Cognitive experiments give a glimpse into the ancient mind
Symbolic behaviour—such as language, account keeping, music, art, and narrative—constitutes a milestone in human cognitive evolution.
Perth Pictish find offers glimpse into Scotland’s warrior past
Archaeologists have carefully recreated images of a figure on a Pictish stone, discovered during the construction of a road in 2017, with the details uncovered offering new insights into Scotland’s warrior past.
Canid fossil study consistent with dog domestication during ice age
Analysis of Paleolithic-era teeth from a 28,500-year-old fossil site in the Czech Republic provides supporting evidence for two groups of canids – one dog-like and the other wolf-like.
Black Death ‘plague pit’ discovered in Lincolnshire
Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield revealed 48 skeletons, many of which were children, at the extremely rare Black Death burial site.
Ancient plant foods discovered in Arnhem Land, Australia
Australia’s first plant foods – eaten by early populations 65,000 years ago – have been discovered in Arnhem Land.
‘Flower burial’ site could unravel mystery of Neanderthal death rites
The first articulated Neanderthal skeleton to come out of the ground for over 20 years has been unearthed at one of the most important sites of mid-20th century archaeology: Shanidar Cave, in the foothills of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Mystery about dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling solved
The mystery surrounding dinosaur footprints on a cave ceiling in Central Queensland has been solved after more than a half a century.
Canaanite temple unearthed at Lachish
A team of archaeologists has unearthed a 3,000-year-old Canaanite temple in Tel Lachish National Park, a large Bronze Age-era settlement.
Painting of deity found inside 3,000-year-old Egyptian coffin
Team of Harvard Semitic Museum opened the coffin of Ankh-khonsu, a doorkeeper in the Temple of Amun-Ra, to create a complete digital visual record of it.
Reconstructing the diet of fossil vertebrates
The ratio of special zinc isotopes in dental enamel provides information about the diet of mammals in prehistoric times.
5,200-year-old grains redate trans-Eurasian crop exchange
The exchange of items, ideas, technology, and human genes through Central Asia started almost three millennia before organized trade networks formed.
Banksy “strikes again” with a new work on Saint Valentine’s Day
A personal love letter was sent on St Valentine’s Day by well known street artist Banksy to his home town of Bristol, England.
How did dinosaur parents know when their kids had a fever?
Research team has unlocked a mystery that has stymied researchers for decades: How did dinosaurs regulate their body temperatures?
Coral reefs: Centuries of human impact
Cramer's work focuses on reconstructing long-term change in coral reef ecosystems by combining paleoecological, historical, and modern survey data.
Researchers were not right about left brains
Brain imprints on cranial bones from great apes and humans refute the long-held notion that the human pattern of brain asymmetry is unique.
Progress of cultural projects in East Macedonia and Thrace
The projects concern the preservation and enhancement of cultural works, archaeological sites and monuments along the route of the Ancient Egnatia Road.
Rich archaeological finds from Dakaliya have been announced
Rich archaeological finds from Dakaliya, Egypt, have been announced.
Liverpool Philharmonic Pub Becomes Grade I Listed
The Philharmonic Dining Rooms, Liverpool, has been upgraded to Grade I by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England, making it the first purpose-built, Victorian public house to receive a Grade I listing.
Boom and bust for ancient sea dragons
Large fish-like marine reptiles, the ichthyosaurs, had an early heyday but could not keep up the pace, leading to a 100-million-year stagnation in evolutionary variation.
Extinct giant turtle had horned shell of up to three meters
Paleobiologists from the University of Zurich have discovered exceptional specimens in Venezuela and Colombia of an extinct giant freshwater turtle.
Mystery of stolen Klimt painting: Investigation of gallery owner’s widow
One of the most mysterious cases of art theft in Italy has taken a new turn with the widow of an ex gallery owner apparently involved in the Gustav Klimt painting’s disappearance.
Closing event of the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition
The show will be open free of charge to all visitors for its final 3 nights.
‘Ghost’ of mysterious hominin found in West African genomes
Ancestors of modern West Africans interbred with a yet-undiscovered species of archaic human, similar to how ancient Europeans mated with Neanderthals, researchers report.
Newly discovered temple calls into question Biblical depictions
Tel Moẓa site proves there were other sanctioned temples besides the official temple in Jerusalem, TAU researchers say.