archeology

Two ceramic figurines from graves in western Mexico that show two heavily tattooed individuals. Photo: Detroit Institute of Arts.
The Art and Archeology of Tattoo

For over five thousand years, the art of …

Photo of the empty frame where The Storm on the Sea of Galilee was once displayed at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. March 2018. Wikimedia Commons. Photo by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. r
All the Art Mysteries and Heists You Need to Know
The art world has its share of mysteries. From the impressive scale of prehistoric structures, to who exactly posed for enigmatic portraits.
Archaeologists at the Pompeii Archaeological Park stand within the first-floor bedroom in the house of the lararium. Credit: Archaeological Park of Pompeii.
Middle-Class Dwellings Found at Pompeii

Over the summer, excavators at Pompeii made an insightful and critical discovery…

Zawi Hawass, the Egyptian head of the high council for antiquities, supervises the removal of the mummy of Tutankhamun in Luxor in 2007. 
King Tut May Lead us to Nefertiti’s Tomb

A recent discovery of hidden hieroglyphics in the ancient Egyptian tomb of…

9758: Dana Zentgraf (excavator, PhD Student Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel) shakes soil through a sifter to look for finds that might otherwise be overlooked by the eye in the trench.
The Gardens of Pompeii & Natural Disasters in Antiquity
The Casa della Regina Carolina Project, focused on an imperial Roman home in Pompeii, seeks to rework many aspects of how we view Roman life, but the team’s current goals are to examine how people of…
Fabio Fiocchi descends on a roped safety system into a cistern cavern at Vulci. To do such requires training and safety certifications. Credit- Danielle Vander Horst.
Vulci 3000 Investigates Ancient Roman Water Systems
We all need water. No matter where, no matter when, human life cannot survive without it. This has been made acutely and painfully apparent across large swaths of the globe this summer as human-…
Detail of Peruvian archaeologist Julian C. Tello photographed standing next to the Tello Obelisk, named for his discovery.
Pre-Columbian Latin America: The Chavín of Ancient Peru
The Chavín are perhaps best known for their peculiar artistic style and iconography—one that depicts amalgamations of humans, plants, and animals in tortuous and stylized forms that act as both a…
nasca pottery from the cornell collection, photo and research on said collection by Cristina Stockton-Juarez.
Beyond Nasca Lines: The Compelling Mystery of Nasca Pottery
Archeologist gives inside look at their research process & unpacks discoveries. When one hears the name "Nasca,"* the first thing that comes to mind is probably the monumental geoglyphs of the…
View of the sarcophagus where it was discovered under the Notre Dame transept
Scientists to Open 700-Year-Old Notre-Dame Sarcophagus
In 2019, the Notre Dame Cathedral was engulfed in a catastrophic fire that ultimately damaged and destroyed its upper walls, roof, and spire. Even as it burned, devastated onlookers poured in…
Installation view of Benin Bronzes at the British Museum.
10 Famous Ownership Disputes Over Cultural Artifacts
The Parthenon Marbles and Greece’s quest for their restitution is perhaps one of the most famous instances of such a thing, with the marbles now becoming a part of two different and diametrically…
View of the Roman Forum.
Exhibition Highlights the Man Who Excavated Ancient Rome's Forum
Up until the late nineteenth century, Rome’s forum—the political center of the ancient Roman world and now one of the most visited sites in the city—was still hidden, buried under meters of debris…
Excavation of certain physical features often requires archaeologists to get creative with digging methodologies. Wells, cisterns, and other subterranean features can be particularly challenging. Archeologist shown with head and torso in a hole as they work on site.
Want to Become an Archaeologist? A PhD Student Offers Insight
Here's what archaeology graduate programs are really like! There is no one kind of archaeologist to be and the directions that your studies can take you are too numerous to count. Archaeology is a…
St. George's Church, Drohobych, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.
6 Ukrainian Cultural Sites at Risk from War
Lately, the word's anxious focus on Ukraine has, understandably, reached new heights. The country is home to more than 44 million people and UNESCO World Heritage sites that include a string of…
Interior View of Museo Ninfeo. Photo by Christopher Siwicki.One can see glass covered sections of floor scattered through the museum that reveal archeological sites
At Museo Ninfeo Visitors Walk Through Ruins of Luxury Roman Garden
Roman ruins are not normally found in the buildings of insurance companies. Yet in the Rome headquarters of Enpam—the National Insurance and Assistance Body for Doctors and Dentists—visitors descend…
The facade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1914.
A Brief Look at The Met's Fascinating History
This list presents a handful of notable, historical moments from the institution's 150-plus years of existence. From the museum’s murky accession of its first artwork in 1870  to the ground-…