Archaeology & History An Amateur Metal Detectorist Has Unearthed a Rare Stash of 1,000-Year-Old Viking Jewelry on the Isle of Man The hoard may have been buried amid an invasion. By Artnet News, Feb 19, 2021
Archaeology & History Conservation Experts Fear That a New Amusement Park in Cambodia Could Endanger the Ancient Temple of Angkor Wat The planned theme park and resort could threaten the world's largest religious monument. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 19, 2021
Archaeology & History In an Astounding Discovery, Archaeologists in Alaska Have Uncovered Italian Glass That Came to America Decades Before Columbus The blueberry-sized beads traveled some 10,000 miles from Venice to get to the Americas more than five centuries ago. By Artnet News, Feb 18, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered What May Be the World’s Oldest Brewery, Built for Ancient Egyptian Kings The brewery was excavated in a royal graveyard. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 16, 2021
Archaeology & History Startling New Evidence Suggests Stonehenge’s Inner Stone Circle Was Originally Erected 175 Miles Away, in Wales Archaeologists suspect Stonehenge's inner circle originally stood at Waun Mawn in Wales. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 12, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Found the Roman Emperor Hadrian’s Palatial Breakfast Chamber, Where He Dined Before Servants on a Marble Throne The emperor started each day with an impressive display of power. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 10, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeological Excavations Near Stonehenge Have Turned Up Ancient Graves and Scores of Other Fascinating Discoveries Excavations for a new highway tunnel near Stonehenge have unearthed two burial sites and what may have been an industrial workstation. By Brian Boucher, Feb 8, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Unearthed 2,000-Year-Old Mummies With Gold Tongues at an Ancient Temple in Egypt The archaeologist who made the discovery is also searching for Cleopatra’s tomb at the same site. By Brian Boucher, Feb 3, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered Ancient Textiles in Israel Colored With a Purple Sea-Snail Dye That Was Once More Valuable Than Gold The discovery challenges our understanding of the peoples who lived in the region. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 2, 2021
Archaeology & History A Viking Archaeologist Shares 6 of the Most Fascinating Finds From a Slew of Recent Discoveries Made in Melting Ice Archaeologist Lars Pilø shares how Vikings would have used some of the recently discovered artifacts. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 27, 2021
Archaeology & History Marine Archaeologists Have Uncovered an Ancient Shipwreck Filled With Treasures Off the Coast of Greece The ship's cargo included ceramics from Spain and Tunisia. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 26, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Are Caught Up in an Intense Fight Over Just How Important the Mysterious Nebra Sky Disk Really Is Two published reports by competing teams of scholars have reignited a long-standing debate. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 20, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered a Temple to an Ancient Queen and 50 Stunning Sarcophagi in an Egyptian Necropolis—See Images Here The discovery comes on the heels of a spate of archaeological digs at the site. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 19, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered a Pristine 45,000-Year-Old Cave Painting of a Pig That May Be the Oldest Artwork in the World “I was struck dumb,” one archaeologist said of the find. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 14, 2021
Archaeology & History A Modest Stone Relic Has Led Archeologists to the Tomb of a Depraved Ancient Chinese Emperor Famed for His Cruelty and Enormous Harem It appears to offer proof that the tomb belongs to Han Emperor Liu Zhi. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 11, 2021
