Endogamy and pathogens in early medieval Spanish community
An archaeogenetic study by researchers from Sweden and Spain sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas in northern Spain.
Viking Age: Interpersonal violence more common in Norway
Study sheds new light on how Viking Age societies in Norway and Denmark differed in their experiences with violence.
SSEA/SEEA Annual Colloquium and Symposium
The 48th Annual Colloquium and Symposium will take place in Toronto on the weekend of 1st to 3rd November 2024.
To kill mammoths in the Ice Age, people used planted pikes
UC Berkeley archeologists say the findings might help resolve the debate about Clovis points and reshape how we think about hunting some 13,000 years ago.
Fossil hotspots in Africa and human evolution
New study shows how the mismatch between where fossils are preserved and where humans likely lived may influence our understanding of early human evolution.
New interpretation of runes reveals pricing in Viking Age
A new interpretation of the runic inscription on the Forsa Ring provides fresh insights into the Viking Age monetary system.
Early mammals lived longer
What distinguishes the growth and development patterns of early mammals of the Jurassic period?
August Fool Moon at the Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum celebrates August Full Moon on Monday 19 August2024 with a concert, with Greeksongs about the moon, film music.
Discoveries during work on 32 Stodman Street
Medieval features discovered including walls, wells, enclosure boundaries and pits, one of which contained a fully intact horse burial.
Natural born consumers
Researchers including Göttingen University show that modern behaviour explains prehistoric economies.
Asian Bronze in the Rijksmuseum
The museum brings together more than 75 bronze masterpieces from India, China, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, Nepal and Korea.
The African Origin of Civilization
This exhibition presents masterpieces from the Museum’s collections from west and central Africa alongside art from ancient Egypt.
Silk Roads
Working with 29 partners, the exhibition offers a unique chance to see objects from the length and breadth of the Silk Roads.
Archaeologists find more prehistoric artefacts in Raj Cave
Research in the Raj Cave has been resumed. The goal is to reconstruct climate changes in prehistory and study the life of Neanderthals.
Leicester Cathedral Revealed – Animal Bone Discoveries
The assessment of the animal bones at Leicester Cathedral and what they tell us about life in Leicester in the past.
Tale of Two Cities
The Acropolis Museum hosts a small exhibition titled ‘Tale of Two Cities’, with artworks by Greek and Egyptian artists.
X-Ray MicroCT unveils ancient pottery techniques
Researchers from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice have uncovered revolutionary insights into ancient pottery forming techniques.
St. Hilarion Monastery in Gaza Inscribed On Two UNESCO Heritage Lists
The site represents the beginnings of monasticism in Palestine and is a landmark of Palestinian Christianity.
Six million years of African mammal fossil history
The East African Rift Valley is a fossil-rich area that preserves the most complete record of human evolution anywhere in the world.
Humans and Amazonian animals: a complex relationship
Rock art has provided an insight into the relationship between the earliest settlers on the continent and the animals they encountered.
Gold items and a coin hoard found in Egypt
An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered a group of 63 mudbrick tombs and burials.
The ‘scent’ of da Vinci’s Lady with an Ermine
Kraków museum employees and scientists examined the scent of Leonardo da Vinci's famous work and captured it in a felt-tip pen.
Hunter-gatherers kept an ‘orderly home’
Archaeological evidence has shown that hunter-gatherers likely kept an orderly home by creating ‘zones’ for particular domestic activities.
2,000-year window into the world of Roman medicine
The intricate design and workmanship of a set of medical instruments used by Roman surgeons 2,000 years ago have been revealed.