DNA Analysis Suggests Mother and Son Were Buried in Famous Viking Grave
Researchers had previously posited that the man was an executed enslaved individual buried alongside the noblewoman he served
Archaeologists Mine Medieval Toilets for Traces of Gut Microbiomes
New techniques could help researchers understand human diets in different times and places
Ancient Roman Villa Discovered Beneath Italian Apartment Complex
Come November, the 2,000-year-old dwelling will open as a multimedia museum
The Little-Known Story of Queen Victoria’s Black Goddaughter
A newly commissioned portrait of Sarah Forbes Bonetta is now on view at the monarch’s seaside house, Osbourne
Virtually Explore a Forest Filled With Witches’ Marks and Other Tree Etchings
A publicly sourced portal spotlights centuries of graffiti left in England’s New Forest
Archaeologists Unearth Foundations of One of the Nation’s Oldest Black Churches
A dig in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg revealed sections of the First Baptist Church, which was founded in 1776
Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Reinvent America’s Monuments
The organization’s five-year campaign will support the creation of new public works and the reimagining of ones already standing
A Colossal Statue of Atlas Will Rise Again
Sicily’s Temple of Zeus once featured 38 giant likenesses of the mythological Titan. Now, a reassembled version is set to go on view
Grandson of President John Tyler, Who Left Office in 1845, Dies at Age 95
Born 14 years after the nation’s founding, the tenth commander in chief still has one living grandson
Portrait Project Memorializes Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
A new exhibition available to view online features 94 photographs, as well as original artwork
Newly Unearthed Warrior’s Grave Poised to Redraw Map of Anglo-Saxon England
Nicknamed the “Marlow Warlord,” the six-foot-tall man was buried on a hill overlooking the Thames sometime in the sixth century A.D.
Historic Brooklyn Cemetery Appoints Its First Artist-in-Residence
Green-Wood is the final resting place of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Louis Comfort Tiffany, among others
Newly Documented Aboriginal Rock Art Is ‘Unlike Anything Seen Before’
The ancient paintings depict close relationships between humans and animals
Pandemic Temporarily Silences Violins That Survived the Holocaust
Organizers found ways to make the instruments’ voices heard after the cancellation of planned concerts in California
What Happened When Woodrow Wilson Came Down With the 1918 Flu?
The president contracted influenza while attending peace talks in Paris, but the nation was never told the full, true story
How the U.K. Parliament’s Art Collection Is Linked to Slavery
An initial review identified 189 works depicting individuals associated with the slave trade
Fredericksburg’s Slave Auction Block Will Be Moved to a Museum
Curators plan on preserving graffiti added by Black Lives Matter protesters
Wood Carvings Document Faith, Injustice and Hope in 20th-Century America
A new exhibition centered on self-taught black artist Elijah Pierce is now on view in Philadelphia
Archaeologists in Turkey Unearth 2,400-Year-Old Dionysus Mask
The terracotta likeness was likely used in rituals associated with winemaking
Understanding the Controversy Over Postponed Exhibition Featuring KKK Imagery
A major Philip Guston retrospective scheduled to travel to D.C., London, Houston and Boston will now take place in 2024
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