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Archaeologists Discover Secret Chambers in one of Egypt's Pyramids of Giza

04/25/2026

Researchers from Cairo University and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have located two air-filled spaces within Giza’s Menkaure pyramid that hint at a possible secret entrance. Their findings were published in the academic journal NDT & E International. The …

Метки : археологияпирамидыменкауреscanpyramidsгеорадартайна

Denver Art Museum Returns Looted Marble Head to Turkey

04/20/2026

The Denver Art Museum has returned a marble head of a bearded man stolen from the ancient city of Smyrna to Turkey. This marks the latest in a growing list of successful restitutions tied to the country’s renewed campaign to …

Метки : реституциякультурное наследиетурцияархеологиямузеинезаконная торговля

Ruins of a 'Unique' Temple Complex Discovered in Northern Sinai

04/20/2026

An Egyptian archeological mission has announced their discovery of a temple complex at Tell el-Farama, the site of the ancient city of Pelusium in northern Sinai. The ruin feaures a large circular basin, around 100 feet in diameter, once attached …

Метки : археологияегипетсинайхрамантичностьрелигиозные ритуалы

Bronze Age Chinese Foundry Was State Controlled, Archeologists Say

04/09/2026

During China’s Bronze Age (c. 2070 – 771 B.C.), the durable alloy was an indispensable resource, central to the development of early Chinese civilization. Under the Zia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, China developed advanced metallurgy techniques and, along with them, …

Метки : археологиябронзакитайzhouметаллургиятайна

Archaeologists Uncover a 2,000-Year-Old Hillfort in Estonia

04/09/2026

A long-lost Estonian Iron-Age fortification has been found, according to Arkeonews. While 19th-century written accounts and oral traditions had long hinted at its existence, the 2000-year-old hillfort was identified this month by archaeologists at the University of Tartu using high-resolution …

Метки : археологияэстонияжелезный векгородищераскопкитайна

A Priceless Golden Helmet, Heisted from a Dutch Museum, Is Recovered

04/02/2026

Romanian culturati and historians, as well as Dutch museum officials, were shocked in January 2025 when thieves blew up a wall at a Netherlands museum to get at one of the great treasures of the National Museum of Romanian History: …

Метки : искусствокражарумыниямузейархеологиятайна

Skeleton of D’Artagnan, the Fourth Musketeer, Found in Dutch Church

03/27/2026

The skeletal remains of the 17th-century French folk hero D’Artangnan—born: Charles de Batz de Castelmore—have perhaps been recovered after being buried under a church in the Netherlands for centuries. The floor of the church, St. Peter and Paul in Maastricht, …

Метки : археологияистория.d’artagnanmaastrichtмушкетёрыднк

Female Pharaoh’s Erasure From Memory Was Not Revenge, Researcher Says

03/26/2026

Hatshepsut (ca. 1505–1458 BCE), the most powerful of ancient Egypt’s female rulers, was also one of the most successful, notable for reopening old trade routes, commissioning massive building projects—including her own mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri—and ushering in an era …

Метки : древний египетhatshepsutархеологияреликвииритуалыистория.

Egyptian Archeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Coffins of Temple Chanters

03/24/2026

Archeologists working near Luxor have uncovered 22 painted wooden coffins containing mummies, according to the Daily News Egypt, which reported the news in February. The well-preserved sarcophagi date to Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period (1077–664 BCE). The archeological mission, which was …

Метки : археологияегипетмумиипапирусысаркофагитайна

2,000-Year-Old Graffiti on Egyptian Tombs Translated

03/24/2026

Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, on the banks of the Nile River, is one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. Newly translated graffiti reveals just how long visitors have come from far and wide to this region, …

Метки : египетархеологияграффитидревние языкипутешествиятайна

This Painting Helped Create Penn Museum.—Now It's Auctioning It Off

03/23/2026

American universities facing financial crunches come under fire when they either close their art museums or sell paintings from their collections to narrow a budget gap. Just in the last few years, Chicago’s DePaul University, Indiana’s Valparaiso University, and Pennsylvania’s …

Метки : музейдеакцессияаукционosman hamdi beypenn museumархеология

3,400-Year-Old Loom Sheds Light on Bronze Age Textile Production

03/18/2026

A team of six researchers led by Ricardo E. Basso Rial and Gabriel García Atiénzar, archaeologists at the University of Grenada and the University of Alicante, respectively, have published new research concerning remnants of a wooden Bronze Age loom discovered …

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Trevor Paglen Wins 2026 LG Guggenheim Award

03/17/2026

Trevor Paglen Wins 2026 LG Guggenheim Award Multidisciplinary artistTrevor Paglen, known for his work investigating the hidden systems of tech and power, has been named the winner of the fourthLG Guggenheim Award. Established in 2023 by New York’s Solomon R. …

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Blue Shields Placed at 34 Archaeological Sites in Lebanon

03/17/2026

Blue shields now guard 34 archaeological sites across Lebanon, as the country moves to protect its cultural heritage amid escalating air and ground assaults from Israel, the Lebanese Culture Ministry announced Sunday. The shields signal that the sites are protected …

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