Iraqi forces retake damaged Hatra heritage site from IS
DW – Iraqi pro-government militias announced on Wednesday that they had wrested control of historic Hatra from radical Sunni “Islamic State” (IS) militants, who had previously inflicted grave damage to...
View ArticleHobby Lobby agrees to pay $3m fine for Iraqi looted artifacts
The Art Newspaper– The Oklahoma City-based Hobby Lobby is known to most Americans for its refusal to pay for health insurance that includes female contraception, but last week the arts-and-crafts...
View ArticleChina archeologists dig up world history
Shanghai Daily – On a sunny, humid morning at an open area of tropical forest in Honduras, a group of 16 locals and two Chinese men are on an archeological dig. Suddenly a snake slithers in the debris....
View ArticleFrance to help build a ‘new Petra’ in Saudi Arabia with estimated $20bn deal
The Art Newspaper – A ten-year agreement between France and Saudi Arabia is due to be signed on Tuesday (10 April), during Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s visit to Paris, to develop the Al-Ula...
View ArticleWorld Monuments Fund gives $1m for post-quake restoration of Mexican...
The Art Newspaper – Efforts to restore the earthquake-damaged Pre-Columbian archaeological site of Monte Albán in southern Mexico’s Oaxaca Valley received a major boost last month with a $1m award from...
View ArticleSyrian museums seek Russian expertise to restore destroyed Palmyra sculptures
The Art Newspaper – Syrian museum workers are consulting with Russian specialists on the restoration of statues from Palmyra, the ancient city that has been liberated twice from Islamic State (IS)...
View ArticleDiscovering King Tutankhamun’s tomb: Harry Burton’s photographs
BBC – It was one of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries of the 20th Century. But what was it like to first point a lens into the 3,000-year-old tomb of King Tutankhamun? That job fell to...
View ArticleMeet Artmyn, the Swiss Super-Scanner That Allows You to See Artworks That...
Artnet – The P66 Manuscript, which dates back to the second or third century, is likely the oldest New Testament manuscript in the world. It lives in a safe at the Bodmer Foundation in Cologny,...
View ArticleThe Stakes Are High for a Museum in the Holy Land
Hyperallergic – A museum in Jerusalem addresses skeptics who doubt the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth. – read more
View ArticleA “Sorcerer’s Treasure Trove” Uncovered in Pompeii
Hyperallergic – Archeologists working in the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy, say they have unearthed a cache of amulets, good luck charms, gems, and other items of sorcery. The objects likely belonged...
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