She Digs is a column from Secrets of the Dead featuring some of our favorite women in the archaeology field. In a special collaboration with Inside The Met, we feature Dr. Andrea Achi, Assistant Curator at New York’s famous Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dr. Achi ...

A roundup of Secrets in the News for May 2021. 2,000-year-old skeleton identified as senior Roman soldier on Vesuvius rescue mission NBC News: ROME — A 2,000-year-old skeleton belonged to a senior Roman soldier who was likely sent on a rescue mission to the doomed ...

Meet our first three features for She Digs, a column featuring some of our favorite women in the archaeology field. Ayana Omilade Flewellen   A Miami native with deep roots in Texas, Dr. Flewellen developed an interest in history and artifacts at a young age. ...

A roundup of Secrets in the News for April 2021. USS Johnston: Sub dives to deepest-known shipwreck If you like this, you might like: Abandoning the Titanic BBC: A submersible has dived to the world’s deepest-known shipwreck. The vessel reached the USS Johnston, which lies 6.5km ...

A roundup of Secrets in the News for March 2021. 2,000-year-old chariot unearthed at Pompeii If you like this, you might like: Nero’s Sunken City Live Science: An ornate four-wheeled chariot of iron, bronze and wood that archaeologists think was drawn by a team of ...

A roundup of Secrets in the News for February 2021. Dramatic discovery links Stonehenge to its original site – in Wales The Guardian: An ancient myth about Stonehenge, first recorded 900 years ago, tells of the wizard Merlin leading men to Ireland to capture a magical ...

A roundup of Secrets in the News for January 2021. Police recover 500-year-old stolen copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ If you like this, you might like: Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science CNN: A 16th-century copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi,” the ...

She Digs is a new column from Secrets of the Dead featuring some of our favorite women in the archaeology field. This month, we met with archaeologist Annalisa Heppner. She received her master’s degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage and has been an archaeologist ...

A roundup of Secrets in the News for December 2020. Man Who Found Hidden Treasure in the Rocky Mountains Is Revealed If you like this, you might like: Gangster’s Gold The New York Times: The man who found a hidden treasure chest said to be ...

She Digs is a column from Secrets of the Dead featuring some of our favorite women in the archaeology field. This month, we met with underwater archaeologist Dr. Jennifer McKinnon. With a background in maritime archaeology, Dr. McKinnon has worked in the U.S., Australia, Pacific ...