New approach measures early human butchering practices
Researchers have found that statistical methods and 3D imaging can be used to accurately measure animal bone cut marks made by prehistoric human butchery, and to help answer pressing questions about human evolution.
The eBookstore and the publications of the Institute of Historical Research
The publishing work of the Institute includes more than 500 volumes.
Greater sharing of data between farmers and archaeologists
Developments in precision farming could yield data of great use to archaeological research, and archaeological data could be valuable for modern farming systems.
More mammoth bones recovered from Chelsea-area farm
40 additional bones and bone fragments from the Bristle Mammoth were recovered, and the researchers were able to thoroughly document the site.
Could ancient bones suggest Santa was real?
Was St Nicholas, the fourth century saint who inspired the iconography of Santa Claus, a legend or was he a real person?
From the Bronze to the Early Iron Age in the Cyclades with a focus on pottery and mortuary practices
The next Cycladic Seminar will be given by Nota Kourou.
Evidence of possible Iron Age structure unearthed near A9 dualling works
Work carries on as part of the A9 dualling as Archaeologists discover a possible Iron Age structure, pottery and a stone tool near the road.
Award claimed by the Archaeological Museum of Thebes and the Diachronic Museum of Larissa
The institution’s objective is to annually award the best museum practice in Europe and to encourage innovative activities in the museum community.
3000-year-old graves found under new E6 highway in central Norway
Bronze Age graves have been unearthed ahead of planned road construction in Melhus municipality in mid-Norway.
A horse is a horse, of course, of course — except when it isn’t
An international team of researchers has discovered a previously unrecognized genus of extinct horses that roamed North America during the last ice age.
2017 Archaeological excavations at Kisonerga-Skalia completed
The site exhibits a long Bronze Age sequence, and earlier Late Chalcolithic occupation, beginning before 2,500 BC until abandonment around 1600 BC.
Exhibition celebrating “A Christmas Carol”
The Dickens Museum in London is celebrating and decided to dress up for the occasion by dedicating an exhibition to ‟A Christmas Carol”, the British writer’s most celebrated work with which generations upon generations of children grew up around the world.
Scientists show how Himalayan rivers influenced ancient Indus civilization settlements
Research shows how ancient urban centres didn’t necessarily need an active, flowing river system in order to thrive.
Feathered dinosaurs were even fluffier than we thought
A University of Bristol-led study has revealed new details about dinosaur feathers and enabled scientists to further refine what is potentially the most accurate depiction of any dinosaur species to date.
Adornments told about the culture of prehistoric people
Many items were crafted specifically for burial purposes, while others were worn on a daily basis.
Bronze Age artifacts used meteoric iron
You may already be surprised to hear there are iron objects dating back to the Bronze Age, but their meteorite origin is even more astonishing.
Statues of Sekhmet found in Luxor
A collection of 27 fragmented statues of the lioness goddess "Sekhmet" has been discovered during excavations carried out by an Egyptian-European Archaeological Mission at the Colossi of Memnon area, in the framework of the King Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project.
Exceptionally preserved eggs and embryos reveal life history of a pterosaur
Researchers reported on hundreds of three-dimensional (3D) pterosaur eggs of the species Hamipterus tianshanensis from a Lower Cretaceous site in the Turpan-Hami Basin.
New date to Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem given by researchers of the National Technical University of Athens
Based on new data, the tomb, located within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and covered by the building of the Edicule, is almost 1,700 years old.
Various finds at Prastio-Mesorotsos site
Broken objects placed in a ritualistic manner, a fragment of an anthropomorphic clay figurine, incised stones, the remains of a collapsed roundhouse, are some of the finds at the site.
Bronze Age to Sassanid period finds in Northeastern Iran
Iranian and German archaeologists exploring the ancient site of Rivi in North Khorasan Province have revealed important remains of the Bronze Age up to the Sassanid period.
Copy of ‘Jesus’ secret revelations to his brother’ discovered by biblical scholars
The first-known original Greek copy of a heretical Christian writing describing Jesus' secret teachings to his brother James has been discovered at Oxford University by biblical scholars at The University of Texas at Austin.
First-of-its-kind mummy study reveals clues to girl’s story
Who is she, this little mummy girl? Northwestern University scientists and students are working to unravel some of her mysteries.
Ideology, ritual and labour in Middle Bronze Age Erimi (Cyprus)
Today, Friday, December 1, 2017, Luca Bombardieri will give a lecture entitled "Working (with) class. Ideology, ritual and labour in Middle Bronze Age Erimi (Cyprus)".