Unique bone figurine discovered in one of world’s oldest cities
Polish researcher discovered a human-like figurine in one of the oldest cities in the world: Çatalhöyük in Turkey.
Unique finds from the prehistoric city of Akrotiri on Thera
Highly significant new data was unearthed during ongoing excavation work at Akrotiri on Thera, under the auspices of the Archaeological Society headed by Professor Emeritus Christos Doumas.
Hot pots helped ancient Siberian hunters survive the Ice Age
The research—which was undertaken at the University of York—also suggests there was no single point of origin for the world's oldest pottery.
Ancient Egyptian family tombs of priests found near Tuna El Gebel
High Priests and administrative officials who lived during Dynasties 26 to 28.
Massive centuries-old shipwreck found on bottom of River Vistula
A huge shipwreck measuring 37-metres-long and dating back centuries has been discovered by archaeologists in the Vistula River north of Warsaw.
The sea surface water temperature 800,000 years ago
Team focused on the usefulness of fossil foraminifers obtained from marine sediment uplifted on to land instead of sediment on the seafloor.
Neanderthal ancestry in African populations and its origin
Princeton researchers led by Joshua Akey discovered that all modern humans carry some Neanderthal ancestry in their DNA - including Africans, which was not previously known.
Building under the Tholos sheds new light on the Asklepieion of Epidaurus
To date it is an unknown building of the Archaic era, built on the site where later, in the 4th century BC, the Tholos was erected.
Chania: The Venetian Castle becomes a cultural centre
It is a site inextricably linked with local history from the years of Venetian rule in Crete up to and including the Second World War.
Early North Americans more diverse than previously suspected?
Four late Pleistocene-early Holocene skulls from Tulum in Mexico show surprising diversity.
Shocking truth behind Takabuti’s death revealed
Takabuti, the famous ancient Egyptian mummy on display at the Ulster Museum, suffered a violent death from a knife attack, research revealed.
The ‘firewalkers’ of Karoo
In southern Africa, dinosaurs and synapsids, a group of animals that includes mammals and their closest fossil relatives, survived in a “land of fire” at the start of an Early Jurassic mass extinction.
Researchers develop method to assess geographic origins of ancient humans
Study focused on ancient skull and mandible remains at Crenshaw, a Caddo Indian site in southwest Arkansas.
Our taste for Bahamas’ ‘most peaceable rodent’ shaped its diversity
The large Caribbean rodent with a blissed-out disposition, presents a curious case study in how human food preferences can drive biodiversity.
New study debunks myth of Cahokia’s Native American lost civilization
A University of California, Berkeley, archaeologist has dug up ancient human feces, among other demographic clues, to challenge the narrative around the legendary demise of Cahokia.
Louvre: L’Onde du Midi is a pleasant surprise to visitors
A mobile sculpture by the Venezuelan artist Elias Crespin greets visitors in the Sully wing of the Louvre.
Brain of Vesuvius Eruption victim turned into glass
The brain of 25-year-old man who died in Herculaneum near Pompeii during the Vesuvius Eruption in 79 AD turned into glass.
The Captives of Phaleron abandoned to their fate said Lina Mendoni
The “Captives” mass grave was discovered in March 2016 while excavating the Esplanade in Phaleron.
Unravelling arthropod genomic diversity over 500 million years of evolution
Comparative analyses across 76 species spanning 500 million years of evolution reveal dynamic genomic changes that point to key factors behind their success and open up many new areas of research.
New species of Allosaurus discovered in Utah
A remarkable new species of meat-eating dinosaur has been unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Utah.
The composition of a Roman-era makeup case
The case was uncovered in a deposit of cremated remains alongside ceramic cups, bone spindles, nails, glassware and the remains of a detachable bone box.
Egyptian mummy gets its voice back
An Egyptian mummy got its voice back, after researchers produced and used a 3D version of its vocal tract.
3,000-year-old teeth solve Pacific banana mystery
Humans began transporting and growing banana in Vanuatu 3000 years ago, a University of Otago scientist has discovered.
Two writers penned landmark inscriptions in 8th-c. BC Samaria
Discovery illuminates bureaucratic apparatus of ancient kingdom of Israel, say Tel Aviv University researchers.