Antiquities & Archaeology
Signs point to two hidden rooms at Tutankhamun’s tomb, experts say
Archaeologists plan to use radar scanners to investigate behind the walls of the boy pharaoh’s burial chamber
Discovery leads experts to redraw map of ancient Rome
The outline of a house dating to the sixth century BC was found beneath the Palazzo Canevari on the Quirinal Hill
Tutankhamun’s mask and tomb off view to tourists from October for cleaning
Conservators to sweep the floors of the boy pharaoh’s burial chamber and remove epoxy applied to golden mask’s loose beard
Nefertiti tomb theory greeted with scepticism
Zahi Hawass questions claim that queen was buried near Tutankhamun
Drawing from an antique treasure chest: Martin Postle on the influence of antiquity
An exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum reveals the continued importance of the classical ideal
Argentina plans to return thousands of artefacts to Ecuador and Peru
Country’s president applauds “unusual” restitution but calls out international museums that display objects stolen from Latin American
Italy’s museums honour archaeologist murdered by Isil
Flags were flown at half-mast around the country and heritage experts shared their outrage
‘Very little evidence’ that Nefertiti is buried near Tutankhamun
Egypt’s leading archaeologist Zahi Hawass throws cold water on the recent theory that a hidden door in the boy king’s tomb could lead to the queen’s long-lost burial chamber
Isil beheads archaeologist in Palmyra
Syria's antiquities ministry condemns killing as "cowardly and criminal act of appalling brutality"
Isil holds heritage to ransom to fund fighters, US expert warns
Terrorist group functions as a modern racketeering operation through sale of plundered cultural objects
Islamic State destroys ancient tombs at Palmyra
First confirmed damage by extremist group to historic site in Syria
Terrorists attack ancient Egyptian temple in Luxor
Suicide bomber among those killed after failed assault outside popular tourist site
Updated emergency ‘Red List’ of Iraq antiquities at risk released
New publication includes cuneiform tablets, cylinder seals, Assyrian reliefs and coins
Iraq’s ancient holy sites lost forever
The country’s monasteries and mosques have no place in the Caliphate
Pompeii in a fix despite cash boost
Funds for Great Pompeii Project could be withdrawn as lack of staff and red tape stifle efforts to save site
Scholars rush to save a 5,000 year-old archaeological site
A new film looks at Mes Aynak, an archaeological treasure that may soon be buried
Islamic State seizes control of Palmyra
Syrian government forces withdraw leaving archaeological site under serious threat
Fears as Islamic State militia approach ancient city of Palmyra
Syria’s greatest archaeological site is under threat—again
Cleveland Museum of Art returns Hanuman sculpture to Cambodia
Statue of the Hindu monkey-god was looted ‘in all likelihood’
French collectors hand back gold to China they had given to Musée Guimet
Concerns raised after François Pinault returns looted artefacts as diplomatic gesture
Museums in Europe and US draw up rescue plans for ravaged sites in Iraq
France takes the lead as calls grow for co-ordinated response after attacks by fanatics on Assyrian royal cities
Islamic State brings in bulldozers and explosives to reduce Nimrud to rubble
Assault on the seat of Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II could be the worst case of deliberate destruction of an archaeological site in living memory
Historian of Indian art named next Mellon Lecturer
Vidya Dehejia is the 65th speaker in the distinguished series
Archaeologists redraw the path of the Great Wall
Ruins found in the far north of China are believed to be a section of the ancient fortification
Florida archaeologists launch legal fight against US Department of Transportation
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Islamic State video shows blowing up of Ashurnasirpal’s palace
This would be the greatest cultural loss since the Second World War