Archaeology & History An Artifact Found by a Metal Detectorist in Wales Is Officially Treasure The thimble was found just a couple of inches beneath the soil. By Verity Babbs, Mar 19, 2024
Museums & Institutions The Brooklyn Museum Is Selling Off Four Period Rooms and a Trove of Antique Furnishings The sale will make room for some collections that have never had permanent gallery space. By Brian Boucher, Mar 14, 2024
Auctions This $5 Million Civil War-Era Stamp Could Smash an Auction Record The rare piece will be offered in a sale of Pimco founder William H. Gross's renowned philatelic collection. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 11, 2024
Art World Belgian Collector Returns 1,000-Year-Old Wood Carvings to Nepal "It has restored my faith in the art trade to know that there are still people out there who are willing to do the right thing." By Adam Schrader, Mar 4, 2024
Archaeology & History An Egyptian Queen’s Bracelets Point to Ancient Trade Networks The jewelry, inlaid with turquoise and lapis lazuli, belonged to Queen Hetepheres I. By Tim Brinkhof, Feb 22, 2024
Archaeology & History Experts Have Identified the Tombs Where Alexander the Great’s Family Are Buried Experts have identified the tombs of the Macedonian leader’s father, son, and half-brother. By Verity Babbs, Feb 21, 2024
Art History Art Bites: How the Modesty Police Used Fig Leaves to Censor Nudes The “Fig Leaf Campaign” of the 1500s covered up older sculptures and paintings. By Verity Babbs, Feb 20, 2024
Archaeology & History Debunked: Oldest Known Reptile Fossil Is ‘Mostly Just Black Paint’ It was discovered in the Italian Alps in 1931, and scientists have been scratching their heads over it for decades. By Artnet News, Feb 19, 2024
Archaeology & History Gold-Tongued Mummies Have Been Discovered in an Egyptian Cemetery The dig at Al Bahnasa has uncovered a slew of treasures. By Artnet News, Feb 16, 2024
Books This New Exhibition Wants Us to Judge a Book by Its Cover Manhattan’s Grolier Club is displaying treasures from its collection. By Verity Babbs, Feb 16, 2024
Market Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Testifies in Contentious Sotheby’s Trial Rybolovlev took the stand for the first time in his ongoing case against the auction house. By Eileen Kinsella & Guelda Voien, Jan 11, 2024
Pop Culture How the Provocative ‘Saltburn’ Is Renewing Interest in a 400-Year-Old French Ceramicist The new film sees Bernard Palissy, the 16th-century Huguenot, play a subtle yet significant role. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 4, 2024
Archaeology & History Ancient Mesopotamian Bricks Hold a ‘Memory’ of the Earth’s Magnetic Fields Millennia Ago A new “archaeomagnetic” technique could potentially allow scientists to more accurately study ancient objects. By Verity Babbs, Dec 22, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Posts a $2.2-Billion Drop in Sales in 2023 But 2022, the house's best year ever, was a hard act to follow. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 18, 2023
Archaeology & History ‘Incomparable’ Mosaics Were Found in an Ancient Home Near Rome’s Colosseum Italy’s Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano has called the works “an authentic treasure.” By Verity Babbs, Dec 14, 2023
