Antiquities & Archaeology
Saudi Arabia continues relentless cultural drive with Jean Nouvel subterranean desert resort
The plans are part of a ten-year agreement between France and Saudi Arabia to develop the AlUla region into a tourism destination
Turkey seizes seeds from the British Institute at Ankara reflecting growing tensions in field of archaeology
Removal of ancient and modern specimens is latest run-in between President Erdogan’s government and foreign missions
Ten most wanted antiquities: have you seen these missing artefacts?
The Antiquities Coalition releases a list of “infamous cases of cultural racketeering”
Mummified llamas, sacrificed to the gods by Incas, uncovered by archaeologists in Peru
The animals still had their ritual adornments, including necklaces and long, colourful tassels hanging from their ears
Massive ancient cat image discovered among Peru’s Nazca Lines
The 2,000 year-old earth carving could be the oldest geoglyph ever found
Trove of ‘perfectly preserved’ painted coffins and mummies discovered at ancient Egyptian necropolis
The finding of 59 sarcophagi and dozens of statuettes in Saqqara is just “the beginning of the big discovery” Egypt’s antiquities minister says
Two Manhattan antiquities dealers arrested on charges of fraud
Authorities have accused Erdal Dere and Faisal Khan of running an alleged scheme to swindle buyers by using fake provenances
High school student leads archaeologists to lost Inca settlement
A local boy pointed out the spot in northwest Argentina where researchers discovered the previously unrecorded site Cerro Quemado
Largest hoard of Bronze Age objects found in London—containing mysteries of city's ancient residents—goes on show
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
Fingerprints help identify age and sex of prehistoric painters in southern Spain
Researchers studied the Neolithic rock art in the Los Machos rockshelter
Forrest Fenn, known for burying $2m worth of treasure in the Rocky Mountains, dies at 90
The controversial yet colourful Santa Fe-based art and antiquities dealer announced that his treasure had been found shortly before his death
'Grand Egyptian Museum will be finished this year': behind the scenes of the giant $1bn project
We take a tour of Egypt’s vast antiquities museum—the future home of Tutankhamun’s treasures—before its long-awaited opening in 2021
Origins of Stonehenge's giant slabs revealed in new research
Sample taken in 1958 was key in discovering ancient site’s "geochemical fingerprint"
Decoded Maya hieroglyphs reveal the name of powerful woman ruler: ‘Lady Yopaat’
After ten years of research, the city of Cobá is revealing its secrets to archaeologists
BBC investigation uncovers legal dispute over blockbuster Tutankhamun exhibition
Lawyer says Egypt breached heritage protection laws by contracting a private company to tour the artefacts
Paris dealer who sold golden sarcophagus to New York’s Metropolitan Museum charged with fraud and money laundering
The work was returned to Egypt last year after officials were shown evidence it might have been looted during the Arab Spring in 2011
Facebook and Instagram ban trading of historical artefacts
Heritage group Athar were part of a campaign highlighting the social media giants' “black market in antiquities”
Treasure chest filled with $2m in gold and gems found in the Rocky Mountains after ten years of searching
The eccentric antiquities dealer Forrest Fenn dropped clues to find the fortune in a poem and at least five people died looking for it
Mining company Rio Tinto apologises for destruction of 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site
Blasting of two ancient rock shelters at Juukan Gorge was authorised in 2013 by Western Australia state government
How Germany’s 4,000-year-old answer to Stonehenge shows that Brexit is 'nonsense'
Pömmelte, sacred site that was used by the ancient Unetice culture, is opening up to tourists
Hobby Lobby sues Christie’s for selling it an antiquity authorities say was looted
The auction house knew that the provenance of an ancient cuneiform tablet inscribed with the Epic of Gilgamesh was made up, lawsuit claims
International crackdown on art trafficking leads to 101 arrested and 19,000 artefacts recovered
Interpol says the operation spanned 103 countries and that objects ranged from coins to paintings to fossils
Online antiquities smugglers are taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis
Heritage watchdog sees rise in posts from trafficking groups on Facebook
Unesco denounces construction project near Lebanon's ancient archaeological site Nahr El-Kalb
In an open letter, the organisation criticises building work in the historic area, which is on the nomination list to become a World Heritage site
Major Pompeii show in San Francisco delayed as key loans remain in Italy during lockdown
The Legion of Honor, which relies heavily on exhibition revenue, hopes to present the show later this spring
Relics in Kent church are remains of 1,400-year old Anglo Saxon princess, carbon dating suggests
If confirmed, Eanswythe's bones are the earliest identified remains of an English saint
What can mysterious markings in stone teach us about British art?
Research for a new book begins with a pilgrimage to find prehistoric rock art in northern England
From trafficked treasures to the ravages of climate change: the heritage headlines of 2019
We look back at the biggest stories of the year
Archaeologist launches private bid to retrieve priceless Egyptian treasures from European museums
Zahi Hawass, former Egyptian minister of antiquities, corrals international team of experts to press institutions for return of important artefacts