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Priceless 17th-Century Caravaggio Painting Discovered Behind Mattresses In An Attic In France

It took five years of verification and restoration to prepare the 1607 Caravaggio for auction. It is expected to go for $170 million.

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 16, 2025

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Priceless 17th-Century Caravaggio Painting Discovered Behind Mattresses In An Attic In France

It took five years of verification and restoration to prepare the 1607 Caravaggio for auction. It is expected to go for $170 million.

By Natasha Ishak • April 16, 2025

This 44,000-Year-Old Animal Painting Found In A Cave In Indonesia Could Be The “World’s Oldest Story”

"It has always been assumed that the tradition of figurative painting arose in Europe... This shows the tradition does not have its origins in Europe."

By Natasha Ishak • Apr 8, 2025

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This 44,000-Year-Old Animal Painting Found In A Cave In Indonesia Could Be The “World’s Oldest Story”

"It has always been assumed that the tradition of figurative painting arose in Europe... This shows the tradition does not have its origins in Europe."

By Natasha Ishak • April 8, 2025

Life-Size Statues Found Carved Into The Wall Of A Necropolis Just Beneath The Main Entrance Gate To Pompeii

Archaeologists excavating Pompeii's Porta Sarno necropolis uncovered a relief featuring a pair of statues, a woman and a man standing side by side who were believed to be a couple.

By Amber Morgan • Apr 2, 2025

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Life-Size Statues Found Carved Into The Wall Of A Necropolis Just Beneath The Main Entrance Gate To Pompeii

Archaeologists excavating Pompeii's Porta Sarno necropolis uncovered a relief featuring a pair of statues, a woman and a man standing side by side who were believed to be a couple.

By Amber Morgan • April 2, 2025

Inside The Legend Of Sisyphus, The Mythical King Eternally Punished By Zeus

The cunning king of Ephyra in Greek mythology, Sisyphus cheated death twice — then faced the eternal punishment of endlessly pushing a stone up a hill.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 25, 2025

Inside The Legend Of Sisyphus, The Mythical King Eternally Punished By Zeus

The cunning king of Ephyra in Greek mythology, Sisyphus cheated death twice — then faced the eternal punishment of endlessly pushing a stone up a hill.

By Austin Harvey • March 25, 2025

A Long-Lost Gustav Klimt Painting Of An African Prince Has Finally Been Rediscovered — And It’s Expected To Sell For $16 Million

Gustav Klimt's 1897 portrait depicts Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona, once the leader of the Osu tribe in present-day Ghana.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 25, 2025

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A Long-Lost Gustav Klimt Painting Of An African Prince Has Finally Been Rediscovered — And It’s Expected To Sell For $16 Million

Gustav Klimt's 1897 portrait depicts Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona, once the leader of the Osu tribe in present-day Ghana.

By Amber Morgan • March 25, 2025

A 700-Year-Old Statue Of Vishnu Just Mysteriously Washed Ashore On An Indian Beach

A local woman out for an evening stroll along the beach at Pedda Rushikonda on India's eastern coast recently stumbled upon a 700-year-old statue of Vishnu, Hinduism's supreme deity and creator of the universe.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 24, 2025

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A 700-Year-Old Statue Of Vishnu Just Mysteriously Washed Ashore On An Indian Beach

A local woman out for an evening stroll along the beach at Pedda Rushikonda on India's eastern coast recently stumbled upon a 700-year-old statue of Vishnu, Hinduism's supreme deity and creator of the universe.

By Austin Harvey • March 24, 2025

The Iconic Statues Of Ancient Greece And Rome Were Originally Scented, Groundbreaking New Study Reveals

New research into Greco-Roman sculpting has revealed the true extent to which "admiring a statue in the ancient world was not just a visual experience, but also an olfactory one."

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 17, 2025

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The Iconic Statues Of Ancient Greece And Rome Were Originally Scented, Groundbreaking New Study Reveals

New research into Greco-Roman sculpting has revealed the true extent to which "admiring a statue in the ancient world was not just a visual experience, but also an olfactory one."

By Kaleena Fraga • March 17, 2025

Excavations In Türkiye Reveal A 2,300-Year-Old Mosaic Of Battling Cupids

The mosaic of the warring Cupids dates back to the third century B.C.E. and may have ties to Dionysus, the patron deity of the ancient city of Teos.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 10, 2025

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Excavations In Türkiye Reveal A 2,300-Year-Old Mosaic Of Battling Cupids

The mosaic of the warring Cupids dates back to the third century B.C.E. and may have ties to Dionysus, the patron deity of the ancient city of Teos.

By Amber Morgan • March 10, 2025

Archaeologists In El Salvador Find Clay Puppets With ‘Creepy’ Expressions Atop An Ancient Pyramid

The five puppets date back to 400 B.C.E. and were seemingly used in public rituals to depict real and mythological events.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 5, 2025

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Archaeologists In El Salvador Find Clay Puppets With ‘Creepy’ Expressions Atop An Ancient Pyramid

The five puppets date back to 400 B.C.E. and were seemingly used in public rituals to depict real and mythological events.

By Amber Morgan • March 5, 2025

1,800-Year-Old Statue Of Hermes Uncovered Among The Greco-Roman Ruins Of Aspendos In Türkiye

Fashioned out of marble, the statue depicts Hermes draped in a cloak and carrying a staff known as a kerykeion while a ram, an ancient Greek symbol of strength and courage, sits at his feet.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 5, 2025

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1,800-Year-Old Statue Of Hermes Uncovered Among The Greco-Roman Ruins Of Aspendos In Türkiye

Fashioned out of marble, the statue depicts Hermes draped in a cloak and carrying a staff known as a kerykeion while a ram, an ancient Greek symbol of strength and courage, sits at his feet.

By Austin Harvey • March 5, 2025