Contemporary Minoans
Distinguished academics and designers from Europe come together in London to showcase the everlasting influence of Minoan culture on the global contemporary creation scene
Agios Dimitrios Palatitsion opened again
Built in the 16th century, at the easternmost point of the necropolis of Aigai, with architectural members coming from the Palace of Philip II.
Portrait of Machiavelli painted by Da Vinci?
The painting was found in the spring in the storerooms of the Chateau de Valencay in central France.
Rare painting by Cimabue fetches a record 24 million euros
It was the first time in decades that a painting by the Italian artist went to auction.
Alongside Ötzi the Iceman
Frozen flora holds clues to the ancient Alps ecosystem and to the Iceman's final journey.
A sea strewn with shipwrecks
Creating “underwater museums” where visitors will be able to scuba dive to enjoy one of the most mysterious chapters of history may soon become a reality.
Researchers identify the sex of skeletons based on elbow features
Examining the distal humerus (elbow) bone is superior to previous techniques that were developed for identifying sex in a non-Asian population.
‘DNA time capsule’ reveals birthplace of modern humans
A landmark study led by Sydney researchers pinpoints the birthplace of modern humans in southern Africa and suggests how climate change may have driven the first migrations.
Did an extraterrestrial impact trigger the extinction of ice-age animals?
UofSC archaeologist finds evidence in South Carolina to support controversial theory.
New study on early human fire acquisition squelches debate
A team of University of Connecticut researchers, working with colleagues from Armenia, the UK, and Spain, has found compelling evidence that early humans such as Neanderthals not only controlled fire, but also mastered the ability to generate it.
New finds from Ancient Tenea
Part of a Roman public bath complex was excavated, as well as a section of a public building of worship from Archaic times.
Science reveals improvements in Roman building techniques
A variety of scientific techniques combined to highlight improvements in the technologies employed by the Romans in successive modifications to the Atrium Vestae in Rome.
Massive fangs and a death crush
The habits of a needle-toothed tetrapod which lived more than 370 million years ago have filled in a piece of the evolutionary puzzle thanks to new research.
Church of the “Glorious Martyr”
Greek inscription in large Byzantine church commemorates unknown martyr.
Strong winter dust storms may have caused the collapse of the Akkadian Empire
Fossil coral records provide new evidence that frequent winter shamals, or dust storms, and a prolonged cold winter season contributed to the collapse of the ancient Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia.
The world’s oldest known natural pearl discovered on Marawah Island
The discovery is proof that pearls and oysters were used in the United Arab Emirates nearly 8,000 years ago.
Training the next generation of Monuments Men and Women
The new personnel will continue the legacy of the World War II Monuments Men and Women—a group of curators, architects and other cultural heritage specialists who served in the Army Civil Affairs Division to save many of Europe’s cultural treasures.
The original location of the Bayeux Tapestry finally solved
New evidence, published in the Journal of the British Archaeological Association, has confirmed that the Bayeux Tapestry was designed specifically to fit a specific area of Bayeux's cathedral.
Early Celts may have drunk Mediterranean wine in local ceramics
Early Celts from the Heuneburg settlement may have enjoyed Mediterranean wine well before they began importing Mediterranean drinking vessels.
Larissa’s Covered Market to be restored and revived
The covered market built by the Ottomans was for several centuries the most important part of the market, trading in textiles (bez) and precious merchandise.
“Vitruvian Man” to be exhibited at the Louvre
The Venice District Court has rejected the appeal by the Italia Nostra cultural organization against the loan.
Restoring ancient text using deep learning
A research team of Deep Mind, headed by Greek scientist Yannis Assael, has created PYTHIA, an “intelligent” system which seems to manage even better than humans in reading damaged inscriptions.
Over 20 graves discovered in Neolithic cemetery
"This may be the largest cemetery of the Globular Amphora culture discovered in Poland," says archaeologist Wojciech Pasterkiewicz.