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
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered 110 Tombs From Three Different Eras of Ancient Egyptian History in the Nile Delta Scholars are now trying to determine whether and how the people of one period absorbed the traditions of another. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 30, 2021
Archaeology & History Dozens of Angry Archaeologists Say a Planned Renovation of the Acropolis Will Degrade the World Heritage Site The planned work will conceal and devalue the site, they say. By Artnet News, Apr 28, 2021
Archaeology & History Early Humans Lived in This South African Cave 2 Million Years Ago, Making It the World’s Oldest Home, Archaeologists Say See photos of Wonderwerk Cave here. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 27, 2021
Archaeology & History Researchers Have Uncovered Yet Another Secret of the Dead Sea Scrolls, This Time Using Artificial Intelligence The scrolls, it seems, were written by two different hands. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 22, 2021
Auctions Sotheby’s Just Launched a Science and Pop Culture Department, Citing Growing Hunger for Dinosaur Bones and Space Suits Sotheby's new division will be helmed by Cassandra Hatton, a former books and manuscript specialist with omnivorous taste. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 21, 2021
Museums & Institutions The University of Pennsylvania Will Restitute a Group of Human Skulls Once Used to Propagate White Supremacist Theories Some 1,300 skulls are included in the Penn Museum’s Morton Collection, named after the Philadelphia physician who amassed them. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 13, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered the Lost Pleasure City of Luxor, Long Fabled as the ‘Egyptian Pompeii,’ Stunningly Preserved in Time The city dates to the reign of Amenhotep III, King Tut's grandfather. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 9, 2021
Archaeology & History An Amateur Anthropologist Found a 17th-Century Coin That May Solve the Mystery of an Infamous Pirate Heist Experts are in the midst of examining the coin trove—but so far, evidence suggests that the novice's theory is correct. By Artnet News, Apr 6, 2021
Archaeology & History Egypt Just Held an Astonishing, Real-Life Mummy Parade Though the Streets of Cairo to Celebrate the Opening of a New Museum—See Photos Here The mummies were transported in oxygen-free nitrogen capsules. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 5, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered a 3,200-Year-Old Mural of a Knife-Wielding Spider God in Peru The mural is believed to be the work of the ancient Cupisnique culture. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 26, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered the Lost Ruins of Maryland’s Earliest Colonial Settlement Established in 1634, St. Mary's Fort was the fourth permanent English settlement in North America. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 25, 2021
Archaeology & History The World’s Earliest Known Wooden Statue Is More Than Twice as Old as Stonehenge, New Research Suggests At 12,500 years old, the Shigir Idol is the world's oldest wooden art—and should make us reconsider assumptions about prehistoric society. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 22, 2021
Auctions A 15th-Century Chinese Porcelain Bowl Bought for $35 at a Connecticut Yard Sale Just Sold for Over $700,000 at Auction There are only six other bowls of its kind known to exist. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 18, 2021
Archaeology & History A New Book Suggests That Some of the Prehistoric World’s Most Innovative Art Resulted From Collaborations Between Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals A new book suggests prehistoric art may have stemmed from a vibrant cultural exchange. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 17, 2021