Iraq’s Anticorruption Commission announced that it has caught a gang of antiquities thieves in a sting operation. Eight-thousand-year-old rock art discovered in a cave in 2002 may offer insight into the rise of Egyptian civilization. “It seems that the paintings of the Cave of the Beasts pre-date the introduction of domesticated animals. That means they […]

A luxurious Etruscan home has been discovered in central Italy. “Here today we are rewriting history. It is a unique case in Italy because with what we have found we will be able to completely reconstruct the entire house,” said Simona Rafanelli, of the Isidoro Falchi Archaeological Museum. Here’s a fascinating slideshow about the “Ship […]