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
Law & Politics Italy Can Evict Steve Bannon’s School for Far-Right ‘Gladiators’ From an 800-Year-Old Monastery, the Country’s Top Court Rules The decision effectively ends a years-long court battle between the former Trump strategist and the Italian Culture Ministry. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 17, 2021
Art & Tech This Mysterious Ancient Greek Device May Be the First Computer. Now Scientists Have Just Taken a Big Step Towards Making It Work The Antikythera Mechanism has been recreated in a computer simulation—yet enigmas still remain. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 15, 2021
Art World An 11-Year-Old Boy Found an Iron Age Fertility Totem, the Second of Its Kind Ever Identified, on a Family Hiking Trip in Israel Archaeologists are thrilled by the find. By Artnet News, Mar 10, 2021
Law & Politics A Trove of Islamic Artifacts Will Return to the Museum That Sought to Sell Them Off After the Al Thani Collection Foundation Stepped In Sotheby's helped broker the deal between the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem and the Al Thani Collection Foundation. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 10, 2021
Politics Six Years Ago, ISIS Brutally Attacked an Iraqi Museum. See Inside the Effort to Bring It Back to Life Today Last week marked the anniversary of ISIS's attack on the Mosul Cultural Museum. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 2, 2021
Art World Half the Board Overseeing Pompeii Has Resigned in Protest Against the Hiring of a New Director They Say Lacks Experience Last month, Gabriel Zuchtriegel was hired to lead the famed archeological site for the next four years. By Artnet News, Mar 1, 2021
