Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Uncovered Cave Art That’s Way Older Than Any on Record—and It Was Made by Children The extent of the find's significance depends a bit on your definition of art. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 16, 2021
Archaeology & History Conservationists Will Repair Stonehenge’s Cracked and Toppled Stones in Its First Restoration in Decades Scaffolding went up at the iconic site yesterday. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 15, 2021
Auctions Restituted Meissen Porcelains Shatter Estimates at Sotheby’s—and One of the Big Buyers Was the Museum That Returned Them The auction of Meissen objects restituted by the Rijksmuseum brought in $15 million, seven times the presale estimate. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 14, 2021
Art World The Philadelphia Museum of Art Will Return an Ancient ‘Pageant Shield’ Looted by Nazis to the Czech Republic Czech ambassador calls the case a prime example of "best practices" in restitution. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 14, 2021
Law & Politics A Hedge Fund Titan Triumphs Over the Nation of Turkey in the Legal Fight Over a Multimillion-Dollar Ancient ‘Stargazer’ Idol The judge determined that financier Michael Steinhardt is the idol's rightful owner. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 8, 2021
Archaeology & History See the Stunning Trove of Iron Age Gold Discovered by a Rookie Metal Detectorist Now on View in a Danish Museum The gold predates the Viking era. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 7, 2021
Archaeology & History Best Friends Forever: Archaeologists Have Exhumed Two Hugging Skeletons at an Ancient Burial Site in China The couple likely lived during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534), a politically turbulent time. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 23, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists in England Unearthed a Long-Lost Monastery Presided Over by a Powerful Anglo-Saxon Queen Queen Cynethryth led the monastery after her husband's death. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 20, 2021
Pop Culture A Controversy Is Brewing in China Over a New Hollywood Film That Suggests the Country Was Behind a Rash of High-Profile Art Heists The film will be directed by Jon M. Chu, who scored big with "Crazy Rich Asians." By Sarah Cascone, Aug 19, 2021
Museums & Institutions In Pictures: See Highlights From a Game-Changing Group of Early Pictures by Black Photographers Acquired by the Smithsonian The collection includes 40 19th-century daguerreotypes made by three prominent Black studio photographers. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 18, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Discovered a Partially Mummified Skeleton That Proves Greek Theater Was Thriving in Roman Pompeii The tomb belonged to a formerly enslaved man named Marcus Venerius Secundio. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 17, 2021
Archaeology & History Scientists Have Conducted Tests That Reveal Stonehenge Is Made From a Nearly Indestructible Ancient Material A rare core sample, removed years ago, contains a form of quartz that doesn't erode or crumble. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 13, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered That a Nonbinary Iron Age Warrior Likely Occupies This Mysterious Finnish Grave The deceased appears to have been a highly celebrated member of society. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 10, 2021
Archaeology & History Lalibela, an Ethiopian UNESCO World Heritage Site Famed for Its Rock-Cut Churches, Has Been Seized by Military Forces The 13th-century site features 11 Medieval churches carved from monolithic rock. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 6, 2021
Archaeology & History Was Cave Art Actually a Form of Cinema? How Prehistoric Lamps Suggest a Surprising New Way of Looking at Ancient Paintings Researchers recreated ancient light sources to test the theory. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 2, 2021