Hand axes that may go back 1,5 million years ago in Iraqi desert
Ella Egberts (VUB) traveled to Iraq in November and December as part of a pilot project to search for archaeological surface material.
Unique system gave way to the “Neolithic Revolution”
A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system to produce maize throughout the year.
Lead Contamination in Ancient Greece Points to Societal Change
Heidelberg geoscientists find the oldest evidence of human-caused contamination with the heavy metal lead in the Aegean region.
Islamic ‘altar tent’ discovery
A 13th-c. fresco rediscovered in Ferrara provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars.
Reconstructions of Medieval Robes from Nubia
The exhibition shows glamourous garments from medieval Nubia. The reconstructions are based on wall paintings from the cathedral of Faras.
Forgery and fiscal fraud in Roman times
The new papyrus unveiled from the collections held by the IAA furnishes a strikingly direct view of Roman jurisdiction and legal practice.
A story of successful cultural integration from the Avar period
Genes and culture do not have to match, as confirmed by the latest research project in two cemeteries from the 8th century Avar period.
Natural climate archives: speleothem and ice cores
Researchers precisely date devastating volcanic eruption. It did not cause the sudden-onset cold period 13,000 years ago.
Juvenile Pterosaur Fossil with a Bite Mark Discovered
New research reveals a bite mark found in a fossil neck vertebra of a juvenile pterosaur from the Cretaceous of Alberta.
Veterans and personnel uncover Iron Age treasures at RAF airfield
Parts of a Celtic chariot, thought to be around 2,000 years old, were discovered underneath the airfield at RAF Valley in Anglesey.
Archaeologists find ‘lost’ site depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
Archaeologists have found evidence that a house in England is the site of a lost residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.
Open again: The Vasari Corridor
Visitors enter through the Gallery of Statues and Paintings, walk through the core of the Ponte Vecchio, and exit at the Boboli Gardens.
Design for New Modern and Contemporary Art Wing of The Met
Redesigned wing will create world-class home for The Met’s diverse collection of 20th- and 21st-century art.
Stunning Corinthian helmet in auction
The Corinthian hoplite bronze helmet is about to be sold at an estimated price of £60,000-£90,000 by Apollo Art Auctions house.
Revealing the menu of 5000 years ago
Up to now, a mystery has remained regarding the preferred plant food ingredients of the so-called Funnel Beaker Culture.
Markos Kampanis. Odyssey
The exhibition is a painterly journey, shorter than the Homeric one, based on a parallel imaginary geography conceived by the artist.
Magnificent Scandinavian helmet found in Lejre
The exceptional gold-plated bronze helmet fragment was uncovered by two metal detectorists near Lejre (Denmark) during the spring of 2024.
Lavish bath complex came to light in Pompeii
One of the largest private bath complexes ever to be discovered, adjoining a banqueting room, has been brought to light during the excavations of Regio IX in Pompeii.
Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women
A new study by Bournemouth University has found evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain.
Discoveries relating to industrial-scale Roman pottery production
Archaeological discoveries from a Roman pottery production site which formed part of a major industry around Poole Harbour.
East Asia meets Europe in Lower Austria
Ancient genomes show integration of genetically different groups to the same early medieval Avar society in the Vienna Basin, Austria.
Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic sacrifice of unique “sun stones”
4,900 years ago, a Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of stones engraved with sun and field motifs.
The hidden complexity of ancient Peruvian tattoos
This discovery suggests that tattoos could have been status symbols or spiritual emblems in ancient societies.
World’s oldest 3D map discovered
Palaeolithic people had “worked” the sandstone in a way that mirrored the female form and opened fractures for infiltrating water.