Ancient populations from different Caucasus regions had strong social connections
Research group from Russia and the United States analyzed samples of obsidian volcanic glass in Kabardino-Balkaria.
Opening in China of the exhibition of the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Greece
In the exhibition entitled “At the beginning was the word. Concepts - Images - Script″ 40 Greek and foreign artists are participating with 80 works that belong to the permanent collection of EMST.
New archaeological site revises human habitation timeline on Tibetan plateau
Human ancestors first set foot on the interior of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau around 30,000-40,000 years ago, according to new research by scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Oldest-known ancestor of modern primates may have come from North America, not Asia
About 56 million years ago, on an Earth so warm that palm trees graced the Arctic Circle, a mouse-sized primate known as Teilhardina first curled its fingers around a branch.
The ‘Chinese Pyramids’ and the pole star
All the emperors of the the Western Han dynasty chose to be buried under 'Chinese pyramids'.
France returns 26 looted works of art to Benin
The decision followed the submission of a report recommending the return of cultural artefacts taken from Africa in the colonial period.
Stone tools linked to ancient human ancestors in Arabia have surprisingly recent date
Beginning more than 1.5 million years ago, early humans made stone handaxes in a style known as the Acheulean – the longest lasting tool-making tradition in prehistory.
9,000-year-old stone mask unveiled in Israel
The mask from Pnei Hever joins other masks attributed to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period discovered in the southern Hebron Hills.
USA returns parts of a Roman mosaic to Turkey
The twelve sections of the mosaic were found in the ancient city of Zeugma, near the modern Turkish town of Gaziantep and depict human faces and birds.
Prehistoric cave art reveals ancient use of complex astronomy
Some of the world's oldest cave paintings have revealed how ancient people had relatively advanced knowledge of astronomy.
First ancient DNA from mainland Finland reveals origins of Siberian ancestry in region
New study shows that the genetic makeup of northern Europe traces back to migrations from Siberia that began at least 3,500 years ago and that, as recently as the Iron Age, ancestors of the Saami lived in a larger area of Finland than today.
Remains of Anglo-Saxon cemetery discovered
Excavations have revealed more than 20 burials at the extraordinary cemetery in the Lincolnshire Wolds dating back to the late fifth to mid sixth centuries AD.
Siberian ‘unicorns’ extinct much later than believed
New research has shown that the so-called Siberian unicorns lived much longer than was believed, and probably did not become extinct until ‘just’ 39,000 years ago.
Charter for the Protection of Byzantine Heritage Monuments
The European Centre for Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments organizes from Friday 30 November to Sunday 2 December the 4th International Conference on "Byzantine Monuments and World Heritage".
New data from excavations in the Thermaic Gulf
New data resulting from archaeological excavations over the last decades in the region of the Thermaic Gulf was presented at an event organized by the Greek Archaeological Committee UK at King’s College, London.
Mosaics & Power: From Ravenna to Sinai
The lecture will survey the immense range of Byzantine mosaic decoration of the sixth century, concentrating on the reign of Emperor Justinian.
The largest known mammal-like reptile lived in Silesia
The largest mammal-like reptile known to date, Lisiowicia bojani, lived in Silesia about 210 million years ago.
Revealing the face of an infamous 19th century British assassin from a skull
A brand new portrait of the only person to have successfully assassinated a British Prime Minister, has been revealed by museum technicians at Queen Mary University of London.
How ancient Mayan shell decor led to a new look at freshwater mussels south of the border
The first molecular study of freshwater mussels native to Mexico and Central America, adding crucial and long-missing piece to our understanding of North American freshwater mussels.
FEFU archaeologists have found the oldest burials in Ecuador
Analysis of artifacts will help scientists understand the development of ancient cultures on the shores of the Pacific Ocean and clarify the origin and development of ancient American civilizations.
Ancient Egyptian tomb full of coffins discovered in Assasif
An Ancient Egyptian tomb full of coffins was discovered in Assasif, Egypt.
Important finds from the excavation at Petroto, Trikala
It is the only known example in West Thessaly of a Final Neolithic or even earlier settlement whose life continued uninterrupted to the end of the Bronze Age.
Gigantic mammal ‘cousin’ discovered
Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden, together with colleagues in Poland, have discovered fossils from a new genus of gigantic dicynodont.
First human remains found in El Salvador’s Joya de Ceren
Τhe investigation will be expanded in Complex 1 of Joya de Cerén after the discovery of a skeleton, human footprints and cultivation furrows in the excavations carried out.