Film
Can Archaeologists Locate Pompeii’s Survivors?
The second episode of Pompeii: The New Dig follows the search for those who escaped Mount Vesuvius’s lethal eruption.
Archaeology
Film
New Docuseries Digs Up Pompeii's Lost Histories
Pompeii: The New Dig on PBS follows a group of archaeologists involved in the largest excavation at the ancient site in a generation.
News
Archaeologists Uncover Mysterious Monument in Eastern France
The three circular interlocking enclosures, numerous artifacts, and gravesite found in Marliens could be as old as the Neolithic Age.
Film
Film Suggests We Call Indiana Jones What He Is: Grave Robber
Alice Rohrwacher’s La chimera (2023) resists Hollywood’s compulsion to romanticize the Western archaeologist.
News
Incredibly Preserved Frescoes of Trojan War Figures Unearthed in Pompeii
Rendered in the Roman Third Style, the murals feature visual illusions mimicking altars painted on dark, monochromatic fields of color.
News
Is This Stingray-Shaped Rock the First Artwork Depicting an Animal?
A team of scientists theorize that a kite-shaped stone found on the coast of South Africa was intentionally shaped to resemble an endemic blue stingray species.
News
Massive Missing Head of Ancient Ramesses II Statue Uncovered
The 12-foot bust completes a puzzle that has remained unsolved since 1930, when the bottom portion was first discovered.
News
Roman Bust Discovered Beneath English Mansion’s Parking Lot
"It was an amazing feeling to have found something so old and special," said the excavator operator who stumbled upon the artwork.
Opinion
Discovery of 8,600-Year-Old Bread Gives Rise to Half-Baked Claims
Turkey’s narrative surrounding “the world’s oldest bread” raises questions about how archaeological heritage is used for nationalistic ends.
News
1.4 Million-Year-Old Stone Tools Shed Light On Early Human Migration
Tools discovered in the 1970s in Ukraine may be the oldest known trace of human presence in Europe.
News
Stunningly Colored 2,000-Year-Old Fresco Uncovered in Pompeii
The vibrant work depicts the Greek myth of Phrixus and Helle on one of the walls of the House of Leda.
News
Ancient Snake-Shaped Artifact Found in Taiwan Was Part of Shamanic Rituals
Carbon dating indicates that the piece of pottery is about 4,000 years old.