Earth’s earliest sea creatures drove evolution by stirring the water
3D reconstructions suggest that simple marine animals living over 560 million years ago drove the emergence of more complex life by mixing the seawater around them.
Wisconsin Historical Society announces cache of ancient canoes
New details from the active archaeological site where two submerged dugout canoes, approximately 1,200 and 3,000 years old, were previously identified.
40,000-year-old mammoth bones discovered in wine cellar
In Lower Austria, a local winegrower has discovered mammoth bones that are approximately 30,000 to 40,000 years old.
Comparing childhood in Neanderthals and modern humans
Research team at the University of Tübingen studies teeth for indications of difficult phases in the early years of life several tens of thousands of years ago.
Scientists Reveal 100,000 Years of Continuous Rice Evolution
Scientists have used phytolith analysis and other methods to reveal the continuous evolutionary history of rice.
Photography exhibition by Robert McCabe
From 28 May 2024 until 8 September 2024, in the Temporary Exhibition Gallery at the Acropolis Museum ground floor.
Sir John Boardman has passed away
Sir John Boardman, OBE FBA, the great archaeologist and art historian, who has been described as "Britain's most distinguished historian of ancient Greek art", has died at the age of 97.
Excavation reveals ‘major’ ancient migration to Timor Island
Cache of stone artefacts and animal bones in a cave has led archaeologists to reassess the route that early humans took to reach Australia.
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Firth promontory may be a crannog
Postgraduate students were back in Firth, Orkney, recently to carry out test-pitting on a promontory at the northern end of the Wasdale loch.
Ramesses II’s Sarcophagus Fragment Likely Identified
The name of the Pharaoh was identified, overridden by the second owner, a 21st Dynasty High Priest and acting ruler of Upper Egypt.
Victim of human sacrifice in Iron Age Dorset
Archaeologists have uncovered new information about the life and death of a young Iron Age woman in Dorset.
3,500-year-old Mycenaean armour was suitable for extended battle
A 3,500-year-old suit of Mycenaean armour may have been used in battle - and not just for ceremonial purposes as previously thought.
Indigenous stewardship of camas dates back 3,500 years
Indigenous groups in the Pacific Northwest were harvesting edible camas bulbs at optimal stages of the plant’s maturation 3,500 years ago.
Cosmic rays illuminate the past
University of Bern researchers have for the first time been able to pin down a prehistoric settlement of early farmers in northern Greece.
What pottery reveals about prehistoric culinary traditions
The analysis of fat traces in over one hundred pottery vessels reveals deep changes in food consumption and preparation by communities.
British Academy post-doctoral fellowships at Exeter
Ancient History at the University of Exeter invites expressions of interest for fellowships starting in 2025.
Digital Studies of Ancients Texts
Applications are open for the English-language master’s program Digital Studies of Ancients Texts at the Freie Universität of Berlin.
Sovjan : village préhistorique lacustre d’Albanie sud-orientale
The first volume of the Franco-Albanian excavations led between 1993 and 2006 at the prehistoric lake-dwelling settlement of Sovjan.
Hermit conman’s treasure discovered in Świętokrzyskie Mountains
The Świętokrzyska Exploration Group found a treasure of coins from the 17th and 18th centuries in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains.
Lecturer (Level B) in Classics and Ancient History
The University of Western Australia is seeking to appoint a Lecturer (Level B) in Classics and Ancient History.
Early arrival and expansion of palaeolithic people on Cyprus
Researchers have found that Pleistocene hunter-gatherers settled in Cyprus thousands of years earlier than previously thought.
Research team confirms lost Nile River branch
A team led by Eman Ghoneim has discovered the pyramids in Egypt were built along a now abandoned branch of the Nile River.
AGON: Raising The Voices Rarely Heard
Zeta Xekalaki was asked to speak at the Press Conference prior to AGON 2024–12th International Archaeological and Cultural Doc Fest. Here is what she said.
The Acropolis Museum participates in the “Green Cultural Routes”
On Sunday May 26, the Acropolis Museum offers its visitors the thematic presentation “Exploring nature’s elements at the Acropolis Museum”.