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What are the most and least expensive Egyptian antiquities sold at auctions?
7+ min ago (359+ words) These international auction houses witness the sale of dozens of artifacts with vastly varying values. In 2022, a number of Egyptian artifacts were offered at international auctions, particularly at Christie's and Sotheby's. Sales prices varied, with some pieces fetching high figures…...
Archeologists Have Finally Gained Access to One of The Rarest 400, 000-Year-Old Caves Hidden Beneath a Construction Site
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (564+ words) Archaeologists investigating a construction site uncovered an ancient cave unlike almost any other ever found in the region. What they discovered inside offers rare clues about life hundreds of thousands of years ago. An archaeological excavation in northern Israel has…...
Bones of contention: More research needed on "d'Artagnan corpse'
58+ min ago (324+ words) The Hague (AFP) " More research is needed to determine whether bones buried beneath a Dutch church belong to d'Artagnan, the swashbuckling French soldier who inspired the novel The Three Musketeers, officials said Thursday. After months of speculation and media reports…...
SOOKE HISTORY: Renowned blacksmith Lyall Shields" anvil finds home in museum
40+ min ago (438+ words) Published 5: 45 am Thursday, July 2, 2026 This scene last Monday demonstrated the close ties between the museum and Sooke Community Association. Sheilds Road is only one block long, in the centre of Sooke, but the Sheilds name carries much history, and perhaps…...
A goat's tooth just solved a 100-year-old mystery about ancient Greek farming
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (648+ words) The Times of India For nearly a hundred years, historians and archaeologists have argued over one basic question about ancient Greece: how did its farmers actually raise their animals?...
Archaeologists stunned by a lost Maya city untouched for over 1, 000 years
33+ min ago (295+ words) Deep in the jungles of southern Mexico, archaeologists have walked into a city that no one had entered for more than a thousand years. Hidden in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in Campeche, the lost Maya center was so cut off…...
Italy returns 2, 300-year-old Fran'ois Tomb frescoes to the public after more than a century | Archaeology News Online Magazine
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (350+ words) Italy has placed one of the best surviving works of Etruscan art on public display after bringing the famous Fran'ois Tomb frescoes into state ownership. The painted panels, created between 340 and 320 BCE, now belong to the National Etruscan Museum of…...
Once-in-a-generation" expedition launched to survey shipwrecks of polar heroes Shackleton and Scott - AOL
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (392+ words) A "once-in-a-generation" expedition will be launched in July to survey the last ships of legendary polar explorers Sir Ernest Shackleton and Captain Robert Falcon Scott. The ships Quest and Terra Nova are the last link to Shackleton and Scott, who…...
Ancient Rome's 'Google Maps' now online: Omnesviae
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (46+ words) Inbox. lv Ancient Rome's 'Google Maps' now online: Omnesviae A digital tool lets users explore the Roman Empire's road network and, using historical data, work out how long it took to travel between cities 2, 000 years ago....
Echoes of Heritage: Ancient Etruscan Artwork on Permanent Display in Rome | Entertainment
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (188+ words) Echoes of Heritage: Ancient Etruscan Artwork on Permanent Display in Rome Devdiscourse Echoes of Heritage: Ancient Etruscan Artwork on Permanent Display in Rome The Italian government has purchased a significant piece of ancient Etruscan artwork, which is now on permanent…...