Recently excavated ancient Maya hall may reflect early power-sharing among leaders – The Art Newspaper
Archaeologists working at the ancient Maya site of Ucanal in Guatemala have identified a building in which leaders may have ...
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Ancient Egyptian ‘Tipp-Ex’ discovered on papyrus at UK’s Fitzwilliam Museum – The Art Newspaper
New light has been shed on the working methods—and attention to detail—of Ancient Egyptian craftspeople, after researchers at the Fitzwilliam ...
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Miami’s ancient Indigenous sites face an uncertain future – The Art Newspaper
An ancient archaeological site and burial settlement dating back 3,500 years to the Archaic period has been found during construction ...
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Blockbuster show on ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II opens in London – The Art Newspaper
A blockbuster show on King Ramses II, the legendary pharaoh who reigned over Egypt between 1279 and 1213 BCE, has ...
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Chilean retiree returns Ancient Greek marble fragment his father took in the 1930s – The Art Newspaper
Enrico Tosti-Croce was driving in Villarrica, in southern Chile, when he heard on the radio that the Greek government was ...
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Netherlands will return stolen ancient statue—featured at Tefaf art fair in 2022—to Egypt – The Art Newspaper
A stolen Ancient Egyptian statue that turned up at the Tefaf Maastricht art fair three years ago will be handed ...
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Trajan’s force: Houston exhibition to explore Ancient Rome’s imperial peak – The Art Newspaper
Ancient Rome reached its apogee under Trajan, emperor from AD98 to AD117. The empire would never be larger than when ...
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Who made ancient Egyptian art? Plus, Michaelina Wautier, Robert Rauschenberg’s ‘Bed’—podcast – The Art Newspaper
A new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, UK, called Made in Ancient Egypt, reveals untold stories of the ...
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Near Naples, an ancient town is turned contemporary art hub for roving exhibition Panorama – The Art Newspaper
Less than half an hour northwest of Naples lies the charming coastal town of Pozzuoli, known for its volcanic scenery ...
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How the restoration of ancient Babylon is drawing tourists back to Iraq – The Art Newspaper
Mentioned in the sacred texts of all three Abrahamic faiths, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon, in modern-day Iraq, is ...
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