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Meet Spot, the (Robot) Underdog of Pompeii

by Sarah Rose Sharp April 12, 2022April 12, 2022

Robo-hounds are being deployed to inspect the ancient city for structural threats to its preservation.

Posted inOpinion

The Louvre Shouldn’t Exhibit Trafficked Antiquities from Libya and Syria

Avatar photo by Farah Abdessamad July 25, 2021July 23, 2021

The museum forgets that it is already a violent graveyard of colonial-era cultural trophies removed from their homelands under dubious circumstances.

Posted inOpinion

The Lax Compliance of Museums with AAM Guidelines for Ancient Art

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Erin L. Thompson and Mackenzie Priest March 28, 2021March 26, 2021

The most astounding result of our research was discovering how few museums had complied with the American Alliance of Museums’ simplest requirement: having a public collections policy.

Posted inIn Brief

Ancient Art and Artifacts in Utah Are Threatened by Oil and Gas

by Savannah Hunsaker February 10, 2020February 10, 2020

The boundary changes for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments will threaten ancient art and artifacts on millions of acres of previously protected public land.

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Ancient Utah Rock Art at Risk of Disappearing Completely

by Savannah Hunsaker January 23, 2020February 3, 2020

The federal government rejected the nomination of ancient Moab-area rock art to the National Register of Historic Places. The team of archaeologists plans to resubmit the sites for listing on the registry, though it will take thousands of hours and significant manpower.

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The Best Places in Utah to See Ancient Art

by Savannah Hunsaker January 1, 2020January 8, 2020

These eight petroglyph sites provide an illustrated insight to our distant past.

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The Sensuality of Ancient Art in the Round

by Sarah E. Bond April 29, 2019August 4, 2021

In antiquity and in the Renaissance there was an inherent sensuality to being able to visually consume a sculpture from every angle.

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Seizure of Looted Antiquities Illuminates What Museums Want Hidden

Avatar photo by Elizabeth Marlowe September 6, 2018September 5, 2018

Over 20,000 precious art objects were seized in a raid at dawn — what can this elucidate about beauty, theft, and the museum?

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How to Teach Ancient Art in the Age of #MeToo

by Cynthia Colburn and Ella Gonzalez September 5, 2018September 5, 2018

Contending with misogynist imagery in ancient art raises a multitude of questions that demand addressing today.

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Why We Need to Start Seeing the Classical World in Color

by Sarah E. Bond June 7, 2017July 13, 2022

The equation of white marble with beauty is not an inherent truth of the universe; it’s a dangerous construct that continues to influence white supremacist ideas today.

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Two Colossal Hellenistic Statues Will Stay at the Met for Two More Years

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 14, 2016July 16, 2016

A couple of ancient giants are extending their American debut by two years.

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Copper Tomb Sculptures Show Rare Forms of Mesopotamian Portraiture

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 13, 2016July 14, 2016

The ten statues in Founding Figures: Copper Sculpture from Ancient Mesopotamia, ca. 3300–2000 BC at the Morgan Library & Museum in Manhattan were never meant for our eyes.

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