The Metropolitan Museum of Art at 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028 is hosting the exhibition Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color. The posted description says: “Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture was once colorful, vibrantly painted and richly adorned with detailed ornamentation. Chroma:… Continue Reading
The Daily Mail published a piece on an extensive archaeological site recently uncovered on the Yucatan Peninsula. The story begins: “The ruins of an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas have been unearthed on a construction site… Continue Reading
The Daily Mail carried a story about human remains being discovered on the site of the first hospital built by European invaders in South America (and likely the Americas overall). The story begins: “Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of 42… Continue Reading
The BBC has published a story discussing a new exhibition at London’s venerable British Museum, “Feminine Power” that takes a look at female faces of the Divine in antiquity, as worshipped by diverse cultures. An excerpt reads: “Sulis is just… Continue Reading
Cambridge University Press’s journal, Antiquity, published a report on some of the largest examples of cave art found in North America. Many of these images were not readily discernible by the naked eye because they were created in relatively small… Continue Reading
Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry issued a statement on Monday about recently undercovered ruins of a temple to Zeus found in Sinai. NPR reported: “Egyptian archaeologists unearthed the ruins of a temple for the ancient Greek god Zeus in the… Continue Reading
The New York University’s Institute for the Study of the Ancient World is hosting an exhibit titled Pompeii in Color: The Life of Roman Painting. The posted description says: “Pompeii in Color: The Life of Roman Painting presents thirty-five frescoes from the… Continue Reading
Feminine Power: the Divine to the Demonic is an exhibition at the British Museum in London running May 19 to September 25. The posted description says: The first exhibition of its kind, Feminine power takes a cross-cultural look at the… Continue Reading
Dr. Justin Sledge of the Esoterica podcast recently interview Ellen Morgan and Keith Readdy of Boleskine House Foundation Interview about the site’s history and the current reconstruction project that the Foundation is understaking. The posted description says: “Boleskine House is… Continue Reading
Associated Press recently ran a news story about a new exhibit revolving around the huge Neolithic site we know as Stonehenge, being hosted at the British Museum in London. The exhibit brings together many of the discoveries that have led… Continue Reading