Each Mediterranean island has its own genetic pattern
ew study results reveal a complex pattern of immigration from Africa, Asia and Europe which varied in direction and its timing for each of these islands.
Big data could yield big discoveries in archaeology
Nea data demonstrates that big data can provide archaeologists with a sweeping, big-picture view of the subjects they study on the ground.
Human populations survived the Toba volcanic super-eruption
New archaeological work supports the hypothesis that human populations were present in India by 80,000 years ago and that they survived one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the last two million years.
Egyptian authorities complete Step Pyramid restoration-development project
Restoration works took place along the external facades of the pyramid, as well as in buildings and stairs found outside the pyramid’s southern and eastern entrance.
France: Record number of art works sold at auction
550,000 objects and art works compare with 539,000 in 2018, were sold at auctions in 2019 for a total of $ 13.3 billion in France.
Caravaggio-Bernini. Baroque in Rome
Exhibition of more than 70 masterpieces by Caravaggio, Bernini and their contemporaries.
1 billion-year-old green seaweed fossils, ancestors to modern land plants
Paleontologists discovered 1 billion-year-old micro-fossils of green seaweeds in China that could be that first developed 450 million years ago.
Monumental medieval chapel finally uncovered
Archaeologists from the University of Durham have excavated a long-lost chapel from Durham’s medieval past.
Washington Post: “The safekeeping of the Parthenon marbles now belongs to Greece”
The author of the article stresses that the claim for their return becomes a stronger case now that the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union.
Archaeological mission at Oxyrhynchos
Excavation, documentation and restoration work will be carried out formore than a month in the so-called "Nécropole Haute".
Ancient DNA from Sardinia reveals 6,000 years of genetic history
Genetic ancestry on the island was relatively stable through the end of the Bronze Age, even as mainland Europe saw new ancestries arrive.
Modern technology reveals old secrets about the great, white Maya road
Using lidar technology to peer through thick vegetation, researchers are learning more about the longest road from ancient Maya civilization.
A tantalising remnant of the medieval mansions of the Strand
Archaeologists uncover a tantalising remnant of the medieval mansions of the Strand beneath London’s Courtauld Gallery.
New lift on the Acropolis in four months time
Three installation plans of the new lift at the Acropolis archaeological site were unanimously approved by the Central Archaeological Council last Wednesday.
Possible shrine dedicated to Romulus found
Excavations at the Roman Forum revealed a hypogeum or underground temple and tomb structure with a tufa sarcophagus linked with what looks like an altar dedicated to Romulus.
Frozen bird turns out to be 46,000-year-old horned lark
Research may explain the evolution of sub species, as well as how the mammoth steppe transformed into tundra, forest and steppe biomes at the end of the last Ice Age.
DNA from ancient packrat nests helps unpack Earth’s past
New work shows how using next-generation DNA sequencing on ancient packrat middens could provide ecological snapshots of Earth’s past.
Lost city found that may have conquered the kingdom of Midas
Archaeologists from the Oriental Institute have discovered a lost ancient kingdom dating to 1400 BC to 600 BC, which may have defeated Phrygia, the kingdom ruled by King Midas, in battle. University of Chicago scholars and students were surveying a site
Fossilized wing gives clues about Labrador’s biodiversity
A fossilised insect wing has led palaeontologists to identify a new hairy cicada species that lived around 100 million years ago.
The bridge of Plaka is being “tested” by the Arachthos river in winter
The Plaka bridge on the Arachthos river, the largest single arch bridge in the Balkans, which had collapsed about five years ago, once more joins the Tzoumerka region with the Katsanochoria.
An ancient necropolis reveals its secrets in Aswan, Egypt
It represents the burial place of the people living in Aswan between the mid-7th century. B.C. and the 3rd / 4th century. A.D.
Earliest interbreeding event between ancient human populations discovered
Research untangles millions of years of human evolution by analyzing DNA strands from ancient human species known as hominins.
The Raphael Tapestries return to the Sistine Chapel
For three more days, until 23 February, the Sistine Chapel, the ancient Cappella Magna, will host the key event in the celebrations of Raphael.
Monuments threatened by climate change
An online database has been created by (ICOMOS) in collaboration with Google and the non-profit Organization CyArk for 3D recording and archiving.