By the hand of Domenikos
The "Ecstasy of St Francis", the only work by El Greco in Poland, bears the painter’s signature, a fact that proves its authenticity.
A second monument at Amphipolis?
A second monument, much smaller than the one already discovered on the Kasta Hill in Amphipolis, is believed to exist on the west side of the hill.
Rice farming in India older than previously thought
Latest research on archaeological sites of the ancient Indus Civilisation has revealed that domesticated rice farming in South Asia began far earlier than previously believed, and may have developed in tandem with rice domestication in China.
Rewriting Stonehenge landscape
Archaeologists working near the Stonehenge World Heritage Site have discovered important new sites that rewrite the Stonehenge landscape.
Ants and epiphytes: A longstanding relationship
For millions of years, an ant species on the Fiji islands has nurtured epiphytes, which provide them with nesting sites.
Church and altar of a Viking king found in Norway
Archaeologists in Norway have found the church where the Viking king Olaf Haraldsson was first enshrined as a saint.
3,800-year-old “thinker” attached to a pot unearthed in Yehud
A seven-inch-tall clay statuette of a thinker attached to a jug was discovered among other grave offerings of a rich funerary assemblage in the town of Yehud.
Ancient Cypriot clay ring-vase repatriated to Cyprus from the UK
An ancient Cypriot clay ring-vase (kernos - ceremonial vessel), dated to the Protogeometric period (1050-900 BC), has been repatriated to Cyprus from the United Kingdom.
Predynastic cemetery and settlement discovered near Abydos
A team of Egyptian archaeologists discovered a predynastic cemetery and a settlement dated to 4th millennium BC (3316 BC) located 400 meters to the south of Seti I temple in Abydos.
An unknown ancient theatre was revealed in ancient Thouria of Messenia
During the excavations conducted last summer in ancient Thouria, under the direction of Honorary Ephor of Antiquities Dr Xeni Arapogianni, a previously unknown ancient theatre was located.
Archaeological excavation unearths evidence of turkey domestication 1,500 years ago
Archaeologists have unearthed a clutch of domesticated turkey eggs used as a ritual offering 1,500 years ago in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Living Fossil Genome Unveiled
Researchers present the genome sequence of Ginkgo biloba, the oldest extant tree species
Archaeologists use IT to help uncover Israel’s past
To help them preserve and keep record of historical sites and objects, Penn State archaeologists are using several information technologies while on location.
The making of a p(a)lace. Constructing society on the Kephala Hill at Knossos
In this Minoan Seminar Peter Tomkins will answer questions like how the Kephala Hill transformed from a place of residence to a place of ceremony.
Archaeologists explore the mecca of Roman veterans in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Roman veterans and other settlers built their homes and villas two thousand years ago, guided by convenience, according to a study of Polish archaeologists in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Antikythera Shipwreck
The Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation is pleased to present to the public for the first time the new findings from the renowned Antikythera Shipwreck.
A new study verifies the varied diet of human species’ most remote ancestors in East Africa
Our most remote ancestors, hominines, had a diet richer and more varied that what it was thought until the present moment.
Early Byzantine tomb found in Beit Ras
A Byzantine tomb has been discovered in the northern city of Beit Ras, during works to expand the local sewerage network.
Diaphragm much older than expected
Researchers examined breathing in extinct caseids and came to the surprising conclusion that the diaphragm evolved about 50 million years earlier than previously assumed.
Kangaroo-bone nose piercing implement is Australia’s oldest Indigenous jewellery
Australia's oldest-known piece of Indigenous jewellery has been unearthed in the Kimberley region of northern Australia by archaeologists at The Australian National University.
Life in Earth’s soils may be older than believed
Way before trees or lichens evolved, soils on Earth were alive, as revealed by a close examination of microfossils in the desert of northwestern Australia.
Discovery of rare Anglo-Saxon burials is revealed
Archaeologists have uncovered an important Anglo-Saxon cemetery in an excavation at Great Ryburgh in Norfolk.
Words and bones tell a similar story about deep history
Ancient language families linked to anthropological features, say Tübingen researchers.