Kerameikos: Ancient curse tablets found inside a well
A total of 30 ancient Greek tablets were found inside a 2.500 year old well at Kerameikos.
Religion and the Rule of Law in the Greek Polis
The Swedish Institute at Athens welcomes all to a talk by Edward M. Harris, Durham University and University of Edinburgh.
Wasp nests used to date ancient Kimberley rock art
Mud wasp nests have helped establish a date for one of the ancient styles of Aboriginal rock art in the Kimberley.
Scientists resurrect mammoth’s broken genes
To conduct the study, Lynch’s team first compared the DNA of a Wrangel Island mammoth to that of three Asian elephants and two more ancient mammoths.
Tropical trees are living time capsules of human history
New international study shows the potential of novel methods to reveal past human influences on the growth of tropical trees still standing today.
Picasso: Blue and Rose Period
An audiovisual journey to Pablo Picasso’s early career (1900–1907) through a multimedia installation that lets visitors experience the great artist’s oeuvre.
Researchers revise timing of Easter island’s societal collapse
Team led by University of Oregon doctoral student says new evidence, based on statistical modeling of radiocarbon dates, shows the island's monument-building culture was thriving when Europeans arrived.
Canals and tunnels in the forum area
Investigation and research at Pompeii does not stop at the visible parts of the city, but also focuses on previously unseen aspects, such as the study of the tunnels and drainage canals of Ancient Pompeii.
Sequoia fossil discovered on Lesvos
Specifically, the lower part of the trunk was found, mostly from near to the root system.
How and when spines changed in mammalian evolution
A combination of developmental changes and adaptive pressures in the spines of synapsids laiid the groundwork for the diversity of backbones seen in mammals today.
Female skeleton distinct from other early American settlers
A new skeleton discovered in the submerged caves at Tulúm sheds new light on the earliest settlers of Mexico, according to a study published February 5, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.
Meeting about security on the Acropolis
A long meeting with the heads of the country’s Security Research Centre (KEMEA) – an organization overseen by the Ministry of Citizen Protection – was convened by Lina Mendoni.
Corinth: Ancient artefacts hidden in a field were confiscated
A 40-year-old man was arrested for violating legislation for antiquities and cultural heritage in general.
New thalattosaur species discovered in Southeast Alaska
Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have identified a new species of thalattosaur, a marine reptile that lived more than 200 million years ago.
Dalí’s masterpiece leads Bonhams Impressionist and Modern Art Sale
The work, which has never before been offered at auction, comes from the collection of the Italian Modernist composer Giacinto Scelsi.
Underwater research in ancient Olous and the harbour of Ierapetra
The city of Olous is quite clearly mentioned in ancient sources, mainly in inscriptions.
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.