Twelfth International Congress of Egyptologists: an overview
ICE XII brought to the spotlight a number of discoveries and opened new paths in the archaeology of ancient Egypt.
New data on the appearance of bipedalism on earth
Fossils were discovered in Germany of the Danuvius ape who was perhaps the first in the world to stand on its two legs 11.6 million years ago.
Stanford researchers lay out first genetic history of Rome
Rome still holds some secrets, for instance, relatively little is known about the ancestral origins of the city's denizens. Now, an international team led is filling in the gaps.
Motifs in rock art in Sweden show seafaring in the Stone Age
South-west Sweden’s best preserved rock painting has now been dated – it is from the late Stone Age.
Andy Warhol: Revelation
First exhibition to comprehensively examine the Pop artist’s complex Catholic faith in relation to his artistic production.
The Mycenaean citadel of Agios Andreas in Sifnos
Recent excavations have revealed most of the Acropolis, as well as its complex Mycenaean defense system, one unique to the Aegean.
Important new finds from the acropolis of Gla
Unlike other large Mycenaean acropoleis which have been repeatedly modified, Glas presents a noticeably clear and rare uniform architectural design.
Drones reveal secrets of ancient Florida village
Using drone technology, a team of UF researchers has uncovered how an ancient Florida village played a pivotal role in pre-Columbian geopolitics.
How Human Population came from our ability to cooperate
Humans may owe their place as Earth's dominating species to their ability to share and cooperate with each other.
The genetic imprint of Palaeolithic has been detected in North African populations
They have identified a small genetic imprint of the inhabitants of the region in Palaeolithic times, thus ruling out the theory that recent migrations from other regions completely erased the genetic traces of ancient North Africans.
Five shipwrecks located off Kasos
Important archaeological data is among the finds of the first underwater research expedition off the island of Kasos.
Humans migrated from Europe to the Levant 40,000 years ago
Discovery of teeth in Manot Cave sheds light on a population known for its cultural contributions, Tel Aviv University researchers say.
Minoan settlement and great quantities of Porfyra located on Chrysi islet
The settlement had a flourishing economy not apparent from the architectural remains but from the fine quality artefacts found in the houses.
The “new” clothes of the Hero
Aegean Lecture about the new results from the on-going study of the textiles from Lefkandi.
The rise of oxygen
The rise of atmospheric oxygen is one of Earth history's greatest stories but this story is typically told through secondhand evidence.
Ancient bone protein reveals which turtles were on the menu in Florida, Caribbean
Thousands of years ago, the inhabitants of modern-day Florida and the Caribbean feasted on sea turtles, leaving behind bones that tell tales of ancient diets and the ocean's past.
The last Neanderthal necklace
The interest in these findings lies in the fact that it is the most modern piece of the kind so far regarding the Neanderthal period and the first one found in the Iberian Peninsula.
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.