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Beads Found in Alaska Are Some of the Earliest European Objects Discovered in North America
The beads, located in three Indigenous sites in Alaska, date to the mid-to-late 15th century, prior to Columbus's landfall.
Archaeology
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119 Human Skulls Unearthed in 15th-century Aztec Shrine
The most recent excavation of the Huei Tzompantli revealed the skulls of 119 men, women, and children, bringing the total number of skulls found in the tower to more than 600.
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Archeologist Raises Alarms Over Azerbaijan’s Shelling of an Ancient City
An archeological site that was founded in the 1st-century BCE is threatened by the outbreak of violence by Azerbaijan against the Armenian region.
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A Pristine Mosaic Floor From a Roman Villa Is Uncovered in Italy
In Negrar, archaeologists found evidence of an ancient Roman villa just meters under the earth’s surface.
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Ancient Pompeii Had a Recycling Program
Researchers recently discovered systems of sorting rubbish, like mortar and plaster, for reuse.
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23 Arrested and 10,000 Artifacts Seized in Crackdown on Archaeological Trafficking Ring
A sophisticated organized crime group used bulldozers and advanced metal detectors to excavate ancient artifacts in southern Italy, and deployed facilitators across Europe to traffic them.
Art
Can Artists Help Preserve New Mexico's Chaco Canyon?
The legacy of artists in National Parks goes all the way back to Thomas Moran, whose paintings of Yellowstone helped incite its park status in 1872.
Art
A Discovery of an Ancient Mosque in Israel Overshadows Planned Mass Evictions
Coverage of the discovery of an ancient mosque in Rahat has neglected to mention the planned mass relocation of thousands of people to the Bedouin town.
In Brief
18,000 Illegally Trafficked Cultural Goods Seized in an International Crackdown
Operation Pandora III, carried out by the Spanish Civil Guard, Europol, Interpol, and the World Customs Organization, included a special focus on illicit online trafficking. 59 individuals were arrested in the operation.
In Brief
A Greek Island Will Get Its First Contemporary Artwork in 5,000 Years
British artist Antony Gormley is the first to present new works on the island, a UNESCO world heritage monument and important site in Greek mythology, since was inhabited.
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2,000 Archaeologists and Scholars Ask Society for American Archaeology to Review Sexual Harassment Policy [UPDATED]
They are disturbed by the organization's "inaction" after attendees voiced their concerns about an archaeology professor, David Yesner, who was implicated in a Title IX investigation and banned from a university.
In Brief
The Restoration of the Tomb of Tutankhamen Is Complete
The Getty Conservation Institute and the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities have completed a nearly decade-long restoration project of the 3,000-year-old tomb.