Archaeology & History Archeologists Have Uncovered Hidden Hieroglyphs in King Tut’s Tomb That May Point to the Secret Location of Queen Nefertiti’s Remains Nicholas Reeves believes the secret lies behind a sealed door. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 27, 2022
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Mysterious Stone Roundel in Prague That’s Older Than Stonehenge and the Pyramids Construction workers originally discovered the historic structure in the 1980s. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 22, 2022
Archaeology & History Opium Traces Found in 3,500-Year-Old Pottery Suggests the Ancient Canaanites Were the First Humans to Use Psychoactive Drugs The archaeologists discovered the vessels at a necropolis in modern-day Israel. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 22, 2022
Archaeology & History One Great Mystery of the Pyramids’ Construction Has Been Solved. It Involves Boats No, it does not involve aliens. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 22, 2022
Archaeology & History 5 Surprising Facts About the Parthenon Marbles (Including the Existence of a Near-Perfect Replica in Nashville) From robots to diplomatic embarrassments, the sculptures have a colorful history. By Hannah Cunningham, Sep 20, 2022
Archaeology & History A Renowned Egyptologist Believes He Has Found Queen Nefertiti’s Tomb at Last Zahi Hawass says he will be ready to make the declaration this fall. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 16, 2022
Auctions A Folio From the Greatest Illuminated Manuscript of Persia’s ‘Book of Kings’ Could Fetch $7 Million at Sotheby’s The single double-sided sheet is from the most treasured manuscript of "The Shahnameh." By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 15, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Art Basel Staffs Up to Build a Year-Round ‘Marketplace’ Outside of Fairs + Other Stories Plus, PPOW is collecting goods for migrants in New York, and Dia Art Foundation staffers vote to form a union. By Artnet News, Sep 15, 2022
Law & Politics A Trove of 161 Ancient Artifacts Owned by a U.S. Billionaire Will Reportedly Go on View at the Met Before Being Restituted to Greece The artifacts will also be exhibited at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 1, 2022
Archaeology & History Pompeii’s Middle-Class Citizens Aspired to Higher Interior Design Goals, Archaeologists Discover The building has been dubbed the House of the Lararium, after its lavish courtyard shrine to household spirits. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 31, 2022
Law & Politics The $250 Million Guelph Treasure Will Not Be Returned to the Heirs of Jewish Collectors, a U.S. Court Has Ruled The judge dismissed the case against Germany's Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 30, 2022
Auctions The Eclectic Collection of the Late Joseph Hotung, a Member of One of Hong Kong’s Most Prominent Families, Could Fetch $50 Million at Sotheby’s The collection ranges from Chinese antiquities to Impressionist masterpieces By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 28, 2022
Archaeology & History Severe Droughts Have Revealed the ‘Spanish Stonehenge,’ a Remarkable Ancient Rock Formation That’s Almost Always Underwater The prehistoric site was flooded by the creation of a reservoir in 1963. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 19, 2022
Crime Cambodian Officials Say the Met Owns at Least 33 Looted Artworks Linked to the Late, Disgraced Art Dealer Douglas Latchford A former criminal told Cambodian officials he was personally involved in taking the artworks that ended up at the museum. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 18, 2022
Archaeology & History The Archaeologist Who Discovered King Tut’s Tomb Almost Certainly Stole Artifacts From It, a New Book Reveals A previously unpublished letter provides strong evidence. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 17, 2022
