An ancient city at Palatiano, Kilkis
The archaeological site is open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 08.00 to 16.00 (till the end of September).
Discovery of ancient tools in China suggests humans left Africa earlier than previously thought
Ancient tools and bones discovered in China by archaeologists suggest early humans left Africa and arrived in Asia earlier than previously thought.
ANU scientists discover the world’s oldest colors
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and overseas have discovered the oldest colours in the geological record.
Eating bone marrow played a key role in the evolution of the human hand
The strength required to access the high calorie content of bone marrow may have played a key role in the evolution of the human hand and explain why primates hands are not like ours, research at the University of Kent has found.
Research team uncovers lost images from the 19th century using 21st century tech
Art curators will be able to recover images on daguerreotypes, the earliest form of photography that used silver plates.
Our fractured African roots
Human ancestors were scattered across Africa, and largely kept apart by a combination of diverse habitats and shifting environmental boundaries, such as forests and deserts.
“Kipos/the Garden”: a café with a history
We are talking about the historic “Kipos/Garden” Cafe in the heart of Chania’s public gardens and a member of the European Historic Cafes Association.
Ancient bones reveal 2 whale species lost from the Mediterranean Sea
Ancient bones from Roman archaeological sites reveal 2 whale species lost from the Mediterranean Sea.
Clay tablet found in the area near Olympia
During the surface geoarchaeological survey, at a site near the Olympia sanctuary, a clay tablet with an insiced inscription has been found.
The Ziller-Loverdos Mansion will open to the public in February 2019
The three storey mansion was built by the famous German architect in 1885 and he resided there with his family till 1912.
The Myneco Project (Mycenaean Northeastern Kopais)
An appeal for a small contribution for the development of the lab and storerooms for the antiquities unearthed in the framework of the Mycenaean Northeastern Kopais Project.
Discoveries by archaeology team give new clues on life in ancient Jewish village
The discoveries indicate villagers flourished under early fifth century Christian rule, contradicting a widespread view that Jewish settlement in the region declined during that period.
The best radiocarbon-dated site in all recent Iberian prehistory
Experts have reconstructed the social processes and cultural phenomena that occurred in the archeological site of Valencina (Andalusia) between the 32nd and 24th centuries BCE.
Met Museum sets new attendance record with more than 7.35 million visitors
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that it welcomed more than 7.35 million visitors to its three locations—The Met Fifth Avenue, The Met Cloisters, and The Met Breuer—in the fiscal year that ended on June 30.
Human bones brought to light by excavations in the centre of Komotini
The bones were discovered at a spot between the Metropolitan Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary and the town’s Byzantine Fortress where works are being conducted by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Rodopi.
Pyla-Koutsopetria: Previously unknown Hellenistic fortification revealed
In the summers of 2008, 2009, and 2012 PKAP field teams excavated a series of small soundings on the plateau of Pyla-Vigla that revealed the presence of a previously unknown Hellenistic fortification.
Ancient DNA testing solves 100-year-old controversy in Southeast Asian prehistory
Two competing theories about the human occupation of Southeast Asia have been debunked by ground-breaking analysis of ancient DNA extracted from 8,000 year-old skeletons.
Politiko-Troullias: An archaeological window on the farming and mining communities
The 2018 archaeological investigations featured expanded analysis of archaeological evidence excavated and surveyed between 2004 and 2017.
Set of canopic jars found in the tomb of Karabasken
An Egyptian-American mission of the South Asasif Conservation Project succeeded to discover a collection of a well-preserved set of canopic jars in the tomb of Karabasken.
Ancient American dogs almost completely wiped out by arrival of European breeds
The arrival of Europeans to the Americas, beginning in the 15th century, all but wiped out the dogs that had lived alongside native people on the continent for thousands of years.
A cache of pottery vessels found in Alexandria
Cachette found in the inner garden of the Graeco-Roman museum in Alexandria.
Icons in the Post Byzantine style in the illegal possession of two individuals in Achaia
Last Thursday lunchtime, two individuals were arrested by police of the Department of Cultural Heritage and Antiquities of the Hellenic Police.
Our human ancestors walked on two feet but their children still had a backup plan
Findings from the most complete foot of ancient human child ever.
Guided tour of the Plaka Petrified Forest Park
An afternoon walk along specially laid out paths leading to 50 fossiliferous sites in the Plaka Park.