Scientists discover key to Iron Age ‘Heslington Brain’ preservation
The 2,600-year-old Heslington brain, discovered in 2008 near York in the UK, was probably so well-preserved due to tightly folded brain proteins, finds a new UCL-led study.
On the trail of purple
A joint German-Tunisian team has surveyed and explored the remains of Meninx and its port facilities.
Shakespeare’s First Folio up for auction in New York
The First Folio contains 36 plays by Shakespeare among which are several that have never been published separately and may have otherwise been lost.
Greek Archaeologists condemn threats to destroy Iranian monuments
“This kind of threats indicate a complete ignorance of International Conventions such as the Hague Convention of 1954 for the protection of cultural goods in the event of armed conflict,” says the announcement.
The royal mummies to leave Cairo’s Egyptian Museum
The royal mummies are soon to leave Cairo’ s Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square, moving into the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat.
Scientists find oldest-known fossilized digestive tract
A 550 million-year-old fossilized digestive tract found in the Nevada desert could be a key find in understanding the early history of animals on Earth.
Study boosts credibility of Columbus’ cannibal claims
Using the equivalent of facial recognition technology, researchers analyzed the skulls of early Caribbean inhabitants.
Always counterclockwise
A Slovak-German research team has investigated the alignment of early Neolithic houses in Central and Eastern Europe.
Team discovered 10 new bird taxa in Wallacea
Understanding of Quaternary land connections and knowledge of historic collection gaps were crucial in identifying remote regions likely to harbor novel avian species
Hermione the mummy on show at Girton College
Girton College’s newly-refurbished small museum, the Lawrence Room, has opened its doors to the public housing unique pieces such as Hermione Grammatike.
The Vikings erected a runestone out of fear of a climate catastrophe
The Rök runestone, erected in Östergötland around 800 CE, is the world’s most famous runestone from the Viking Age, but has also proven to be one of the most difficult to interpret.
Unknown vandals destroyed age old rock carvings on the Pangaion
Τhe rock carvings were discovered in 1966 and date from the Late Bronze Age (around the 3rd millennium BC).
Oldest known city view of Venice discovered
A researcher from the University of St Andrews has unearthed the oldest known city view of Venice, dating from the 14th century.
Ancient Measuring Table discovered in Jerusalem Market
Archaeologists unearthed a 2,000-year-old measuring table along the Pilgrimage Road in Jerusalem.
Early humans revealed to have engineered optimized stone tools at Olduvai Gorge
Early Stone Age populations living between 1.8 - 1.2 million years ago engineered their stone tools in complex ways to make optimised cutting tools.
Eutopia, Dystopia, Utopia: Environmental aesthetics and politics
Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece Events Series 2020 focuses on the topic of “Eutopia, Dystopia, Utopia: Environmental aesthetics and politics”.
Benaki Museum: Changes of ticket prices
Starting from the 2nd of January 2020, the ticket pricesas well as the free admission hours at the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture have changed.
Further investigations at Agios Ioannis/Vretsia – Upper Rhoudias
The investigations have been especially revealing and they highlight the important role of the mountainous areas of the island during prehistory.
First survey campaign at Amargeti in Paphos completed
The first campaign focused on a general analysis of the cultural landscape of Amargeti as well as on intensive field walking at the locales of Asomatos and Petros Anthropos.
Burial of Scythian Amazon with a head dress on Don
'We first found such head dress in the barrows of the forest steppe zone and (...) the head dress was first found in the burial of an Amazon,' says Valerii Guliaev.
Researchers learn more about teen-age T. Rex
The research by Woodward and her team writes a new chapter in the early years of the world’s most famous dinosaur.
Over-hunting walruses contributed to the collapse of Norse Greenland
For hundreds of years, almost all ivory traded across Europe came from walruses hunted in seas accessible via Norse settlements in south-western Greenland.
The Pafos Castle opens to the public
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, announces that the Pafos Castle will open to the public on Monday.
Statue of Horus discovered in Kom el Hetan
An Egyptian-German archaeological mission headed by Dr. Hourig Sourouzian discovered a large statue of the god Horus, during the excavation of King Amenhotep III’s Temple of Million of Years at Kom el Hetan, on the West Bank in Luxor area.