The Neolithic precedents of gender inequality
Researchers from the University of Seville have published an ambitious study of gender inequality in prehistoric Iberia.
Remains of ancient cities identified in Cordoba
Aerial laser surveys have identified the archaeological remains of ancient cities in Cordoba, Spain.
Dramatic change in ancient nomad diets coincides with expansion of networks across Eurasia
Pastoralists spread domesticated crops across the steppe through their trade and social networks.
What were the Romans growing in their vineyards?
A grape variety still used in wine production in France today can be traced back 900 years to just one ancestral plant, scientists have discovered.
Picasso, the Photographer’s Gaze
The exhibition offers an immersion into Pablo Picasso’s universe through photography.
Scientists get a grip on sloth family tree
Scientists have solved the evolutionary puzzle of how sloths went from enormous ground-dwelling giants to the small, famously-laidback tree-climbers of the modern day.
Details of first historically recorded plague pandemic revealed by ancient genomes
Analysis of 8 new plague genomes from the first plague pandemic reveals previously unknown levels of plague diversity, and provides the first genetic evidence of the Justinianic Plague in the British Isles
Mysterious jars of the dead unearthed in Laos
Experts believe the jars were related to disposal of the dead, but nothing is known about their original purpose and the people who brought them there.
Into the depths of the Corfu caves
‟Corfu has more caves than one would expect ″ said speleologist René van Vliet to the Athens and Macedonian News Agency.
Acropolis Museum: Tenth anniversary
The Acropolis Museum celebrates 10 years of operation with a series of events.
Ancient DNA sheds light on Arctic hunter-gatherer migration to North America
An ancient population of Arctic hunter-gatherers, known as Paleo-Eskimos, made a significant genetic contribution to populations living in Arctic North America today.
Impressive circular building found in Cyprus
The results of the excavations at Agios Ioannis/Vretsia-Upper Rhoudias, pose new research question regarding Cypriot prehistory.
DNA from 31,000-year-old milk teeth leads to discovery of new group of ancient Siberians
Two children's milk teeth buried deep in a remote archaeological site in north eastern Siberia have revealed a previously unknown group of people lived there during the last Ice Age.
Da Vinci’s Benois Madonna is on display in Italy
Leonardo da Vinci's Benois Madonna is now back in Italy for a show after 35 years since it had last visited the country.
Hoard of the rings
Finding hints at unexpected diversity of cereal products for possible ritual purposes.
Fake news in the history of Rome
Other than lies and defamation, the Romans also used propaganda most successfully.
Discovering Ancient Egypt
A touring exhibition examining Scotland’s contribution to Egyptology through the lives of three remarkable people.
New evidence from earliest Neolithic colonisation of Scotland
Archaeological excavations at Kirkton of Fetteresso near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire have revealed a palimpsest of human occupation and activity.
Rare chess piece was kept by a family for over 150 years
A medieval chess piece that was thought missing for over 150 years had been in a family's drawer.
An Extraordinary Find from Mycenae and Some Thoughts on Board Games in the Mycenaean Period
Mycenaean Seminar by Dr Vassiliki Pliatsika (National Archaeological Museum).
Book Review: La Nike di Samotracia tra Macedoni e Romani
Antonio Corso discusses Eugenio La Rocca's La Nike di Samotracia tra Macedoni e Romani.
The Uffizi Gallery is opening 14 new halls
The paintings are kept in the museum’s storerooms and about one third of them have not been exhibited to the public for several years.
Oldest flaked stone tools point to the repeated invention of stone tools
A new archaeological site discovered by an international and local team of scientists working in Ethiopia shows that the origins of stone tool production are older than 2.58 million years ago.
Ancient amphorae found off French shore
Marine archaeologists have discovered a group of 3rd century amphorae off the French shore, near the Bay of Cannes.