Archaeology & History In the Underwater Egyptian City of Thônis-Heracleion, Divers Have Discovered an Ancient Warcraft The city was rediscovered by underwater archaeologists in 2001. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 21, 2021
Crime A British Art Restorer Has Been Arrested for His Role in a $143 Million Asian Antiquities Smuggling Ring Neil Perry Smith is the second person to be arraigned in the case. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 21, 2021
Archaeology & History This Superstar Amateur Metal Detectorist Just Found Her Second Cache of Viking Coins on the Isle of Man in Less Than a Year Kath Giles previously unearthed 1,000-year-old buried Viking jewelry on Isle of Man last December. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 20, 2021
Archaeology & History Two Segments of an Ancient Mummy Wrapping Have Been Digitally Reunited to Reveal a Hieroglyphic Guide to the Afterlife It remains unclear why the pieces were dispersed to different parts of the world. By Artnet News, Jul 15, 2021
Archaeology & History In Pictures: A New Show Explores Ancient Pompeii Dining Rituals, From Vermin Delicacies to Bone Toothpicks The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius interrupted Roman diners mid-meal—and this museum has the carbonized food to prove it. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 8, 2021
Museums & Institutions The Brooklyn Museum Has Voluntarily Repatriated 1,300 Pre-Columbian Artifacts to Costa Rica The objects once belonged to the collection of Minor Keith, a railroad magnate who exported them in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 6, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Say a Massive 4,500-Year-Old Syrian Burial Ground May Be the Oldest War Monument in the World The site may also have served as a grim warning to potential invaders. By Artnet News, Jul 1, 2021
Archaeology & History In Pictures: See the Tunnels Beneath Rome’s Colosseum, Where Gladiators Prepared for Battle, Open to the Public for the First Time The work was part of a three-part, $29.8 million restoration funded by an Italian fashion company. By Artnet News, Jun 28, 2021
Politics Belgium Will Seek a Partnership With the Democratic Republic of Congo to Begin Returning Plundered Artworks "They don't belong to us," a Belgian official said in reference to the objects. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 22, 2021
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Discovered Ancient Bronze Age Homes at Germany’s ‘Stonehenge’ Central Europe's largest-known settlement has been discovered at Ringheiligtum Pömmelte. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 16, 2021
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
