Archaeologists from the Spanish School of History and Archaeology of Rome (EEHAR) have unearthed an exceptional marble statue of a female figure at the ancient city of Tusculum 15 miles outside Rome. The statue is life-sized, and is missing its head and some of its arms, but the flawless white Parian marble and the quality … Read the full post →"Exceptional female statue found in Tusculum"
Elaborately woven baskets that look like they could have been made yesterday but were actually made 9,500 years ago have been discovered in a cave in southern Spain. These are the oldest surviving baskets in Europe. (The earliest basket known to survive was found in a Dead Sea cave and is about 10,500 years old.) … Read the full post →"Oldest baskets in Europe found in Spanish cave"
Researchers at the National Museum of Denmark have identified the carver of the runes on the iconic Jelling Stone. His name was Ravnunge-Tue and his boss was Queen Thyra of Jelling (d. 958 A.D.), wife of King of Denmark Gorm the Old (d. 958-9) and mother of Harald Bluetooth, king of Denmark and Norway (ca. … Read the full post →"Carver of runes on Jelling Stone identified"
A painting of Susanna and the Elders by Artemisia Gentileschi has been rediscovered in an attic at Hampton Court Palace after centuries of neglect and misattribution. The oil on canvas work dates to around 1638 or 1639 when Artemisia was living in London and working with her father Orazio at the court of King Charles … Read the full post →"Lost Artemisia Gentileschi painting rediscovered at Hampton Court Palace"
Archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of Yuwen Jue, Emperor Xiaomin of Northern Zhou, founder of the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581 A.D.) in Xianyang, northwest China. This is only the second tomb of a Northern Zhou emperor to be excavated. The tomb was found in Hongdu Plain area of Xianyang City, a site where several tombs … Read the full post →"Tomb of Northern Zhou Dynasty’s founder discovered"