Archæology

After a decade and a half of excavations, archæologists have uncovered the naturally mummified remains of well over 100 indigenous Yakuts of north-eastern Siberia, one of the coldest places on Earth.

The elevator pitch made this trip sound very glamorous, but it’s nearing 43ºC and I’ve been stooping around in the desert for over an hour, eyes fixed on the arid earth. We’re in the Turkana Basin in

Thanks to a pair of eagle-eyed dog walkers, ...

An export bar has been placed on Anne Damer’s eighteenth century Shock Dog sculpture in an effort to protect this rare surviving terracotta model. Anne Damer was one of Britain’s pioneering sculptors

A rich collection of Iron Age artefacts has been unearthed in West Norfolk, England. The hoard includes a near-complete Iron Age battle trumpet, known as a carnyx. Embellished with animal heads, this

There’s no shortage of great picks at this year’s TEFAF Maastricht, the Netherlands, including a Barbara Hepworth sculpture, a pastel portrait by Dora Maar and two sections of 4th-century Roman mosaics