Archaeology & History Discovery of Massive Ancient Egyptian Observatory Shines Light on Astronomical History The building dates to the 6th century B.C.E. By Artnet News, Aug 26, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The Mysterious Fate of the Florentine Diamond The 137-carat diamond cycled through a who’s who of European nobility before disappearing entirely. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 26, 2024
Archaeology & History Huge! A Giant Altar to Zeus in the Middle of Berlin Berlin’s Pergamon Museum has rejected calls to return the giant altar to its place of origin. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 25, 2024
Archaeology & History Did This Doorway Once Lead to Shakespeare’s Dressing Room? An archway has turned up in a theater in the U.K. where the Bard's company once performed. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 23, 2024
Museums & Institutions Roman Gladiators Reclaim the Spotlight in Touring U.K. Exhibition When the Roman Empire invaded Britain, it brought with it a love for bloodthirsty entertainment. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Aug 22, 2024
Archaeology & History Huge! The Ancient Temple Carved Out of a Single Rock It's estimate 400,000 cubic feet of rock was removed to build the temple. By Richard Whiddington, Aug 21, 2024
Archaeology & History Archaeology Student Stumbles on a Cache of Danish Viking Silver The bracelets’ design reflects an expansive trading network linking Danish Vikings to civilizations across the continent. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 21, 2024
Archaeology & History Iowa Excavates Its First-Ever Mastodon Fossil Mastodons were endemic to North America and went extinct around 13,000 years ago. By Richard Whiddington, Aug 21, 2024
Archaeology & History A 3,000-Year-Old Statuette, Still Bearing Its Maker’s Fingerprints, Emerges From Italian Waters The relic was likely a votive altar fixture. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 20, 2024
Archaeology & History New Findings Complicate the Origins of Stonehenge’s Megalith Prehistoric humans dragged one of Stonehenge's giant slabs across an even bigger distance than previously thought. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 19, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: How a 13th-Century Dutch Village Was Reclaimed by a Salt Marsh Local legend paints the flooding of Saeftinghe as the sinking of Atlantis: a blasphemous people punished by the gods. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 16, 2024
Art World A Newfound Tablet Adds the Name of a Previously Forgotten Maya King to History The 36-square-foot stone also speaks of the mythical founding of the Mayan city-state Cobá. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 16, 2024
Archaeology & History Did the Egyptians Use a Hydraulic System to Build the Pyramids? A controversial paper points out a nearby dam that could have harnessed water into a building system. By Artnet News, Aug 16, 2024
Archaeology & History A Remarkably Preserved 1,900-Year-Old Dolphin Mosaic Is Unearthed in England Wroxeter, the fourth-largest town in Roman Britain, has turned up a rare find. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 15, 2024
Archaeology & History Findings from Pompeii Reveal More About Ancient Inhabitants They may have shut themselves in to avoid pumice that was raining down on the city, but those very stones may have trapped them inside. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 15, 2024
