Indigenous groups have protested against the Maya train line long before archeologists identified artefacts in impact report

Town of Riace is planning a museum, while a new investigation hopes to confirm whether there are more ancient Greek statues to be found

Now housed in the British Museum’s Enlightenment Galleries, the mystical object used for occult investigations matches samples found in Mexico, researchers find

US Treasury Department issues a call for input on forthcoming regulation that aims to counter money laundering

Ambassadors from eight countries—Mexico, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Peru—whose heritage was included in the sale launched a united front against it, with calls for Unesco to intervene

More than 70 works designated as national heritage are due to be sold in Munich on 21 September

The stelae, on loan from Guatemala, feature life-sized depictions of ancient Indigenous leaders

Before the discovery of the more than 50 painted blocks, “the richness of Mannaean civilisation had not been appreciated”, expert says

Investigators found thousands of fakes, as well as tools and materials used to make them seem ancient, in rooms near Sadigh Gallery’s Fifth Avenue showroom

In 2015, the Association of Art Museum Directors established a structure under which museums can act to protect cultural property in immanent peril

Dig uncovers a wealth of objects, including jewellery probably worn by Queen Cynethryth, an influential female ruler likely to have been buried in the village

Team using sonar technology have found evidence of structures and settlements on the seafloor

Discovery contradicts commonly held belief that these archaic humans were incapable of creating aesthetic items

Polish team used remote sensing techniques to detect the building, the largest of its kind in the region, as well as a possible tomb of an archbishop

The almost 800 rare archaeological artefacts are now on show at the Castello Svevo in Bari

As a landmark exhibition in Rome draws to a close, government's plans for long-hidden group of ancient sculpture remain unclear

The White Monument at Tell Banat contains the bones of what are believed to be around 30 dead soldiers, posed as if they fell in battle

Plus, new proposals for the Fourth Plinth in London and Nike Air Force 1s

Experienced divers and casual bathers alike will gain access to ancient marine monuments, which remain where they were found on the seabed

A solo show by Wangechi Mutu comments on the museum’s history, while an exceptional archaeological presentation gives antiquity a fresh feel

Two life-size outlines of boats are thought to have been etched into the grey rock face 10,000 years ago—and more could still await discovery

Ink writing found on pottery sherds suggests the system spread into the Levant earlier than originally thought

The German-born archaeologist tells us about his fascination with the ancient world and the need to involve visitors in the discovery process

The 3,000-year-old site is remarkably preserved, with pottery, daily tools and human remains found among its intact walls

Pharaohs opulent golden parade was streamed as part of marketing exercise

Farmers extending their fields first accidentally uncovered the site, which archaeologists believe was used by the Cupisnique people for water ceremonies

Big enough to cross the Atlantic, the high-tech research vessel Alfred Merlin ushers in a new era for French underwater heritage

The cache of silver grave goods suggest she was an important leader in prehistoric El Argar society

The collection of 277 objects were recovered through two separate investigations by Homeland Security

Research by archaeologists at the Roman port city Berenice shows that humans cared for their animals as much as current day people do

Experts oppose culture ministry's proposal to separate Greece's major museums from the state archaeological service

The circular tomb—used through history as a fortress, a sculpture garden and an entertainment venue—reopens as a museum after an €11m restoration

Experts believe that the ceremonial carriage may have been used for wedding processions

Museum director says Justice Department’s legal case only served “to cloud the respectful and serious process of deaccession and repatriation”

Plus, French museums revolt against lockdown closures and artist Crystal Fischetti on Karla Black

Parts of the world famous monument may have been taken from a stone circle of identical diameter around 250kms away, researchers claim

Khaled al-Asaad was killed “because he would not betray his deep commitment to Palmyra”, said Unesco chief

The unique Palaeolithic instrument was found in a cave rich in rock art, and was marked with red pigment that matches the paintings

CT scans of a mummy from an Australian museum shows the body was covered with a thin painted shell beneath its wrappings

The Antiquarium reveals treasures and recent discoveries charting the ancient Roman city's rich history before deadly volcanic eruption

New online platform aims to turn traditionally scholarly subject into something "easily digestible and fun to explore"

Thermopolium snack bar is revealed in full, providing "extraordinary evidence of the Mediterranean diet', says director

The objects were passed on as “ideological tools” that created advantageous body ideals for women, researchers argue

The prehistoric murals—dubbed the "Sistine Chapel of the ancients"—depict people interacting with now extinct animals such as mastodons and giant sloths, before the region became a tropical rainforest

£1.7bn project breaches Unesco’s World Heritage convention says group's lawyer

“Doses” of datura plant used in communal ceremonies have been found embedded in the ceiling of Pinwheel Cave

The object was seized on its way to an art fair last year and came from the same network that sold other looted antiquities to museums

Plaster casts were made of the newly discovered victims of Vesuvius eruption, which are believed to have been a wealthy landowner and his slave

Using radar technology, archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a 19m-long ship beneath a farmer's fields

The plans are part of a ten-year agreement between France and Saudi Arabia to develop the AlUla region into a tourism destination

Removal of ancient and modern specimens is latest run-in between President Erdogan’s government and foreign missions

The Antiquities Coalition releases a list of “infamous cases of cultural racketeering”

The animals still had their ritual adornments, including necklaces and long, colourful tassels hanging from their ears

The 2,000 year-old earth carving could be the oldest geoglyph ever found

The finding of 59 sarcophagi and dozens of statuettes in Saqqara is just “the beginning of the big discovery” Egypt’s antiquities minister says

Authorities have accused Erdal Dere and Faisal Khan of running an alleged scheme to swindle buyers by using fake provenances

A local boy pointed out the spot in northwest Argentina where researchers discovered the previously unrecorded site Cerro Quemado

The Havering Hoard, which will be exhibited at the Museum of London, Docklands, was discovered two years ago and has never before been shown in its entirety

Researchers studied the Neolithic rock art in the Los Machos rockshelter

The controversial yet colourful Santa Fe-based art and antiquities dealer announced that his treasure had been found shortly before his death