SAVANNAH, GA (AP).- Preserved for nearly 150 years, perhaps by its own obscurity, a short-lived Confederate prison camp began yielding treasures from the Civil War almost as soon as archeologists began searching for it in southeastern Georgia. They fou…
Israel Museum Inaugurates its Renewed Campus and Reinstalled Collection Wings
JERUSALEM.- The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, inaugurates its renewed 20-acre campus, featuring new galleries, orientation facilities, and public spaces, on July 26, 2010. The three-year expansion and renewal project was designed to enhance visitor experie…
Sister Monument to Stonehenge Found by Scientists Using Magnetic and Radar Sensors
LONDON (AP).- Scientists scouring the area around Stonehenge said Thursday they have uncovered a circular structure only a few hundred meters (yards) from the world famous monument. There’s some debate about what exactly has been found. The survey team…
Archaeology & History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Opens at the Louvre
PARIS.- This Louvre
exhibition
invites visitors on a journey into the heart of Arabia,
accompanied by a
photographic exploration of the region’s sumptuous landscapes. It
is
conceived as a series of waypoints along the r…
Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Opens at the Louvre
PARIS.- This exhibition invites visitors on a journey into the heart of Arabia, accompanied by a photographic exploration of the region’s sumptuous landscapes. It is conceived as a series of waypoints along the roads or trails criss-crossing the p…
At the 25th Biennale, the New Generation of Art Dealers will Be in the Spotlight
PARIS.- Gathered together under the prestigious dome of the Grand Palais from 15th until 22nd September 2010, 80 art dealers and 7 great jewellers will present to the public their most beautiful masterpieces. Created in 1956 by the Syndicat National d…
Archaeologists and Art Restorers Find Oldest Paintings of Apostles
ROME (REUTERS).- Archaeologists and art restorers using new laser technology have discovered what they believe are the oldest paintings of the faces of Jesus Christ’s apostles. The images in a branch of the catacombs of St Tecla near St Paul’s Basilica…
Archaeological Team’s Radar Reveals Extent of Buried Ancient Egypt City
CAIRO (AP).- An Austrian archaeological team has used radar imaging to determine the extent of the ruins of the one time 3,500-year-old capital of Egypt’s foreign occupiers, said the antiquities department Sunday. Egypt was ruled for a century from 166…