Old Kingdom tombs found on the Giza Plateau
A group of tombs dating back to the Old Kingdom have been unearthed on the Giza Plateau.
New 3-foot-tall relative of Tyrannosaurus rex
A new relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex has been discovered and named by a Virginia Tech paleontologist and an international team of scientists.
Ancient ritual bundle contained multiple psychotropic plants
A thousand years ago, Native Americans in South America used multiple psychotropic plants to induce hallucinations and altered consciousness.
New reading of the Mesha Stele inscription has major consequences for biblical history
Line of the inscription lends credence to the story of Balaam in the Book of Numbers, Tel Aviv University researchers say.
Explaining the Exceptional Economic Resilience of the Carthaginians during the Punic Wars
Unpublished information to explain the exceptional economic resilience of the Carthaginians during the Punic wars.
Chewing versus sex in the duck-billed dinosaurs
The duck-billed hadrosaurs walked the Earth over 90-million years ago and were one of the most successful groups of dinosaurs.
First hominins on the Tibetan Plateau were Denisovans
Researchers describe a hominin lower mandible that was found on the Tibetan Plateau in Baishiya Karst Cave in Xiahe, China.
First examples of Iberian prehistoric ‘imitation amber’ beads at gravesites
Prehistoric Iberians created “imitation amber” by repeatedly coating bead cores with tree resins.
Crusaders made love and war, genetic study finds
First genetic study of the Crusaders confirms that warriors mixed and had families with local people in the near East, and died together in battle.
D. Pandermalis ‟There was no ferman issued for the removal of the Parthenon marbles″
D. Pandermalis spoke about the recent position adopted by the two Turkish scientists researching the Ottoman archives.
Switch from hunting to herding recorded in ancient pee
The transition from hunting and gathering to farming and herding is considered a crucial turning point in the history of humanity. Scholars think the intensive food production that came along with the Neolithic Revolution, starting around 10,000 B.C., allowed cities
UNESCO experts ready to assist reconstruction of iconic Notre Dame, following devastating blaze
Two-thirds of the largely medieval roof of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris have “gone” after the devastating fire. The stonework remained intact.
Meet Gobihadros, a new species of Mongolian hadrosaur
This dinosaur sheds light on the evolution of hadrosaurs, dominant herbivores of the Late Cretaceous.
Vathi on Astypalaia: A palimpsest of the Aegean islands through time
A lecture by Andreas G. Vlachopoulos about the site of Vathy on
the island of Astypalaia.
At last, acknowledging royal women’s political power
Anthropologist Paula Sabloff analyzes the archeological and written records of eight premodern states separated by both time and space, detailing ways that queen rulers and main wives took political action.
Need for social skills helped shape modern human face
The modern human face is distinctively different to that of our near relatives and now researchers believe its evolution may have been partly driven by our need for good social skills.
Ancient DNA shows migrants introduced farming to Britain from Europe
Farming was brought to Britain by migrants from continental Europe, and not adopted by pre-existing hunter-gatherers, indicates a new ancient DNA study.
Nero’s first palace is again open to the public
The 800-square-metres Domus Transitoria was built to relieve the emperor from the intolerable heat of the Roman summer.
Megalith tombs were family graves in European Stone Age
Starting around 4,500 BCE, a new phenomenon of constructing megalithic monuments, particularly for funerary practices, emerged along the Atlantic façade.
Notre Dame Cathedral: Fire under control
The landmark’s spire and roof collapsed but its rectangular bell towers and structure of the building have been saved.
Painting by anonymous artist now attributed to Diego Velazquez
It is a classic example of a Velazquez who manages with a minimum of brush strokes to achieve a maximum effect, argues Javier Porus.
The story of the young noblewoman from Ippeios entranced the public
The story of the young woman’s end was impressive, as speculated by studying the finds.
A statue that “dreamed″ of becoming the Aphrodite of Knidos
A unique statue from the Iolas collection is on show for the first time in the National Archaeological Museum’s temporary exhibition The Countless Aspects of Beauty.
Anthropologists working on documenting life of 500-year-old Bolivian mummy
Researchers are working to document and return the remains of a 500-year-old Incan mummy to Bolivia.