Archaeology & History The Hunt: Are the ‘Peking Man’ Fossils Buried Beneath a Parking Lot? Uncovered in China in the 1920s, the ancient human fossils went missing during World War II. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 22, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The Ghent Altarpiece’s Missing Panel, On the Lam for 90 Years The unfortunate altarpiece has survived burning, dismemberment, censorship, illegal sales, and looting. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 19, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: $200 Million Worth of Art Is Still Missing From a Paraguay Museum Thieves dug a tunnel to steal European masterworks back in 2002. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 15, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The Ancient Scrolls That Survived a Volcanic Event About 1,800 papyrus scrolls were found in ancient Herculaneum, buried under ash and volcanic debris. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 13, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: An English King’s Jewels, Washed Away by a Rogue Tide A dangerous water crossing claimed the royal treasures, people have been looking for them ever since. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jul 10, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: What Happened to the Great Sphinx’s Nose? The mystery of the Egyptian statue's missing nose has fascinated people for centuries. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 5, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The Search for Sappho’s Lost Poetry Awaits a New Chapter The Greek poet frequently pined for women in tender yet charged lines about love’s ravages. By Vittoria Benzine, Jun 30, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The Mysteries of the Voynich Manuscript The uncoded book could be anything from Ancient Hebrew to a lost Roman dialect. By Verity Babbs, Jun 27, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The Legendary Sunken City of Thonis-Heracleion The ancient Egyptian port was lost for over a thousand years. By Adnan Qiblawi, Jun 18, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The World’s Most Valuable Stolen Painting Vermeer’s domestic scene has an estimated value of $250 million. By Verity Babbs, Jun 16, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: A Vincent van Gogh Masterpiece That Was Lost to Conflict Investigators have put forth several theories about what might have become of the rare canvas. By Tim Brinkhof, Jun 10, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: Genghis Khan’s Final Resting Place Mongolia's first ruler asked to be buried in secret. He got his wish. By Tim Brinkhof, May 31, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: Is Caravaggio’s $20 Million Nativity Scene Lost to the Underworld? The theft of Caravaggio’s nativity scene is one of art history’s most significant crimes. By Verity Babbs, May 29, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: The Spanish Galleon That Sunk With Its Precious Cargo Excavations of the “holy grail of shipwrecks” began this year. By Adnan Qiblawi, May 28, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: Will We Ever Know Who Built Stonehenge? Aliens, Druids, and Romans have all been suggested. By Richard Whiddington, May 24, 2024