Byzantine era pottery workshop discovered in Anthotopos, Kozani
The workshop appears to have belonged to some settlement situated near the find about which, so far, there is no further information.
Archaeologists in Italy discover ancient chamber tomb
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a chamber tomb with votive items in the Taranto area, Puglia.
Confiscation of fossils from the Lesvos Petrified Forest
The fossils were found by Customs officers of Mytilini Airport during a customs check of passengers boarding a flight to Vienna.
Woodstock really was a free-wheeling festival
New archaeological research from Binghamton University, State University of New York shows that the iconic event took on a life of its own.
Troy: Myth and reality
The exhibition "Troy - myth and reality" opens at the British Museum on November 21, 2019.
Roman bust from Italy has been repatriated
A Roman bust representing a youth was returned to Italy last week, in a ceremony at the German ambassador's residence.
‟Van Gogh’s revolver” has been auctioned
According to Auction Art, an examination of the firearm shows it had remained buried in the ground for many years, possibly since 1890.
Egypt of Glory
Egypt of Glory features over 500 exhibits from the Museo Egizio which will tell the long history of Egyptian civilization, from its origins to the Ptolemaic Period.
Near Life: 200 Years of Casting Plaster at the Gipsformerei
Roughly 200 exhibits – sculptures as well as paintings, books, graphics and photographs – put the significance of life casts for the history of sculpture centre stage.
Retracing ancient routes to Australia
Modelling reveals First Australians arrived in large groups using complex technologies.
Archaeologists in Spain find rare lead Roman sarcophagus
Archaeologists in Spain find rare lead Roman sarcophagus
Archaeological mystery solved with modern genetics
Researchers at the University of Tokyo conducted a census of the Japanese population around 2,500 years ago using the Y chromosomes of men living on the main islands of modern-day Japan.
Archived recording could be Frida Kahlo’s voice
A recording found in Mexico's National Library may be the voice of Frida Kahlo.
Slime travelers
It turns out that the most ancient animal communities were deliberately mobile because they were hungry.
Fresh look at mysterious Nasca lines in Peru
Using a taxonomic approach, scientists have re-identified the huge birds drawn on the desert plains of Peru as hermits or pelicans.
Human migration in Oceania recreated through paper mulberry genetics
The migration and interaction routes of prehistoric humans throughout the islands of Oceania can be retraced using genetic differences between paper mulberry plants, a tree native to Asia.
What the Celts drank
Research reveals aspects of the drinking and dietary habits of the Celts, who lived in Central Europe in the first millennium BCE.
Unique treasures in the library of the Hellenic Institute in Venice
The Story of Alexander the Great, 12th century Evangelistaria and other rare manuscripts from the Hellenic Institute in Venice, in the hands of new scholars.
3D reconstruction of craniums elucidates the evolution of New World monkeys
Computed tomography scans of fossils from two extinct species point to evolutionary adaptations and kinship with extant howler, spider and woolly monkeys.
Is the Salvator Mundi painting on a yacht?
This hypothesis has been formed by Kenny Schachter, collector and art dealer based in London, in his article on Artnet.com.
New ‘king’ of fossils discovered in Australia
Fossils of a giant new species from the long-extinct group of sea creatures called trilobites have been found on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems
Some 9,000 years ago, residents of one of the world's first large farming communities were also among the first humans to experience some of the perils of modern urban living.
Ancient tower in Afghanistan collapses
An ancient tower in the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan, collapsed last week, raising concern over whether the authorities can protect the country's heritage.
Statue pedestal with Greek inscription found in Bulgaria
Archaeologists in Bulgaria have found a pedestal fragment with an inscription in ancient Greek, dating to the second century BC.