Wooden Hercules figurine found on the island of Ibiza

Wooden Hercules figurine found on the island of Ibiza

A rare wooden sculpture of Hercules has been discovered in a refuse pit on the Spanish island of Ibiza.
Ancient theatre discovered in Herakleia, Italy

Ancient theatre discovered in Herakleia, Italy

A recent geophysical study at the Herakleia Archaeological Park has brought to light the remains of a large semicircular structure.
Neanderthal DNA reveals ancient long-distance migrations

Neanderthal DNA reveals ancient long-distance migrations

Tiny 5 cm long bone allows insights into crucial period when Neanderthals disappeared and Homo sapiens replaced them.
Stone slab with carved human facial features

Stone slab with carved human facial features

A stone slab carved with human facial features and a vast urn cemetery containing twelve burials has been found at the Argishtikhinili site.
Funerary Practices in the Ancient Necropolis of Olbia

Funerary Practices in the Ancient Necropolis of Olbia

Near the ancient settlement of Olbia, a preventive excavation has uncovered a Roman necropolis dating from the 1st to the 3rd century AD.
Ancient teeth reveal mammalian responses to climate change

Ancient teeth reveal mammalian responses to climate change

New isotopic analysis of fossil teeth uncovers how dietary flexibility determined survival or extinction over the last 150.000 years.
Excavations at the Pyla-Vigla have been completed

Excavations at the Pyla-Vigla have been completed

The 2025 excavation season of The Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project (PKAP) at Pyla-Vigla has been completed.
The Grand Egyptian Museum Ahead of the Grand Opening

The Grand Egyptian Museum Ahead of the Grand Opening

As the highly anticipated opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) draws near, Egypt is preparing to launch a long-awaited global event.
At Home in the 17th Century

At Home in the 17th Century

The Rijksmuseum presents 'At Home in the 17th Century', offering an up-close experience of daily life 400 years ago.
Two unsuspected pathogens struck Napoleon’s army

Two unsuspected pathogens struck Napoleon’s army

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have genetically analyzed the remains of former soldiers who retreated from Russia in 1812.
Why did ancient people build Poverty Point?

Why did ancient people build Poverty Point?

Some 3,500 years ago, hunter-gatherers began building massive earthwork mounds along the Mississippi River at Poverty Point.
Stone tools trace Paleolithic Pacific migration

Stone tools trace Paleolithic Pacific migration

Ancient people from the Pacific Rim traveled a coastal route from East Asia during the last ice age to become North America’s First Peoples.
The Bremenium Fort archaeological dig

The Bremenium Fort archaeological dig

The fifth consecutive year of archaeological excavations at Bremenium Fort has delivered its most remarkable season yet.
Dimitris Pikionis: An aesthetic topography

Dimitris Pikionis: An aesthetic topography

The exhibition focuses on the landscape treatment of the entrances to the Acropolis of Athens, full of pictorial references in the pavements.
Michaelina Wautier: A (still) unfinished Story

Michaelina Wautier: A (still) unfinished Story

This comprehensive exhibition offers for the first time an opportunity to discover the nearly complete Œuvre of this extraordinary painter.
Did lead limit brain and language development in ancient hominids

Did lead limit brain and language development in ancient hominids

Ancient human relatives were exposed to lead up to two million years ago, but a gene mutation may have protected modern human brains.
National Museums of Scotland: The Peebles Hoard

National Museums of Scotland: The Peebles Hoard

Dating to the Late Bronze Age (c.1000-800 BCE), it contains several hundred elements from a complex set of objects.
Human-like dexterity and gorilla-like gripping strength

Human-like dexterity and gorilla-like gripping strength

Stony Brook-led study on new hand and foot fossils of Paranthropus extend the understanding of the evolution of tool use and bipedality.
Archaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan

Archaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan

A research team led by the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a remarkable Early Bronze Age ritual landscape at Murayghat in Jordan.
Training AI to identify ancient artists

Training AI to identify ancient artists

Griffith researchers built and tested a digital archaeology framework to learn more about one of the oldest rock art forms, finger fluting. 
Why Classic Maya cities rose and fell

Why Classic Maya cities rose and fell

UC Santa Barbara archaeologist Douglas Kennett, who has conducted extensive research into urbanization in Classic Maya cities.
Mizzou archaeologists unearth ancient Roman water basin

Mizzou archaeologists unearth ancient Roman water basin

An example of Roman monumental architecture, designed not only to function but also demonstrate power, identity and influence.
British Museum to save the ‘Tudor Heart’ for the nation

British Museum to save the ‘Tudor Heart’ for the nation

The British Museum has launched a major campaign to save the spectacular gold pendant linked to Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.
A tale from 400,000 years ago

A tale from 400,000 years ago

An important paleontological and archaeological discovery, published in the scientific journal Plos One, reveals interactions between Homo sapiens and elephants (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) in the Casal Lumbroso area of Rome.
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