Art World Notre Dame Raised Almost $1 Billion After Its Devastating Fire—But Now, the Church Says It Needs More The church is restricted in how funds that came in immediately after the 2019 fire can be used. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 16, 2021
Art & Exhibitions Damien Hirst’s Fake Antiquities From an Imaginary Shipwreck Are on View Alongside the Real Thing at the Galleria Borghese—See It Here Italy's culture minister hopes the show will mark "a new renaissance for Italy" and its tourism. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 14, 2021
Law & Politics The Manhattan District Attorney Has Returned 27 Looted Antiquities Worth a Combined $3.8 Million to Cambodia The return involved objects linked to investigations of disgraced dealers Subhash Kapoor and Nancy Wiener. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 11, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Unearthed a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Basilica in Israel That May Have Been Built by Herod the Great See stunning images of the building. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 9, 2021
Law & Politics Hobby Lobby Is Suing a Classics Professor for Allegedly Selling the Company Antiquities He Stole From Oxford University Dirk Obbink was arrested last March. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 3, 2021
Archaeology & History A Storied Medieval Village in Northern Italy Has Literally Resurfaced 70 Years After It Was Destroyed by a Flood The lost town recently inspired both a novel and Netflix show. By Artnet News, May 25, 2021
Archaeology & History Six Ancient Frescoes Stolen From Roman Villas Over the Decades Have Been Returned to Pompeii Italian police recovered three of the frescoes last year, while the rest were found during the bust of an illegal excavation in 2012. By Artnet News, May 19, 2021
Archaeology & History Some of the Oldest and Most Revered Cave Paintings in the World Are Under Extreme Threat Due to Climate Change A new report suggests that the cave art in Sulawesi is deteriorating at an alarming rate. By Sarah Cascone, May 19, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Found Traces of Beeswax in Ancient African Pots, Suggesting It Was Used as a Sweetener 3,500 Years Ago Honey was the first sweetener in human history. By Sarah Cascone, May 14, 2021
Archaeology & History The Ancient City of Angkor Wat Had a Population Larger Than Modern-Day Boston, According to New Archaeological Research Using LiDAR and machine learning, archaeologists estimate the population in the Greater Angkor Region may have hit 900,000. By Sarah Cascone, May 10, 2021
Law & Politics It May Have Been Kanye West—Not Kim Kardashian—Who Bought an Allegedly Looted Ancient Roman Sculpture From Italy Kardashian says she's never even seen the centuries-old sculpture. By Taylor Dafoe, May 10, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered the Oldest Human Burial in Africa, Offering Clues About How Early Humans Regarded Death Archaeologists have named the child Mtoto. By Sarah Cascone, May 6, 2021
Archaeology & History Engineers Will Reconstruct the Colosseum’s Arena Floor, Allowing Visitors to Stand (and Take Selfies) Where Gladiators Once Fought The Colosseum hasn't had a floor since 19th-century excavations unearthed a network of tunnels and chambers underneath the arena. By Sarah Cascone, May 3, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Identified the Only Known Example of a Pregnant Mummy Call her an expectant mummy. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 30, 2021
Archaeology & History Saudia Arabia Reveals Its $15 Billion Masterplan to Turn the Ancient City of AlUla Into a Global Culture Hub The government hopes to build museums to turn the city into a major tourism destination. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 30, 2021