Stolen and Looted: The Getty and the Museum of Fine Arts Return Artifacts
Recently, some museums like the J. Paul Getty Museum and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts have tightened their policies on acquisition of artifacts and have […]
Archaeology
ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology 10/5/06
Aztec RuinsIn Mexico, archaeologists have uncovered a 15th century monolithic altar with a frieze of the raingod Tlaloc and an agricultural deity. This altar is […]
ArtiFACTs: Recent News In Archaeology 9/17/06
Just a quick round-up of archaeological news stories from various sources. **Oldest Writing in the New World** I would be remiss if I didn’t mention […]
Journal Watch: Recent Articles in Anthropology & Archaeology Journals
ArchaeometryThe Discovery of Anomalously High Silver Abundances in Pottery from Early Roman Excavation Contexts in Jerusalem The authors report on a study of chemical compositions […]
Egyptian Chariots – Part 2 of 2
It is the post-Hyksos era of the New Kingdom that begins to see chariot used on a grand scale, however. Chariots were used in large […]
The Egyptian Chariot: Part 1
Chariot Photo by stinkerbell1 Chariots are frequent subjects of Egyptian art and are nearly always depicted as an instrument of war or hunting with the […]
ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology 8/15/06
Artifact Thieves in Russia This story of looting cultural resources is a real drama, too! The thieves of over 221 items from the St. Petersburg’s […]
ArtiFACTS: Recent News in the Field of Archaeology
***Jamestown***A 400 year-old well in Virginia’s Jamestown is yielding artifacts that include a Scottish pistol, a leather shoe, and a plaque that reads, “James Towne.” […]
Artifacts from the Getty Returned to Greece
Two artifacts alleged by Greek authorities to have been stolen and illegally marketed ultimately to The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles are to […]
ArtiFacts: Recent News in the Field of Archaeology
Yet Another Ancient Observatory In Brazil, archaeologists have discovered a circle of granite blocks, 127 in all, that reach as much as 9 feet in […]
