Archaeology & History The Ornate Tiara—and Fabulous Fake—That Fooled Even the Louvre It holds the world record for the greatest goldsmith fraud of all time. By Adnan Qiblawi, Oct 27, 2024
Archaeology & History A Priceless Amber Jewel, Beloved by Royals and Lost to Conflict In this edition of "The Hunt:" The priceless chamber that stood for more than two decades in a royal palace. Then came World War II. By Min Chen, Oct 25, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: Will We Ever Know If the Shroud of Turin Is Real? Interest in the Shroud of Turin surged after it was photographed in 1898. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 19, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: How the Ancient City of Troy Was Found (and Nearly Destroyed) Explorers had searched for years for the possibly mythical, possibly real city. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 18, 2024
Archaeology & History The Hunt: Did Julius Caesar Really Destroy the Great Library of Alexandria? The Library of Alexandria was destroyed and rebuilt many times throughout antiquity. By Tim Brinkhof, Aug 29, 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 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
Archaeology & History The Hunt: Why Was the Neolithic Site Known as ‘Scotland’s Pompeii’ Abandoned? The village was abruptly abandoned after roughly 600 years. By Richard Whiddington, Aug 7, 2024
Archaeology & History Were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Ever in… Babylon? This edition of "The Hunt" delves into the sole Seven Wonder of the Ancient World without a definitive location. By Richard Whiddington, Jul 29, 2024
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
