Archaeology & History The Hunt: What Happened to the Great Sphinx’s Nose? The mystery of the Egyptian statue's missing nose has fascinated people for centuries. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 5, 2024
Archaeology & History World’s Oldest Artwork Discovered in an Indonesian Cave The world's earliest known example of visual storytelling is over 51,000 years old. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 5, 2024
Archaeology & History New Study Finds Ancient Egyptian Scribes Suffered Back Pain Just Like Us Joint issues were caused by hours spent bent over papyrus. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 3, 2024
Archaeology & History Netflix’s ‘Ancient Apocalypse’ Abandons Plans to Film in U.S. Amid Backlash American Indian groups are decrying host Graham Hancock's pseudo-scientific theories. By Adam Schrader, Jul 2, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The Search for Sappho’s Lost Poetry Awaits a New Chapter The Greek poet frequently pined for women in tender yet charged lines about love’s ravages. By Vittoria Benzine, Jun 30, 2024
Archaeology & History 1,500-Year-Old Christian Ivory Box With Rare Engravings Found in Ancient Austrian Church Such reliquaries were once used to hold the remains of saints. By Artnet News, Jun 29, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The Mysteries of the Voynich Manuscript The uncoded book could be anything from Ancient Hebrew to a lost Roman dialect. By Verity Babbs, Jun 27, 2024
Archaeology & History Get Ready for a Corker! This Is the World’s Oldest Known Wine It is some three centuries older than the so-called Speyer wine bottle, which previously held the record. By Artnet News, Jun 26, 2024
Archaeology & History Tourist Detained for Vandalizing an Ancient House in Pompeii Italy is cracking down on the tourists who deface its ancient monuments. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 24, 2024
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Find a Bronze Age Workshop That Produced the Ancient World’s Prized Dye An excavation on the island of Aegina in Greece turned up pottery shards stained with Tyrian purple. By Artnet News, Jun 20, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The Legendary Sunken City of Thonis-Heracleion The ancient Egyptian port was lost for over a thousand years. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jun 18, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The World’s Most Valuable Stolen Painting Vermeer’s domestic scene has an estimated value of $250 million. By Verity Babbs, Jun 16, 2024
Archaeology & History The Earliest Known Manuscript of the Gospel on Jesus’s Childhood Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight Two papyrologists looked at an unremarkable piece of writing with fresh eyes. By Artnet News, Jun 14, 2024
Archaeology & History This 4,000-Year-Old Labyrinthine Monument Is the First of Its Kind to Turn Up in Crete The structure was discovered by workers installing a radar system for a forthcoming airport. By Artnet News, Jun 13, 2024
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Recover Huge Medieval Slabs From an 800-Year-Old Shipwreck The relics were part of the cargo of a 13th-century ship and reveal fresh insight into medieval stonemasonry. By Artnet News, Jun 12, 2024