Archaeology & History Archaeologists Claim They’ve Uncovered an Ancient Temple to Hercules Visited by Julius Caesar. Skeptics Aren’t So Sure Some say the long-lost site is probably miles away. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 6, 2022
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Say They May Have Found the Anglo-Saxon Workshop Where the Treasures of Sutton Hoo Were Forged Student volunteers assisted in the historic find. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 3, 2022
Archaeology & History The Most Important Archaeological Discoveries of 2021, From Unknown Dead Sea Scrolls to Middle Eastern Cattle Cults These discoveries have forced us to reevaluate what we think we know about the history of humankind. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 30, 2021
Politics Former U.K. Culture Minister Says the Parthenon Marbles Should Be Returned to Greece: ‘It Would Be a Wonderful Thing’ Ed Vaizey says the marbles are inextricably woven into Greek culture and identity. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 22, 2021
Archaeology & History Isle of Wo-Man? Two 1,000-Year-Old Brooches Discovered on the U.K. Island Suggest the Presence of Female Vikings The ornate bronze objects went on view for the first time this month. By Artnet News, Dec 20, 2021
Crime In a Landmark Restitution, the U.S. Returns 200 Looted Antiquities From Top Museums and Private Collections to Italy Fun fact: one of the sculptures was linked to Kim Kardashian. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 17, 2021
Archaeology & History ‘You Just Don’t Find This’: U.K. Archaeologists Have Unearthed the Full Remains of a Roman Crucifixion Victim Almost 2,000 years after his death, the man's skeleton still had a two-inch nail piercing its foot. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 8, 2021
Politics The Embattled National Museum of Afghanistan Has Reopened, With Taliban Security Negotiated by its Director "I was ready to give my life for it," says the museum's leader, Mohammad Fahim Rahimi. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 8, 2021
Archaeology & History In a Breakthrough, Italy Will Return a Piece of the Parthenon Frieze to Greece Under a Long-Term Loan Agreement Could this be a way for Greece to finally reunite the Parthenon? By Amah-Rose Abrams, Dec 1, 2021
Museums & Institutions More Than 20 Years After an Ohio Museum Forced a Native Group to Buy Its Own Artifacts Back, It Has Repaid the Tribe The tribe rushed to buy back its own artifacts in 1996, and has now finally been reimbursed. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 30, 2021
Analysis Demonstrating Resilience During the Pandemic, the Market for Chinese Art and Antiques Reaped $5.7 Billion Last Year, Our Report Found Sales remained solid in mainland China, but dropped in other regions across the globe. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 21, 2021
Auctions Kenneth Griffin, Finance Titan and Retail-Investor Bogeyman, Beat Out the DAO to Buy the U.S. Constitution at Sotheby’s Goliath beats David. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 19, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Just Discovered the World’s Oldest Jewelry: This Set of 150,000-Year-Old Snail-Shell Beads in Morocco Archaeologists found 33 snail shell beads in Morocco's Bizmoune Cave. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 19, 2021
Pop Culture Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds Will Face Off as Dueling Art Thieves in the New Heist Flick ‘Red Notice’—Watch the Trailer Here Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson also co-stars. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 2, 2021
Museums & Institutions The Denver Art Museum Is Returning Four Antiquities to Cambodia After the Pandora Papers Exposed Their Illicit Origins The objects were once owned by the late indicted art dealer Douglas Latchford. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 18, 2021
