The Ministry of Culture goes ahead with reorganization of the Archaeological Receipts and Expropriation Fund
The Minister of Culture also announced the extension of the electronic ticket to archaeological sites and museums, a measure that had started in 2018.
Sticky tape: A key ingredient for mapping artifact origins
Combining a highly sensitive sulfur analysis technique with simple sulfur-free tape is an effective and harmless way to test extremely small samples of vermilion.
Study establishes eggshell beads exchanged over 30,000 years
Researchers establish that the practice of exchanging these ornaments over long distances spans a much longer period of time than previously thought.
The first big exhibition in Europe on the kimono
Over 100 kimonos highlight the contrasting variations of the most famous Japanese garment in the exhibition entitled “Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk”.
Smallest Homo Erectus Cranium In Africa
The crania found, assigned to Homo erectus, were associated with simple Oldowan-type (Mode 1) and more complex Acheulian (Mode 2) stone tool assemblages.
Inspection of Olympia conducted by Lina Mendoni
The Minister of Culture and Sports visited the archaeological site of Olympia, the Archaeological Museum and the Museum of the Ancient Olympic Games.
Cartilage cells, chromosomes and DNA preserved in dinosaur
Evidence of preserved fragments of proteins and apparent chromosomes within isolated cell-like microstructures in cartilage from a baby duckbilled dinosaur.
As ancient farming developed, so did cooperation — and violence
The growth of agriculture led to unprecedented cooperation in human societies, but it also led to a spike in violence, an insight that offers lessons for the present.
More than 4,000 visitors to the EMST over the first three days
Admission to the EMST is free during the trial period of its operation.
The Return to Hellenistic Alexandria
The project deals with the restoration, upgrade and promotion of one of the most important archaeological sites of Alexandria, the so-called Necropolis of Shatby.
Amber specimens reveal origin of long mouthpart of scorpionflies
This study provides new insights into the separate origin of the long mouthpart of Mesopsychoidea and fleas, and the evolution of Cretaceous pollinating insects.
Siberian Neanderthals originated from various European populations
At least two different groups of Neanderthals lived in Southern Siberia and an international team of researchers including scientists from FAU have now proven that one of these groups migrated from Eastern Europe.
Wild boars provide archaeologists with clues to early domestication
Scientists have shown that a life spent in captivity has an identifiable effect on the shape of a tarsal bone that plays a propulsive role in locomotion.
New insights into the transatlantic slave trade on African ancestry
Team performed a genome-wide analysis to infer how different African groups contributed to North-, South-American and Caribbean populations.
Apes’ inner ears could hide clues to evolutionary history of hominoids
Studying the inner ear of apes and humans could uncover new information on our species’ evolutionary relationships.
Secret doorway rediscovered in the House of Commons
A secret doorway, created for the procession to the Coronation banquet of Charles II, has been rediscovered in the House of Commons.
5000 year-old sword discovered in the Armenian Monastery of Venice
One of the oldest Anatolian weapons in the world has been discovered in a display cabinet at the Mekhitarist Monastery on the Saint Lazarus Island.
Milk proteins point to the importance of dairying in eastern Eurasia
Recent findings push back estimates of dairying in the eastern Steppe by more than 1,700 years, pointing to migration as a potential means of introduction.
Secret of magmatic rocks consisting of only one mineral
Geologists have come up with an original explanation of how nature may produce an intriguing class of magmatic rocks made up of only one type of mineral.
Scientists find new 110-million-year-old plant gum
The beautiful, amber-like material has been discovered in 110 million year old fossilised leaves.
Mathematician identifies new tricks for the old arch in our foot
A research collaboration between the University of Warwick and two other universities has illustrated the great importance of a lesser studied foot arch - the transverse arch.
Anthropogenic seed dispersal: rethinking the origins of plant domestication
In a new manuscript, Dr. Robert Spengler argues that all of the earliest traits of plant domestication are linked to a mutualistic relationship in which plants recruited humans for seed dispersal
The National Museum of Contemporary Art is opening on February 28
Its permanent collection now accessible to the public, the National Museum of Contemporary Art/EMST opens its doors on Friday 28 February, with free admission until the end of the trial period.
1.1 million visitors for “Leonardo da Vinci”
A record for the Louvre, previously set by the retrospective dedicated to Delacroix in 2018, which attracted 540,000 visitors.