Latrine mosaic floor with dirty jokes is found in Turkey
A Roman mosaic with ribald jokes has been discovered in a latrine in Turkey, dating from the 2nd century AD.
Ramp found in Egypt might explain how stone blocks were transported
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered evidence of how stone blocks for building the pyramids were transported, a question that has long puzzled researchers.
A letter by Baudelaire is being auctioned
This letter which is valued between €60,000 and 80,000 will be the highlight of the auction.
How the world’s fastest muscle created four unique bird species
The tiny muscle doing the heavy lifting is also the reason the male bearded manakin has evolved into four distinct species.
Two masterpieces of Greek painting to be auctioned at Bonhams
Among the paintings to be auctioned are the "Annunciation" by Konstantinos Parthenis and "Portrait of a Child" by Nikolaos Gyzis.
Celebrating the Authentic Marathon at the National Archaeological Museum
The National Archaeological Museum has organized a thematic tour about sports and athletes in antiquity.
Joan Miro artworks damaged by floods in Venice
The severe flooding in Venice a few days ago damaged two Joan Miro tapestries. The artworks were at the Palazzo Zaguri museum and were to be displayed at an exhibition.
Exhibitions of the Kostas Kotsanas Museum in Singapore and Alexandria
Two important exhibitions of the Kostas Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology recently opened in Singapore and in the New Library of Alexandria.
Major corridor of Silk Road already home to high-mountain herders over 4,000 years ago
Long before the formal creation of the Silk Road, pastoral herders living in the mountains of Central Asia helped form new cultural and biological links across the region.
Study reconstructs Neandertal ribcage, offers new clues to ancient human anatomy
The first 3D virtual reconstruction of the ribcage of the most complete Neandertal skeleton unearthed to date has been completed.
Conservation of dinosaur fossils: From Lesvos to China
The international collaborative project was successfully completed between the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest and the Yanqing Geopark in China.
Burials found in Peru are perhaps the oldest in Cusco Valley
Two burials uncovered in Cusco, Peru, are 3,000 years old researchers say, perhaps the first human burials in the region.
When the Syrians bathed like the Romans
Classical scholars from the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" at the WWU have explored a rare bathing facility in southeastern Turkey from the time of the Roman Empire, and a magnificent basilica from Christian late antiquity.
Earliest hominin migrations into the Arabian Peninsula required no novel adaptations
A new study suggests that early hominin dispersals beyond Africa did not involve adaptations to environmental extremes, such as to arid and harsh deserts.
Native Americans in the Ecuadorian Amazon were using cocoa 5300 years ago
Traces of cocoa dating back 5300 years have been found in ancient pots in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
First intervention on shipwrecks of Alonnisos and the Pagasitikos
The aim is to create the necessary conditions to make the sites safe to be visited by the public.
Irish Famine victims’ heavy smoking led to dental decay
Irish Famine victims were heavy smokers which caused badly rotten teeth, researchers from the University of Otago and Queen's University Belfast, in Ireland, have discovered.
Conservation of the King’s Bath
The King’s Bath lies at the heart of the Pump Room complex in Bath, built over and around the hot water rising up from the King’s Spring below. It will be cleaned and repaired over the coming weeks.
G. Koutsouflakis: “It comes as no surprise that the ship is Greek”
Dr G. Koutsouflakis, one of the most experienced Greek underwater archaeologists, is in recent years director general of research of the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities in the Fournoi archipelago.
Excavations on Dhaskalio have been completed
Two eminent archaeologists from the University of Cambridge, Colin Renfrew and Michael Boyd talked to the AMNA about the most ancient maritime sanctuary in the world, in the Cyclades of 4500 BC.
New Middle Bronze Age discoveries in Croatia
Archaeological finds from the Middle Bronze Age have been discovered in underwater archaeological excavations in Croatia, including perhaps the oldest olive groves in the area.
Pre-Columbian wooden statues were found in Peru
Archaeologists excavating in Peru have discovered 20 pre-Columbian statues made of wood.
New projectile point style could suggest two separate migrations into North America
Pre-Clovis projectile points at the Debra L. Friedkin site, Texas; implications for the Late Pleistocene peopling of the Americas.
Research findings on fragments in its Dead Sea Scrolls collection
On Monday, Museum of the Bible announced the results of third-party analysis of five of its 16 Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) fragments.