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.
Two screenings and a lecture at the Museum of Byzantine Culture
The Museum of Byzantine Culture participates in the action week (15-21 April 2019) for the promotion of the multifaceted work of the Archaeological Service with two screenings and a lecture.
Perfectly preserved dinosaur skin found in Korea
Kyung-Soo Kim recently found a set of very small tracks with perfect skin traces of dinosaur near Jinju City, Korea.
New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines
A new branch has been added to the human evolutionary tree after a species of small, ancient human, Homo luzonensis, was described from the Philippines.
Archaeologists to excavate hidden Roman bath at the Roman Baths of Aquae Sulis
The bath was first discovered and excavated 130 years ago, but was then quickly back-filled and poorly recorded.
Museum website ViMuseo has been launched
The new Internet platform ViMuseo.com presents itself throughout Europe with more than 20,000 museums from 44 European countries and almost 30,000 museums from the USA.
First prehistoric figurative cave art in Balkans
An international team, led by an archaeologist from the University of Southampton and the University of Bordeaux, has revealed the first example of Palaeolithic figurative cave art found in the Balkan Peninsula.
Nine-branch Menorah discovered at Beer Sheba, one of the earliest of its kind
For the first time, excavations at Beer Sheva have revealed a Jewish settlement from the Second Temple period.
Switzerland and Greece discuss the repatriation of artefacts
Two ancient Greek vessels are the object of negotiations between Greek and Switzerland regarding their repatriation.
New fossil evidence claims first discovery of taro in Māori gardens
The first discovery of Polynesian taro grown in Māori gardens in the 1400s can be claimed by an archaeological research project on Ahuahu-Great Mercury Island.
An optical illusion for the 30th anniversary of the Louvre’s glass pyramid
The ‟Secret of the Great Pyramid″ was revealed by French artist JR, sticking strips of paper in the courtyard where the Louvre glass pyramid is situated.
Scientists shed light on preservation mystery of Terracotta Army weapons
The chrome plating on the Terracotta Army bronze weapons – once thought to be the earliest form of anti-rust technology – derives from a decorative varnish rather than a preservation technique.
Tongzi hominids are potentially a new human ancestor in Asia
Tongzi teeth do not fit the morphological pattern of traditional Homo erectus.
Kirkwall Castle walls unearthed during roadworks in Orkney
A team from ORCA Archaeology unearthed sections of wall and cobbled surface this week while undertaking a watching brief for an Orkney Islands Council infrastructure project in the centre of Kirkwall.