Graffiti scribbled on ancient cave paintings in Chad
Ancient cave paintings at an African Unesco heritage site in north-eastern Chad have been defaced with graffiti.
The Barberini tapestries on show
As of March 21 the Barberini Life of Christ tapestries are hanging in the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in Manhattan.
Incunabula. Aspects of Early Greek Printing
A selection of 29 incunabula from the Historical Library of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation.
Pompeii and the Greeks
Over 600 exhibits reinterpret places and monuments of the Vesuvian city with their own “biographies”.
Invisible liquid will hopefully deter antiquities smugglers
An invisible liquid, a traceable solution, is applied on Syrian artefacts, aiming to save the country's heritage from plundering.
University of Alcalá Expedition to Deir el-Bahari (Luxor)
This season the expedition will continue in the northern hills of Deir el-Bahari.
Face of ‘ordinary poor’ man from medieval Cambridge graveyard revealed
New facial reconstruction of a man buried in a medieval hospital graveyard discovered underneath a Cambridge college sheds light on how ordinary poor people lived in medieval England.
Restoration of 2,700-year-old temple in Yeha/Ethiopia completed
DAI’s Sanaa branch of the Orient Department together with the Ethiopian Antiquities Authoritiy have conducted extended restoration works at the sanctuary of Yeha.
Viking grave complex in Denmark yields significant findings
Archaeologists in Denmark have announced the discovery of several Viking grave chambers, probably of a high ranking individual, containing exquisite artefacts.
Courtship behavior trapped in 100-million-year-old amber
Recently, Dr. Zheng Daran and Prof. Wang Bo described three male damselflies showing ancient courtship behaviour from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber.
A 1,400-year-old coin hoard discovered in Jerusalem
The buried coins were revealed beneath the ruins of a building that was part of a large complex which apparently served Christian pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem.
A new perspective on the European colonization of Asia
Archaeological excavations at a settlement in northern Taiwan have brought a new perspective on the colonisation of the Pacific region to light: ‘San Salvador de Isla Hermosa’ was an early globalised spot.
The archaeology of urbanism
Lecture on Tuesday the 21st of March at 19.00 in the auditorium of the Danish Institute at Athens, Herefondos 14A, Plaka, Athens.
Unique archaeological evidence about Lynkestis
Many answers were hidden in the soil of Achlada and the current research fills in the gaps of the written sources about the history of Macedonia and the national identity of Macedonians.
Agriculture, dietary changes, and adaptations in fat metabolism from ancient to modern Europeans
In the new study, Nielsen and his colleagues examine data from 101 Bronze Age individuals and present-day human data from the 1000 Genomes Project.
Evidence of craft specialisation in bead production in Upper Palaeolithic France?
Bead production during the Aurignacian was a highly standardised process...
Underwater surveys in the straits of Salamis
The preliminary archaeological survey in the waters where the famous naval battle of Salamis was fought has rendered promising results.
Colossus found in Cairo slum was not Ramses II
The royal colossus discovered last week in Matariya district, Cairo, was probably Psammetich I.
A marble-paved square revealed at the subway station Aghia Sofia, in Thessaloniki
The remains of a marble-paved place, enclosed by a circular S-shaped stoa, were revealed during the archaeological investigations at the entrances of Thessaloniki’s metro station 'Aghia Sofia'.
Marine recovery after mass extinction was likely delayed by further biotic crises
Biotic crises during the Triassic period may have delayed marine recovery after a mass extinction during the late Permian, according to a new study.
Six ancient cities piled one on top of the other
The six ancient cities were found deep underground in Kaifeng, in the east of China's Henan province.
World’s oldest plant-like fossils discovered
Scientists at the Swedish Museum of Natural History have found fossils of 1.6 billion-year-old probable red algae.
Art Nouveau from Karlsruhe to Athens
The exhibition provides a kaleidoscopic image of the complex character of the Art Nouveau.
Did humans create the Sahara desert?
New research investigating the transition of the Sahara from a lush, green landscape 10,000 years ago to the arid conditions found today suggests that humans may have played an active role in its desertification.