Coin hoard found in Empúries
A coin hoard hidden in an amphora was found in a house excavated at the ancient Greek colony of Empúries on the Costa Brava.
Neanderthals in Germany – first population peak, then sudden extinction
Around 45,000 years ago, Homo neanderthalensis was the predominant human species in Europe. Archaeological findings show that there were also several settlements in Germany.
Travel broadens chimps’ horizons too
Chimpanzees who travel are more frequent tool users, according to new findings from the University of Neuchâtel and the University of Geneva.
“Us versus them” social traits may have evolved in monkeys before humans
Our closest primate relatives may have evolved “us versus them” social traits as a means to cope with competition from rival groups of monkeys long before this behaviour first occurred in humans.
After the age of dinosaurs came the age of ant farmers
A group of South American ants has farmed fungi since shortly after the dinosaurs died out, according to an international research team including Smithsonian scientists.
Cave discoveries shed new light on Native and European religious encounters
British Museum and University of Leicester-led research uncovers new evidence in Caribbean.
Aftermath of a mass extinction
A new study of fossil fishes from Middle Triassic sediments provides new insights into the recovery of biodiversity following the great mass extinction event at the Permo-Triassic boundary.
How meltwater from the ice sheets disturbed the climate 10,000 years ago
How will the melting of ice in Greenland affect our climate? In order to gain an idea how that process might look like, researchers have taken a look into the past.
Genome of 6,000-year-old barley grains sequenced for first time
An international team of researchers has succeeded for the first time in sequencing the genome of Chalcolithic barley grains. This is the oldest plant genome to be reconstructed to date.
An important Chalcolithic settlement at the Chlorakas-Palloures site
Two small neighbourhoods of the 5000 year-old site of Chlorakas-Palloures were investigated during the second season of excavations at the site.
17 Le Corbusier buildings named as UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Τhe World Heritage Committee has inscribed the Architectural Work of Le Corbusier on the World Heritage List, namely 17 buildings in seven countries.
The Archaeological Museum of Thermo has opened
The museum's permanent exhibition mainly includes finds from the Sanctuary of Apollo in Thermo and smaller neighbouring shrines, spanning a period from Early Prehistoric times to the Roman conquest.
Scientists discover real reason turtles have shells
A new study by an international group of paleontologists suggests that the broad ribbed proto shell on the earliest partially shelled fossil turtles was initially an adaptation, for burrowing underground, not for protection.
More about the builders of the Bronze Age-wall in Poland
Unique stone wall that protected the villagers who came from the area of the Mediterranean more than 3.5 thousand years ago, reveals further secrets to scientists working in Maszkowice (Małopolska).
Teeth tell the story of people who didn’t get enough sunshine
Dental enamel – much harder than bone – protects the dentin long after death, making teeth a rich and accurate source of archaeological information.
Philippi on the World Heritage List
The Archaeological Site of Philippi has been inscribed on the World Heritage List. The site is one of the five inscribed by the World Heritage Committee on July 15, 2016.
The success of the plant-eating dinosaurs
Why were dinosaurs so successful? Say dinosaur, and most people think of T. rex, but the most successful dinosaurs were of course the plant-eaters.
UK MPs back the return of Parthenon Sculptures to Greece
MPs from various parties in the UK are preparing a bill with the aim of returning the Parthenon Marbles, the so-called Elgin Marbles, to Greece.
Roman Dacian capital to be restored and reconstructed
Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, the capital and largest settlement in Roman Dacia, is to be restored as part of million-euro project.
SNF’s grant to the Benaki Museum for the house of Patrick & Joan Leigh Fermor
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation has approved a grant to the Benaki Museum to fully cover the repair and restoration works as well as the cost of the necessary equipment for the Patrick and Joan Leigh Fermor House in Kardamyli.
Nelson and His Times
The exhibition “Nelson and His Times”, hosted by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Dodecanese and organized by the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, opens on July 16, 2016 at the Palace of the Grand Master in the Medieval City of Rhodes and will run through October 30, 2016.
Looted artefacts to be returned to Italy from Denmark
Several artefacts from the tomb of an Etruscan prince, among other archaeologies, will be returned to Italy from the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen.
Bronze Age couple buried holding hands
A Bronze Age burial with two skeletons holding hands as well as with implements and decorations has been discovered near Lake Baikal.
Excavated item is perhaps from the tallest Buddhist pagoda in Japan
A fragment discovered in Kinkakuji temple at Kyoto, Japan, is thought to be of the tallest pagoda ever built in Japan.