Archaeologists unearth one of the UK’s largest Iron Age hoards
The Melsonby Hoard – unearthed near the village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, UK - includes more than 800 objects.
Unraveling the eastern Maghreb’s Ancient DNA
One of the most remarkable findings is that the eastern Maghreb was a region of strong genetic and cultural resilience.
Caravaggio 2025 in the Palazzo Barberini
“CARAVAGGIO 2025” is on view in Rome's Palazzo Barberini since March 7. The exhibition will run through July 6, 2025.
Ancient military commander’s tomb unearthed in Egypt’s Ismailia
The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities unveiled a ground-breaking discovery in Tell el-Maschuta.
Fragment of a human face aged over one million years discovered
The discovery of a human facial fragment aged over one million years represents the oldest known face in western Europe.
Mummy from Warsaw was not pregnant
After four years of disputes over the alleged pregnancy of the Egyptian mummy the case has finally been solved.
A necessary burden
Sometimes, the word “ballast” has a negative connotation of “burden”. Yet, ballast was a crucial resource in global seafaring.
Rose Salane: Periphery in Red, Yellow, Blue
The Institute of Fine Arts is pleased to announce Periphery in Red, Yellow, Blue, a solo exhibition featuring new work by artist Rose Salane.
First articulating leg of Paranthropus robustus discovered
Fossils from Swartkrans Cave in South Africa reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was upright, but also vulnerable to predators.
New mammoth bone finds in Lower Austria
In Langmannersdorf an der Perschling in Lower Austria, archaeologists have discovered large quantities of mammoth bones and stone tools.
Buddha statue torso and head reassembled
The head, discovered in 1927, was scanned and compared with the newly found body, allowing for a near-complete reassembly of the statue.
“Frontiers” of Southeast Iberian Bronze Age communities identified
The research is based on the analysis of the production and circulation of pottery vessels in the northern part of present-day Murcia.
Royal Tomb and Pottery Workshop Discovered In Sohag, Egypt
A new tomb at Abydos' Mountain of Anubis and a workshop, warehouse facilities and tombs in Banawit.
Avocado cultivation’s origins hold lessons for a changing climate
New research from anthropologists Amber VanDerwarker and Doug Kennett of UC Santa Barbara elucidates the history of avocado domestication.
Of puppets and puppeteers
Jan Szymański and Gabriela Prejs have published a paper about Preclassic clay figurines from San Isidro, El Salvador.
‘You don’t just throw them in a box’
Two years ago, Chance Ward began opening boxes of horse remains that had been shipped to the CU Museum of Natural History from other institutions around the country. What he saw made his heart sink.
Innovative ancient burial site found to be older than Stonehenge
New research reveals Flagstones in Dorset dates to 3,200 years BC and sheds new light on the origins of monumental architecture during the Neolithic period.
Maria van Oosterwijck’s masterpiece at the Rijksmuseum
The Rijksmuseum is displaying a recently acquired still life by Maria van Oosterwijck in the Gallery of Honour.
Climate change and degradation of archaeological environments
The project aims to identify links between climate change and the increasing degradation of archaeological cultural environments in Svalbard.
Pompeii: Discovery of a room with frescoes
An extremely rare “megalography” of the 1st century BC, like the famous Villa of the Mysteries.
Early development of abstract reasoning in human ancestors
Oldest collection of mass-produced prehistoric bone tools reveal that human ancestors were likely capable of more advanced abstract reasoning.
Discovery of first Bronze Age settlement in the Maghreb
Excavations at Kach Kouch, located in northwest Morocco, reveal a human occupation datable to between 2200 and 600 BC.
Rare civil war defences at Sheffield Castle
Excavations at Sheffield Castle have unearthed the first surviving examples of 17th-century defensive stakes.
Ancient Egyptian jewelry discovered in Karnak Temple
Jewelry dating back to the early 26th Dynasty has been uncovered in the northwestern sector of the Karnak Temple complex.