’s Oldest Mosques in the Negev Desert The ruins are 1,200 years old. By Vittoria Benzine, Jun 28, 2022
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Believe They Discovered the Long-Lost Noggin of a Headless Hercules Statue in a Shipwreck at the Bottom of the Sea The find is likely the missing piece from a statue recovered at the same site more than a century ago. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 21, 2022
Archaeology & History New A.I. Technology Helped Researchers Locate What Could Be One the World’s Oldest Cooking Fires The research may have revealed one of the world's oldest cook sites. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jun 16, 2022
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Uncovered 13,000 Utterly Remarkable Shang Dynasty Relics in China, Many of Them Used in Sacrificial Rites UNESCO is considering making Sanxingdui a world heritage site. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Jun 15, 2022
Archaeology & History Remarkably Similar Stone Age ‘Swiss Army Knives’ Found Across Africa Suggest a System of Prehistoric Mass Communication Across wide distances, it appears that ancient humans used the same template to make their tools. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 9, 2022
Archaeology & History In Pictures: See Inside France’s $24 Million Replica of the Submerged Cosquer Cave, Home to Hundreds of Paleolithic Artworks Most of the rock art at the original cave has been destroyed. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 6, 2022
Archaeology & History In Pictures: See Images of the Hundreds of Flawlessly Preserved Mummies and Bronze Statues Archaeologists Just Unveiled in Egypt The discovery also included 150 bronze statuettes, the largest such cache ever found. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 1, 2022
Archaeology & History Using Lasers, Archeologists Have Discovered a Surprisingly Vast Network of Ancient Cities Deep in the Bolivian Amazon The findings show that the region was more urban than researchers had previously realized. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 26, 2022
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered the Oldest Prehistoric Mine in America—and It Was Dedicated to Sacred Ancient Art Supplies Archaeologists have been investigating the site since 1986, and just made their biggest find to date. By Sarah Cascone, May 26, 2022
Archaeology & History Want to Smell Like Cleopatra? Researchers Are Combining Ancient and Ultra-Modern Techniques to Recreate Historical Scents Old pots, ancient trash pits, and even human teeth are treasure troves of evidence. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 19, 2022
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered the 4,000-Year-Old Tomb of an Egyptian Dignitary Who Guarded Royal Documents The unfinished decoration suggests he died before the tomb was completed. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 19, 2022
