Giant Pits Revealed Underneath Stonehenge Show That the Site Was a Special Hunting Ground for Mesolithic People
Long before ancient Britons erected the mysterious monoliths of Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, the region was a hunting hot spot…
‘They Are About Capturing the Process of Merging’: How Artist WangShui Collaborated With A.I. to Make Paintings for the Whitney Biennial
In the darkened halls of the sixth floor of the Whitney Biennial, viewers will come across a quiet alcove with…
How This A.I. Turns Text into Astonishing ART [Dall-E 2]
Art takes a unique combination of skill, creativity the very human element of aesthetic taste. But what if the visual…
Editors’ Picks: 14 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Joan Jonas in Times Square to Art Inspired by Courtroom Dramas
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
Israeli Bombings Are an ‘Existential Threat’ to an Ancient Archaeological Site on the Gaza Strip, Forensic Architecture Finds in a New Investigation
Israeli bombings threaten to destroy an ancient Palestinian archaeological site in the Gaza strip, according to a new report by Forensic…
‘The Pain Is Part of the Process’: Why Two Artists Are Pushing Body Modification to the Extreme
Many people aren’t sure what to make of Tiamat Legion Medusa, the self-described most body-modified transexual in the world, who has…
Ai-Da, the Robot Artist Powered by AI, Will Make Its Way to Venice for a Show During the Biennale
When the stars of the contemporary art world descend on Venice later this month for the hotly anticipated Venice Biennale,…
Artist Michelle Stuart on Why Her Decades-Long Interventions Into the Earth Are More Relevant Than Ever
If you enter Michelle Stuart’s current New York solo show, “The Imprints of Time, 1969–2021,” expecting to see Land Art,…
Workers Rebuilding Notre Dame Have Discovered Previously Unknown Tombs and a Mysterious Sarcophagus Beneath the Cathedral
Archaeologists working to restore Paris’s fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral have discovered something remarkable: previously unknown tombs hidden beneath the 850-year-old Gothic…
Archaeologists Now Believe That 8,000-Year-Old Human Skeletons From Portugal Are the World’s Oldest Mummies
New research suggests that a set of 8,000-year-old human skeletons buried in Portugal’s Sado Valley could be the world’s oldest known…
Ancient Romans Used These Terracotta Vessels as Porta-Potties, Archaeologists Have Discovered
Archaeologists have often found ancient Roman earthenware containers on their digs, but never knew for sure what they were for.…
Frida Kahlo’s Descendants Say a New Immersive Exhibition Dedicated to Her Work Is Nothing Short of ‘Revolutionary’
Frida Kahlo‘s great grandniece, who worked for a year to help produce “Immersive Frida Kahlo,” the digitally animated light show based…
Why the Opening Ceremonies at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games Were an Artless, Uninspired Dud
The eagerly awaited torch lighting at the opening ceremonies for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games were a rather staid…
Moonwalk on the Catwalk: See RISD Students’ Designs for the Clothes Astronauts Wear on NASA’s 2025 Lunar Mission
The latest news from outer space? The Rhode Island School of Design is designing clothes that NASA astronauts could wear when they…
How a Wildly Popular Fashion Trend That Dominated Stone Age African Civilizations Suggests a 50,000-Year-Old Social Network
Scientists have discovered what they believe to be a 50,000-year-old social network—perhaps the world’s earliest—thanks to pieces of Stone Age…
The Most Important Archaeological Discoveries of 2021, From Unknown Dead Sea Scrolls to Middle Eastern Cattle Cults
Every year, we delve back through our coverage to find the most fascinating archaeological discoveries of the year, whether by…
What Do You Need to Do When Your Employer Gets Hacked?
The risk of identity theft is a concept that most of us are probably familiar with given the rise of…
The Discovery of an Ancient Canine Tooth Reveals Dogs Were Domesticated in the Americas at Least 13,100 Years Ago
Archaeologists in Canada have discovered the oldest known evidence of domesticated dogs in the Americas. Among tools and other artifacts…