Getty returns ancient bronze couch to Türkiye
The J. Paul Getty Museum and the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the return to the Republic of Türkiye of an ancient bronze funerary couch dating back to ca. 530 BCE.
Scientists explore origins of horseback riding
In a new study, the team examined medical studies of modern equestrians, records of human remains across thousands of years etc.
Ancient humans strategically targeted reindeer-rich territory
Research reveals that the Gravettian hunters were not following migrating herds of reindeer over long distances.
Spectacular archaeological discovery in Kazimierza Wielka
Excavation revealed the remains of 160 objects related to Neolithic and early Bronze Age colonisation, as well as a mixed rite cemetery.
Kykladitisses: Untold stories of women in the Cyclades
The archaeological exhibition Kykladitisses: Untold Stories of women in the Cyclades, which will be on display at the Museum of Cycladic Art - Stathatos Mansion from December 12, 2024 to May 4, 2025.
Early dingoes are related to dogs from New Guinea and East Asia
The findings challenges previous claims that dingoes derived from pariah dogs from India or Thailand.
Results of excavations in ancient Fregellae
From 22 July to 19 August 2024, a team of researchers investigated the remains of the late Republican city of Fregellae in present-day Italy.
Clovis people used Great Lakes camp annually 13,000 years ago
The earliest humans to settle the Great Lakes region likely returned to a campsite in southwest Michigan for several years in a row.
Norwegian gold treasure found with a metal detector
On the island of Rennesøy, a metal detectorist recently discovered nine coin-like gold pendants engraved with rare horse symbols.
Monumental Roman arsenal in Novae, Bulgaria
The arsenal in the camp of the Roman Italian Legion in Novae (Bulgaria) occupied as much as 32,000 square meters.
Easter Island population collapse never happened
A genetic study published in "Nature" debunks the long-standing theory of a collapse marked by famine, violence and even cannibalism.
Isolated lifestyle may have led to Neanderthal extinction
Neanderthal remains recently discovered in a cave in France support well-known theory of why the Neanderthals became extinct.
UNESCO on Sudan Heritage Sites’ Looting and Damage
Concerns about the damages and looting of several Sudanese archaeological sites and museums.
Two works from London on display in Athens
The National Gallery has lent the B&E Goulandris Foundation two unique works from its Collection - Paul Gauguin’s “Still life with vase” and Paul Cézanne’s “Landscape with poplars”.
Research reveals reality of Ice Age teen puberty
Landmark new research shows Ice Age teens from 25,000 years ago went through similar puberty stages as modern-day adolescents.
Ancient amphora discovered in St. Paul’s Bay
A remarkable discovery was made in St. Paul’s Bay when a bather came across what was initially suspected to be an explosive device underwater.
‘Remarkable’ Pictish ring discovered at Moray fort
A pictish ring has been uncovered at a Moray fort previously thought to have been 'archaeologically vandalised'.
American Indian hunters
The Unseen Museum presents a set of ancient stone weapons and tools, used by the indigenous populations of Northeastern America.
Interesting insights into the routines of an early execution site
Full and partial burials came to light in the course of the ongoing excavations at a former gallows site in Quedlinburg, Germany.
Bacho Kiro Cave excavations
Recent excavations at Bacho Kiro Cave in north Bulgaria have shed new light on the technological and behavioral shifts of Homo sapiens during the Initial Upper Palaeolithic.
Boston Museum returns gold and carnelian necklace to Turkey
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has reached an agreement with the Republic of Türkiye to return a gold and carnelian necklace.
Theory of violent invasion of the Iberian Peninsula questioned
Research focused on the shift from communal burials in the Copper Age to the single and double tombs of the Bronze Age El Argar society.
Pharaonic Fort Discovered at Tell Al-Abqain, on the Nile’s Western Delta
Military barracks and weapon stores identified at the archaeological site in Egypt's north coast.
300-million-year-old amphibian with scaled tail
Scientists have found a trace of the tail of a diadectid, an amphibian that lived 300 million years ago in the area of today's Sudetes.