Every year, we delve back through our coverage to find the most fascinating archaeological discoveries of the year, whether by a complete amateur, or as the result of years of careful study by a team ...

Archaeology takes years, decades, and even half centuries. The painstaking work of digging and sifting is followed by longer stretches of waiting, analyzing, and interpreting. But the past 12 months ...

A metal tag identifying an enslaved laborer found earlier this year on what’s now the College of Charleston campus is among a national archeology magazine’s top discoveries of the year. During an ...

Hundreds of new discoveries were made in connection to ancient Egypt last year. At the end of December, it was announced that Egyptologists had virtually unwrapped a mummy of Amenhotep I (c. 1525–1504 ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A small yet profound object tied to slavery and unearthed by a team of researchers and students at the College of Charleston this spring has been named one of the top discoveries of ...

Global lockdowns and political strife made it a tough year for archaeologists, at least in terms of getting out there on excavation sites. But despite what many might think, archaeology isn't just ...

After a difficult year, it would certainly be nice to find a stash of gold coins worth more than $300,000 in the walls of a house or a rare dish worth $1.7 million tucked away in a drawer. We’re often ...

A pregnant mummy, a frozen time capsule, a Pompeii snack bar, and a lost Egyptian city make our annual list. reading time 1 minute The incredibly well-preserved head of Tollund Man. Image: A.

Welcome to the Art Angle, a podcast from Artnet News that delves into the places where the art world meets the real world, bringing each week’s biggest story down to earth. Join host Andrew Goldstein ...