Pompeii rescue plan too late to save 2,000-year-old wall
There is growing concern about Italy's ability to protect it from further deterioration, amid claims that restoration funds have been diverted to the local Mafia, or Camorra.
Life and Death of Notorious Preacher
Archaeologists have reopened a grave in Switzerland to see if DNA testing can confirm it contains the body of 17th century Swiss hero -and killer- Georg Jenatsch.
Fragments of Book of the Dead found
Missing fragments from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead have been uncovered deep in the stores of the Queensland Museum.
The twins of Cleopatra and Mark Antony
An Italian expert said on Friday that she had identified a sculpture in Cairo's Egyptian Museum as depicting the twin children of Cleopatra and Mark Antony.
Qatar willing to invest in “Romaland”
Ancient Rome's theme park was met by hoots of derision in Italy, but caught the attention of Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar.
Turkey and the Düver Frieze
One of the most notorious examples of looting from the same period as Bubon and the Lydian hoard is the extensive removal of terracotta architectural fragments from a sixth century BC temple at Düver.
One of earliest farming sites in Europe
University of Cincinnati research is revealing early farming in a former wetlands region that was largely cut off from Western researchers until recently.
The ‘pushy parent’ syndrome in ancient Rome
What were the Romans really like? Different from us in many ways, but there is much that is familiar in Roman family life and in particular parenting.
Archaeologist pays for stolen statue’s head
Ertuğrul Günay has said that the cost for the head of an 11,000-year-old statue, which was stolen from Göbeklitepe, has been paid by the head of the excavation, German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt.
Discovering the Greco-Roman Alexandria
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered four Greek and Byzantine-era rock tombs in a section of old Alexandria's eastern necropolis in an area neighbouring Al-Ibrahimeya tunnel.
Human remains at the Titanic?
Human remains may be embedded in the mud of the North Atlantic where the New York-bound Titanic came to rest when it sank 100 years ago, a federal official said Saturday.
Antiquity looted in Cambodia
Federal agents have threatened to seize from Sotheby's a 10th-century Cambodian sandstone statue, alleging the auction house planned to sell it despite warnings that looters had stolen the piece from its rightful place, adorning an ancient temple in the former Khmer kingdom.
Pompeii gets cash boost from Italian government
The Italian government has launched a 105m euros project to save one of the world's greatest archaeological treasures, the ancient city of Pompeii.
Akronafplia: Restoration work at the Fortress
Restoration works at the Fortress of Akronafplia have begun several months ago.
Roman statues rescued in Spain
A pair of first century bronze statues about to be sold on the black market have been recovered by police in Jaen.
Searching for the Venice of the Nile
Together with British, Egyptian and French colleagues, Graham is looking for ancient water channels in Luxor as texts and pictures from nearby temples and tombs suggest that sites on both sides of the Nile were connected by canals and navigable by boat.
Swiss customs seize Roman sarcophagus
A Roman sarcophagus, believed to have been excavated illegally from an archaeological site close to Antalya, has been seized at Geneva Free Ports by Swiss authorities.
Venice hasn’t stopped sinking after all
Although previous studies had found that Venice has stabilized, new measurements indicate that the historic city continues to slowly sink, and even to tilt slightly to the east.
Italy help in archaelogy crucial, says minister
Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay attended a symposium last week titled “The Italian Contribution to Turkey’s Archaeological Work in Education, Research and Excavation,” and said that the Turkish government attaches great importance to collaboration with Italy in the field of culture and archaeology.
30,000 silver Roman coins discovered in Bath
One of the largest hoards of Roman coins discovered in Britain has been uncovered during an archaeological dig in Bath, experts have said.
Turkey vs Met
The Turkish government is seeking the return of 18 objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Satellite images identify early human settlements
A US archaeologist has used satellite images and a computer program to uncover thousands of ancient human settlements in Syria.
Anglo-Saxon Christian grave find near Cambridge ‘extremely rare’
The merging of burial rites showed the grave was right on the cusp of the shift from Pagan to Christian.
The Libyan Job
As Interpol searches for the collection on the illegal antiquities markets, questions are still being raised about the nature of the theft. One thing most seem to agree on: The heist was an inside job.