Secrets of a Babylonian Villa in Ur
Ur is one of the world’s oldest cities. What was life like for its inhabitants some 4000 years ago?
Large sanctuary complex revealed in Geroskipou-Pachyammos
The sanctuary complex comprises a Greek style temple ‘peristyle in antis’ surrounded by a ‘peribolos’ wall, or an enclosure.
Pleistocene/early Holocene Mesoamerican stone tool tradition documented
Scientists from The University of New Mexico led a study in Belize to document the very earliest indigenous stone tool tradition in southern Mesoamerica.
From the Black Sea to the Cotswolds: Rare glass fish
Part of an 1,800 year-old glass fish, the only one of its type ever discovered in Britain, has been discovered in Gloucestershire.
Statues of Artemis and Apollo discovered at ancient Aptera
The Chania Ephorate of Antiquities is going ahead with the official presentation of an important archaeological discovery on Wednesday July 24.
Row between volcanologists and archaeologists over Pompeii’s ruins
A conflict has broken out between volcanologists and archaeologists about the volcanic rocks being chipped away in order to reveal the city’s treasures and secrets.
Archaeological evidence verifies long-doubted medieval accounts of First Crusade
An archaeological dig on Jerusalem’s Mount Zion has confirmed previously unverified details from the First Crusade in July of 1099.
Slender-billed albatross skull from Pliocene discovered in New Zealand
Ornithologist Gerald Mayr, in conjunction with Alan Tennyson describe a previously unknown, extinct albatross species from the Pliocene.
Mytilene: A 57-year-old tourist was arrested with fragments of the petrified forest
He is the third tourist to Lesbos this summer to have been arrested with parts of the petrified forest of western Lesvos.
New Roman mosaic floor from Alexandria
Archaeologists of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw expedition found a the floor mosaic at the Kom el-Dikka site.
Tut’s golden coffin undergoes first restoration
It was transported to the GEM from the Valley of the Kings in Luxor in order to be restored for the first time since the tomb's discovery in 1922.
How did Mesolithic hunter-gatherers respond to changing climate?
The development of new hunting projectiles by European hunter-gatherers during the Mesolithic may have been linked to territoriality in a rapidly-changing climate.
Our Sacred Beauty – Byzantine icons from Thessaloniki
All icons exhibited highlight in a silent but dynamic way the sacred beauty that was born in the city of Thessaloniki.
Heirs of last German Kaiser claim thousands of artworks
Negotiations are seen as continuing over a long period of time since “At the moment, the positions of the negotiating parties are still very far apart.”
Graffiti as Devotion along the Nile
The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology next exhibition "Graffiti as Devotion along the Nile: El-Kurru, Sudan," will open on August 23, 2019.
Ancient Nubia Now
“Ancient Nubia Now” features more than 400 highlights from the collection, many never before exhibited.
Article by the Independent on excavations at Dhaskalio
The building complex that came to light on the islet ‟changes archaeologists’ understanding of Prehistoric Greece”, says the article.
Out of Africa and into an archaic human melting pot
Genetic analysis has revealed that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with at least five different archaic human groups as they moved out of Africa and across Eurasia.
Fossil of smallest old world monkey species discovered in Kenya
Researchers have announced the discovery of a tiny monkey, Nanopithecus browni that lived in Kenya 4.2 million years ago.
Stonehenge may have been built using lard
Pig fat could have been used to grease the sledges used to transport the massive stones of Stonehenge into position.
Maternal secrets of our earliest ancestors unlocked
A stunning new research result published today in Nature reveals for the first time the parenting habits of one of our earliest extinct ancestors.
Ancient Roman port history unveiled
Researchers successfully reconstructed anthropic influences on sedimentation, including dredging and canal gates use, in the ancient harbour of Portus.
Two pyramids opened to the public in Egypt
The Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Anany has announced that the two pyramids are being opened to the public for the first time since 1965.
The archaeological site of Skyros Castle opens to the public
The site has been continuously inhabited since prehistoric times until the early 20th century.