Ten new sites awarded with European Heritage Label
The European Commission awarded the European Heritage Label to ten historical sites across the Union.
Online guided tour of the exhibition on Nikola Tesla
“Electrify yourselves”, experiment, play and discover the limits of the vision and genius of one of the most iconic personalities in history.
New findings in Oxyrhynchus archaeological site
Researchers conducted anthropological studies of the buried deceased and consolidation and restoration tasks on wall paintings and different objects that were recovered during the excavation.
Our direct human ancestor Homo erectus is older than we thought
An unusual skullcap and thousands of clues have created a southern twist to the story of human ancestors, in research published in Science on 3 April.
Modern humans, Neanderthals share a tangled genetic history
New research adds to growing evidence that our ancestors interbred with Neanderthals at multiple times in history.
Europe’s 7 Most Endangered heritage sites 2020
The 7 Most Endangered programme is run by Europa Nostra in partnership with the European Investment Bank Institute.
Free access to 1.4 million books
The organization The Internet Archive went ahead with offering free online access to all 1.4 million books of its lending library.
Evidence for a 90-million-year-old rainforest near the South Pole
Researchers have found unexpected fossil traces of a temperate rainforest near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting the continent had an exceptionally warm climate in prehistoric times.
Oldest ever human genetic evidence clarifies dispute over our ancestors
Genetic information from an 800,000-year-old human fossil has been retrieved for the first time.
Lucy had an ape-like brain
Three-million-year-old brain imprints show that Australopithecus afarensis infants may have had a long dependence on caregivers.
Homo naledi juvenile remains offers clues to how our ancestors grew up
A partial skeleton of Homo naledi represents a rare case of an immature individual, shedding light on the evolution of growth and development in human ancestry.
Discovery of 8-foot mammoth tusk in Bavaria
Archaeologists working in the Bavarian town of Riekofen have discovered a large mammoth tusk whilst carrying excavations works looking for the remains of settlements from the 15th century.
Works by the artist Ballester go viral online
Ballester faithfully recreates classic works of art digitally but missing one decisive detail: the human presence.
Rheumatic diseases, the cost of survival during the Little Ice Age
A piece of research by the Human Evolutionary Biology Group at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country provides clues about the prevalence of a certain genetic profile in the European population.
Ancient aquatic crocs evolved, enlarged to avoid freezing
Nearly 200 million years ago crocodilian ancestors chose freedom: from gravity, from territorial boundaries, from dietary constraints.
Mesoamerican copper smelting technology aided colonial weaponry
The Spaniards were quite dependent on an older indigenous technology in parts of Mesoamerica (today’s Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras).
Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum
In the early hours of Monday 30 March the painting “Spring Garden, the Parsonage Garden in Nuenen in Spring” (1884) by Vincent van Gogh was stolen from Singer Laren.
‘Watercourts’ stored live fish, fueling Florida’s Calusa kingdom
Unlike the Aztecs, Maya and Inca, who built their empires with the help of agriculture, the Calusa kingdom was founded on fishing.
Tree rings could pin down Thera volcano eruption date
Research led by the University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research has anchored a long sequence of tree rings, providing context for the civilizations that existed throughout the Bronze and Iron Ages.
Research identifies regular climbing behavior in a human ancestor
A new study led by the University of Kent has found evidence that human ancestors as recent as two million years ago may have regularly climbed trees.
A pigment from ancient Egypt to modern microscopy
Egyptian blue is one of the oldest manmade colour pigments. It adorns, for instance, the crown of the world famous bust of Nefertiti. But the pigment can do even more.
Dig for artefacts confirms New Guinea’s Neolithic period
It is well known that agriculture developed independently in New Guinea 7000 years ago, but evidence of its influence on how people lived has eluded scientists – until now.
Health (Hygieia) in Ancient Greece
Visitors can explore the world of Hygieia in ancient Greece from their home and discover practices and traditions.
Damage caused to the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb
In a series of earthquakes, on Sunday, March 22, 2020, the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb suffered damage to the building and severe damage to the permanent exhibition and objects.