The drawbacks of the modern face of ‘Homo Antecessor’
Study reveals that the species Homo antecessor already endured the drawbacks of having insufficient space for the third molar or wisdom tooth to erupt.
Four Danish warriors found by archaeologists in Poland
The skeletal remains of four Scandinavian warriors many hundreds of miles from their homeland were found by Polish archaeologists.
Self-Portrait (1889) in the Nasjonalmuseet Oslo really is a Van Gogh
The work’s authenticity had been questioned for some time, but the Van Gogh Museum has now confirmed the attribution after extensive technical and stylistic examination.
No major changes to landscape prior to European colonization
Contrary to long-held beliefs, humans did not make major changes to the landscape prior to European colonization, according to new research conducted in New England.
Μarble panel from Pantanassa monastery has conserved and exhibited
It was uncovered by professor and academician Panagiotis Vokotopoulos in the 1990s while excavating the floor of the narthex of the Pantanassa church.
Green in tooth and claw
Hard plant foods may have made up a larger part of early human ancestors’ diet than currently presumed, according to a new experimental study
Fossil is the oldest-known scorpion
Scientists studying fossils collected 35 years ago have identified them as the oldest-known scorpion species, a prehistoric animal from about 437 million years ago.
Peru: Arrests for damaging the Temple of the Sun
Six foreign tourists were arrested in Peru charged with secretly entering restricted zones of the Machu Picchu archaeological site.
Missing link in Palaeognath Evolution
Flinders researchers have studied the giant cassowary's eating, breathing and vocal structures and found a surprising missing link between two vastly different birds.
Alecos Levidis’ “The Myth-historic”
A series of twenty four paintings of autobiographical character, which have been created during the last four decades (1980-2019).
Italian and Kurdish archaeologists on the trail of the Assyrian Empire
Exciting discoveries from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: ten new rock reliefs showing the Assyrian king and the gods of Assyria sculpted along a large rock-cut irrigation canal.
Masterpieces from Paris museums are free online
One hundred thousand digital reproductions of masterpieces of art are now free online. Free and without limitations. This was announced last Tuesday by Paris Musées that oversees 14 municipal museums in Paris among which are the Musée d’Art Moderne de
2nd-century Roman-era water aqueduct unearthed in Artashat, Armenia
Archaeologists have discovered a 2nd century aqueduct during excavations in Artashat, a town in the province of Ararat 30 km southeast of Yerevan.
The colors of the Pachacamac idol, an Inca god, finally revealed
An international research team has been able to conduct never-before-seen analysis — non-invasive and non-destructive analysis — of the idol's polychromy.
Neandertals went underwater for their tools
In a recent study, researchers explored artifacts from the Neandertal archaeological cave site of Grotta dei Moscerini in Italy.
Unease about the Ethnological Museum of Cyprus becoming Ecclesiastical
The Hadjigeorgakis-Kornesios Mansion that houses the Ethnological Museums, is one of the most significant examples of urban architecture from the period of Ottoman rule.
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.