Toxic pigment found in 2,000-year-old women’s graves
Archaeologists have discovered lumps of intensely red cinnabar in the graves of women buried 2,000 years ago at the Chervony Mayak cemetery.
African lineage near the root of Homo sapiens
773,000-year-old fossils from Thomas Quarry I in Morocco illuminate the shared ancestry of Homo sapiens, Neandertals, and Denisovans.
CCC 2026: Children of a Lesser God?
This panel will continue work initiated at the Classical Association Annual Meeting in 2025 (University of St. Andrews).
CCC 2026: Cooperate, contain, confront
Submissions are invited to this panel on Roman foreign relations at the upcoming Celtic Conference in Classics.
Cyprus: Life at the Furnace-project
This season’s work focused partly on the small, cultivated plateau immediately north of the village of Agia Marina Xyliatou.
Roots of medieval migration into England uncovered
Migration into England was continuous from the Romans through to the Normans and men and women moved from different places and at different rates, a study finds.
Africa’s oldest cremation pyre and complex ritual practices
A new study reports the earliest evidence of cremation in Africa, and the world’s oldest known in situ cremation pyre for an adult.
Roman Names on Crete
The book uses the evidence of Roman names to document and analyze a wide range of Cretan responses to the Romans and the Roman empire.
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Rethinking Classical Mythology
International Conference at The Norwegian Institute in Rome (Viale Trenta Aprile 33) on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 March 2026.
CRASIS Annual Masterclass 2026
CRASIS invites applications for its fifteenth Annual Meeting and Masterclass, which will take place on 5 and 6 March 2026.
The Spartan Politeia
The Call for Papers for the panel “The Spartan Politeia”, to be held at the 17th Celtic Conference in Classics, Maynooth, 14–17 July 2026.
New discoveries in the Slave Quarters of the Villa of Civita Giuliana
Amphorae with broad beans were found in one of the rooms on the first floor of the slave quarters of the large villa.
Archaeologists use AI to create prehistoric video game
Archaeologists have used AI and free digital tools to create a dynamic and educational video game about the Stone Age.
Thousands of dinosaur tracks discovered in Stelvio National Park
Herds of large herbivores formed thousands of dinosaur tracks about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic.
Roman urbanism was bad for Brits’ health
Analysis of skeletal remains confirms theories that the population’s health declined during this period, but only in the urban centres.
Nature Scientific Data publishes LuwianSiteAtlas
A new, freely accessible dataset documenting 483 archaeological sites from the Middle and Late Bronze Age in western Anatolia.
Excavation in Gebenstorf yields surprising results
The post-excavation analysis of the rescue excavation by the Cantonal Archaeology in Gebenstorf has produced initial further results.
Reassembling a 4,300-Year-Old Architectural Marvel
Ancient Egyptian tomb installation begins with a massive 5-ton“false door” on Main Level Galleries at the Penn Museum.
Announcement of the official opening of MOMUS Air
MOMUS Air introduces a fresh and original cultural experience that brings together art, technology, and contemporary lifestyle.
Pharaoh Nyuserre’s Valley Temple Unearthed in Abusir, Egypt
The remains of a valley temple which was part of the sun temple complex of the Fifth Dynasty Pharaoh Nyuserre have been uncovered.
Two colossal statues of Amenhotep III unveiled
Two colossal alabaster statues of King Amenhotep III have been reinstalled at their original location in his mortuary temple.
New research into Roman Empire’s leather economy
Pioneering research unlocks clues to the Roman Empire’s leather economy, ancient manufacturing, trade, and everyday life.
A Māori treasure in Aotearoa New Zealand
A Māori cloak will go on display in Aotearoa as part of a new partnership between Durham University and Auckland War Memorial Museum.
The evolution of cooperation among humans
This study investigates the joint influence of environmental variability and human migration on the evolution of cooperation.