In England, police suspect professionals in last week’s theft of 18 ancient Chinese artifacts from The Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge University. Two weeks ago, two Chinese artifacts were stolen from Durham University’s Oriental Museum. “The items stolen are very valuable and are of great cultural significance so we are absolutely committed to recovering them and […]

Two significant archaeological sites have been discovered at Tufton farm, which is located near Monticello and was once owned by Thomas Jefferson. The two sites include remnants of enslaved field hands’ homes from the mid-nineteenth century, but the first site was also occupied during Jefferson’s lifetime. Jefferson’s enslaved domestic workers and artisans lived at Monticello, […]