New Acropolis Museum promotes cultural heritage conservation
The New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, uses cutting edge technology tools and equipment to conserve and restore works from the Acropolis hill.
Gate-Shrine dating to the First Temple Period in the Tel Lachish National Park
An important and unusual discovery was made in archaeological excavations that were carried out in the Tel Lachish National Park: a gate-shrine from the First Temple period.
Ancient structure was a dining room researchers say
A structure at Jerusalem's Western Wall Plaza, discovered five years ago, was not a public fountain but a dining room, researchers say.
New discoveries at Matariya point to a Ramesses II temple
Elements linked to the unknown temple were uncovered about 450 m. to the west of the obelisk of King Senusret I in Matariya and another group of large blocks, carrying Ramesses II name in an unorthodox variation, was yielded in the southern part of the area.
Ancient graves discovered in Libya
Two ancient graves have been discovered in Libya, including skeletons and artefacts dating to the 4th century BC.
The man who was buried face down
In order to understand an unusual 17th c. burial, coins found in the grave have been studied in detail by Empa’s x-ray specialists and reconstructed on the computer.
Authorities in New York seize ivory artefacts
Three dealers at the Metropolitan Fine Arts and Antiques store in New York were arrested a few days ago for selling ivory artefacts without a licence.
Mallawi Museum in Egypt has reopened
The Mallawi Museum in Al-Minya governorate has reopened, following a three-year interval after it was ransacked in 2013 and a costly renovation.
Roman coins excavated in Japan
Archaeologists in Japan have excavated Roman coins from the ruins of Katsuren castle in Okinawa Prefecture. It is the first time such an item is found in the area.
Prehistoric cave paintings found in southern Turkey
Prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Turkey are almost fully intact. The announcement was made on Friday at a press conference.
Athens Acropolis recessed northern wall to be restored
Sections of the recessed Athens Acropolis north fortification wall, known as the Themistoclean Wall, will be subjected to restoration works, following approval of the Central Archaeological Council of Greece.
Portrait of an Unknown Lady
Following extensive ongoing research to enhance the representation of women artists across British art history, Tate has acquired a rare painting, Portrait of an Unknown Lady 1650-5 by Joan Carlile.
Skeleton with feet bent backwards found in a Dorset quarry
The skeleton of a Roman man with his feet bent backwards was found by archaeologists excavating at Woodsford Quarry in Dorset.
The first genomic history of Australia’s peopling
Australia has one of the longest histories of continuous human occupation outside Africa. But who exactly were the first people to settle there?
Past climate change swings orchestrated early human migration waves out of Africa
A small group of Homo sapiens left Africa around 100,000 years ago in a series of astronomically-paced slow migration waves.
Dying in Ancient Egypt
As silent witnesses to the past, ancient Egyptian mummies can add to our knowledge of their society well beyond what we can learn from the study of texts, art and funerary rituals.
Ötzi – A treacherous murder with links to Central Italy
The copper used to make Ötzi’s axe blade did not come from the Alpine region as had previously been supposed, but from ore mined in southern Tuscany.
The Scroll From Ein-Gedi
University of Kentucky Professor Brent Seales and his team have further unlocked writings in the ancient Ein-Gedi scroll — the first severely damaged, ink-based scroll to be unrolled and identified noninvasively.
Ancient DNA traces extinct Caribbean ‘Island Murderer’ back to the dawn of mammals
From skeletal remains found among ancient owl pellets, a team of scientists has recovered the first ancient DNA of the extinct West Indian mammal Nesophontes, meaning “island murderer.”
A fisherman’s house was found on the beach in Ashkelon
An Ottoman era fisherman’s house and a lookout tower were discovered in Ashkelon.
Rare mammoth fossil excavated at Channel Islands National Park
This week a team of scientists unearthed an exceptionally well preserved fossil of a complete mammoth skull from an eroding stream bank on Santa Rosa Island within Channel Islands National Park.
Amathous of Cyprus, a city most ancient
The temporary exhibition “Amathous of Cyprus, a city most ancient” opens at the Archaeological Museum of the Lemesos District, on Friday the 7th of October 2016.
The Greek editions of Aldus Manutius and his Greek collaborators
This exhibition, curated by Mr Staikos, aims to make known to a wider audience the famous scholar and printer’s contribution to Greek letters.
A journey into the history of Cyprus
Τhe Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia and The Association of Friends of the Leventis Museum present an exhibition of educational character, entitled “A Journey into the History of Cyprus through artworks by Despo Frederickou”.