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Historical auction results show centuries-old demand for women artists

The Art Newspaper

Our exclusive analysis of auction records in Paris until 1850 reveals around 500 sales of works by women, and striking parallels to the art trade today

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Russian military destroys ancient Ukrainian burial mounds, report finds

The Art Newspaper

Satellite imagery and geospatial analysis reveals extent of damage to sites in occupied region

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DNA Analysis Sheds New Light on Christopher Columbus’s Mysterious Origins

Artnet News

The post DNA Analysis Sheds New Light on Christopher Columbus’s Mysterious Origins appeared first on Artnet News. New genetic research has revealed that the famed explorer was part Jewish.

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Laser mapping reveals massive ancient Zapotec city in Mexican forest

The Art Newspaper

Long thought to be a fortress, Guiengola has been revealed as a sprawling city thanks to airborne lidar analysis

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Sacred tunic belonging to Alexander the Great may have been identified

The Art Newspaper

Analysis shows that clothing discovered in royal tombs of Vergina in Greece could be linked to the king rather than his father

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Expert analysis confirms authenticity of disputed Tarsila do Amaral shown at SP-Arte fair

The Art Newspaper

Now authenticated by the leading authority on do Amaral, the work’s price has gone up 275%

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Cleveland Museum of Art will return looted Greco-Roman bronze to Turkey

The Art Newspaper

Scientific analysis confirmed that the ancient, headless sculpture had been looted from a shrine in Bubon

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