Art
Learn to Spot Unknown Archaeological Sites from Space
GlobalXplorer relies on crowdsourcing and high-resolution satellite imagery to protect and identify archaeological sites around the world that are currently unknown.
Archaeology
Art
A Fictional Department of Archaeology for NYC
Artist Joe Bochynski contemplates what New Yorkers will leave behind today for future explorers to find.
Art
A Visit to New York City's New Subterranean Archaeological Repository
In October, the Landmarks Preservation Commission opened its new research center where New York City's archaeological collections are accessible to researchers for the first time.
Art
Measuring Life by the Stars in Greco-Roman Antiquity
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World explores widespread modes of timekeeping in the Greco-Roman world and their continued influence today.
In Brief
Ancient Tableau of Boats Found in Egypt
Archeologists have recently discovered 120 drawings of boats in an Ancient Egyptian tomb that would've once housed a 65-foot-long vessel.
In Brief
Archaeologists Find 2,800-Year-Old Sarcophagus of an Ancient Court Advisor
The exquisitely decorated coffin was discovered near the pharaonic temple of Thutmose III and still contains the remains of its owner.
News
1,800-Year-Old Mosaic Portraits of the Dead Unearthed in Turkey
Archaeologists excavating an ancient necropolis at the site of the historic the historic Urfa castle in the southeastern city of Şanlıurfa found mosaic portraits of two men and two women.
In Brief
ISIS Leveled Ancient Assyrian Ziggurat
New satellite images show that the 140-foot-tall mud brick structure was decimated, likely by bulldozers, over the last three months.
Art
A 19th-Century Photographer's Journey Through Jerusalem's Layered History
In 1854, Auguste Salzmann traveled to Jerusalem to search for the biblical history visible in the city's architecture.
In Brief
Explore a Digital Reconstruction of a Roman Banker's Lavish Pompeii Home
The house of a Roman banker known as Lucius Caecilius Jucundus was among the many in Pompeii ruined when Vesuvius erupted, but you can now examine the grand estate as it once stood intact.
News
Over 1,200 Archaeologists and Museum Staff Condemn Destruction Wrought by Dakota Pipeline
In a letter released today, 1,281 archaeologists, museum directors and staff, anthropologists, and historians expressed their solidarity against the destruction at Standing Rock by the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
News
Archaeologists in Turkey Find Neolithic Female Statuette Intact
The Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük, Turkey, consists of two settlement mounds — the remains of houses continually built over old ones — that have yielded many treasures since archaeologists began excavations in the 1960s.