Alpine rock art
Archaeologists at the University of York have undertaken pioneering scans of the highest prehistoric paintings of animals in Europe.
Migration back to Africa took place during the Paleolithic
A piece of international research led by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has retrieved the mitogenome of a fossil belonging to the first Homo sapiens population in Europe.
Taj Mahal is turning green due to insect secretion
The marble of Taj Mahal is turning green due to droppings of insects from a polluted river. The 17th century monument is full of green and black patches of waste on its walls, which need to be scrubbed and cleaned every day.
Ancient DNA study finds Phoenician from Carthage had European ancestry
A research team co-led by a scientist at New Zealand’s University of Otago has sequenced the first complete mitochondrial genome of a 2500-year-old Phoenician dubbed the “Young Man of Byrsa” or “Ariche”.
Women in southern Germany Corded Ware culture may have been highly mobile
Women in Corded Ware Culture may have been highly mobile and may have married outside their social group, according to a new study.
Oxyrhynchus papyri reveal magical spells
Two of the Oxyrhynchus papyri, a collection from ancient Egypt discovered about 100 years ago, have been deciphered, yielding magical words and spells used at the time.
New research maps the devastation of the Black Death on medieval England
An innovative new archaeological study has revealed in detail for the first time how individual towns, villages and hamlets across swathes of medieval England were decimated by the Black Death.
Rapid rise of the Mesozoic sea dragons
New research shows that marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs burst onto the scene, rather than expanding slowly into their ecosystems.
Crucial interaction between fire and mankind explored in new research
A pioneering team of international researchers have devised a "manifesto for fire science" to explore the pivotal relationship that exists between mankind and fire, on a global stage.
The discovery of a 12th dynasty mummy
The head of the ancient Egyptian Antiquities Section, Dr. Mahmoud Afifi, announces the discovery of the burial of the mother of two governors of Elephantine by a Spanish Mission from the University of Jaén during their excavation work in the necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa, West Aswan.
Lost Italian Renaissance statues from Berlin collection have been located
Sculptures missing from Berlin's collection since the Second World War have been identified by Art Historians at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow.
Painted Medieval church walls discovered in Northern Sudan
The largest group of paintings from the turn of the 8th-9th century has been discovered in Sudan.
Israeli MFA transfers ancient sarcophagi covers to ambassador of Egypt
Yesterday, May 22, 2016, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over two ancient relics from Pharaonic times, which had reached Israel illegally, to the Ambassador of Egypt.
A shaggy dog story
A contagious form of cancer that can spread between dogs during mating has highlighted the extent to which dogs accompanied human travellers throughout our seafaring history.
Genes for nose shape found
Genes that drive the shape of human noses have been identified by a UCL-led study.
Oldest actinopterygian from China provides new evidence for origin of ray-finned fishes
Researchers used high-resolution computed tomography to re-examine the most complete remains of Meemannia, and presented new details of the internal skeleton and one of the earliest osteichthyan endocasts.
UAE burial to reveal evidence on Neolithic way of life
The bodies unearthed in a 2013 archaeological site at the UAE yield valuable information regarding funerary practices as well as identity and nation creation.
Burial sites show how Nubians, Egyptians integrated communities thousands of years ago
New bioarchaeological evidence shows that Nubians and Egyptians integrated into a community, and even married, in ancient Sudan, according to new research from a Purdue University anthropologist.
New horned dinosaur had spikes at back of neck shield
New Machairoceratops specimens may narrow gap in fossil record for North American centrosaurines.
King Tutankhamun’s secret chamber theory not so sure
Theory of a hidden chamber in Tutankhamun's tomb might be disproved but evidence from a new completed research has not been officially published.
Lead pollution reveals the ancient history of Naples
Geochemical analyses of sedimentary deposits in the ancient port of Naples made it possible to retrace events that took place two thousand years ago, and reconstruct the city's history.
Research finds skull condition thought extinct is actually widespread
Some forensic anthropologists thought the skull condition called cribra orbitalia (CO) was a thing of the past—but new research finds that it not only still exists, but is fairly common in both North America and South Africa.
Evolution: Building-blocks of life
Biological evolution was preceded by a long phase of chemical evolution during which precursors of biopolymers accumulated.
Sunken cities, Egypt’s lost worlds on show at the British Museum
The new exhibition presents 300 artefacts, 200 of which were discovered off the Egyptian coast in the last 20 years.