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Missing Page of Archimedes Manuscript Found in France

03/13/2026

A page missing from The Archimedes Palimpsest, the oldest extant copy of writings by the ancient Greek mathematician, was rediscovered at the Museum of Fine Arts in Blois, France. One side of the page, which had been missing for 120 …

Метки : архимеддревние рукописиоткрытияистория наукизагадкитехнологии

Discredited Painting Hanging in Private Residence for Decades Authenticated as Rembrandt

03/03/2026

Discredited Painting Hanging in Private Residence for Decades Authenticated as Rembrandt A painting that has gone unseen by the public since being deauthenticated more than fifty years ago has been determined to be an early work byRembrandt van Rijnand will …

Метки : искусствоживописьоткрытиярембрандтмузейреставрация

4,700-Year-Old Tombs Discovered in Southwest Egypt

02/24/2026

A research team from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has announced new discoveries at Qubbet Al-Hawa, a well-known archaeological site in southeast Egypt, near the city of Aswan. The Upper Egyptian site is known for its sprawling necropolis. This …

Метки : археологияегипетнекропольоткрытиядревностизагадки

Long Misidentified, Object in Museum Is Oldest Drill Found in Egypt

02/10/2026

A small metal object excavated almost 100 years ago has been identified as the oldest known drilling tool yet found in Egypt. The news was reported by Archeology Today. The artifact came from a predynastic cemetery at the archeological site …

Метки : археологиядревние технологииегипетоткрытиянаучные исследованияартефакты

Researchers Find World's Oldest Known Rock Art in Indonesia

01/22/2026

Less than two years after discovering a 51,200-year-old cave painting of a pig on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, in what was then declared the oldest known figurative artwork, the same researchers have discovered an even older work. The newly …

Метки : искусствоархеологиясулавесипалеолитоткрытия#культура

The Egyptologists’ Guide to the Grand Egyptian Museum

01/06/2026

After more than a decade of anticipation, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the largest museum devoted to a single civilization, has fully opened its exhibitions, including the long-awaited King Tutankhamun halls. Originally announced in 2002, the idea for the museum …

Метки : музейархитектураискусстводревний египет#культураоткрытия

2,000-Year-Old Cemetery and Industrial Complex Discovered in Egypt

01/06/2026

An international team of archaeologists from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities and Italy’s University of Padua has uncovered several industrial workshops and a burial complex in Egypt’s western Nile Delta region. The discovery took place across two interconnected archaeological sites …

Метки : археологияегипетоткрытиядревностиримский периодисследование

The Most Impactful Archaeological Discoveries of 2025

12/17/2025

This year had no shortage of archaeological discoveries, and ARTnews reported on the most notable and exciting of them. While there were some new finds like the oldest blue pigment discovered in Europe, a rare hieroglyphic decree identified in Egypt, …

Метки : археологияоткрытияистория.#культуранауканаследие

“Little Foot” Fossil May Be a Formerly Unknown Species of Hominim

12/16/2025

As reported by the Guardian on December 14, one of the world’s most famous hominin fossils may be a previously unidentified species of human ancestor. Nicknamed “Little Foot,” the skeleton was discovered between 1994 and 1998 in the Sterkfontein cave …

Метки : наукаископаемыеантропологияавстралопитекиоткрытиячеловеческая эволюция

Roman Fort Discovered on Crimea’s Occupied Kerch Peninsula

10/23/2025

An archeological excavation in Crimea has uncovered a 1st century BCE Roman fort. The discovery was made by archaeologists working with the Institute of Archaeology of Crimea, the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Archaeology …

Метки : археологиякрымримская крепостьоткрытияисторические находкибоспорское царство

Hidden Portrait May Be Vermeer's Earliest Known Work

09/22/2025

During the pandemic, the National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, D.C., investigated four paintings attributed to Johannes Vermeer. During that time, it was discovered that the underpainting below the surface of one of those paintings, Girl with the Red …

Метки : искусствовермеерживописьоткрытияискусствоведениемузей

Record-Breaking Martian Meteorite Could Fetch $4 Million at Sotheby’s

07/11/2025

A 54-pound chunk of Mars—believed to be the largest Martian meteorite ever discovered on Earth—is hitting the auction block at Sotheby’s New York on July 16, with an estimate of $2 million to $4 million. Dubbed NWA 16788, the rock …

Метки : метеоритмарсаукционsotheby'sкосмосоткрытия

Monumental Relief of Last Assyrian Ruler Unearthed in Ancient Nineveh

05/17/2025

A team of German archaeologists excavating in the ancient city of Nineveh, located near the modern Iraqi capital of Mosul, have announced an “extraordinary” discovery within the throne room of the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal: remnants of a monumental …

Метки : археологияниневияашшурбанипалассирийская культурадревний мир.открытия

3,000-Year-Old Necropolis Unearthed in Abu Dhabi

04/22/2025

The first major Iron Age cemetery in the United Arab Emirates has been unearthed in the Al Ain region of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT Abu Dhabi) recently revealed. The 3,000-year-old necropolis is believed to …

Метки : археологияжелезный векабу-дабиистория.наследиеоткрытия