The Getty returned head of Hades to Sicily
On Friday, January 29, 2016, the J. Paul Getty Museum returned the terracotta head of Hades back to Sicily.
Humans evolved by sharing technology and culture
Our early ancestors, Homo sapiens, managed to evolve and journey across the earth by exchanging and improving their technology.
New research sharpens understanding of poison-arrow hunting in Africa
Α comprehensive study of the hunting tradition of the San peoples of Namibia sheds new light on their use of beetle and plant poisons to boost the lethality of their arrows.
Old Kingdom large boat found in tomb in Abusir
A Czech mission of archaeologists have discovered an Old Kingdom boat in Abusir, at a mastaba tomb.
Looking for Dinosaurs in Antarctica
Millions of years ago Antarctica was a warm and lush environment ruled by dinosaurs and inhabited by a great diversity of life...
Exhibition illuminating the archaeology of childhood
The exhibition takes a look at how the concept of childhood has changed over the last million years, and how visible children are in the archaeological record.
Early man had a penchant for tortoises
According to a new discovery at Qesem Cave near Tel Aviv tortoises were cooked and eaten there some 400,000 years ago.
Homo heidelbergensis used highly sophisticated weapons and tools
Excavations at the Lower Paleolithic site of Schöningen (Germany) change our views on human evolution. A special volume of the Journal of Human Evolution presents the state of research.
Minoan shipwreck found off Turkish coast
Scientists have discovered a 4,000 year-old shipwreck off the Turkish coast, probably of the Minoan Civilisation.
University of Copenhagen: Humanities threatened
Smaller programmes such as Hebrew, Balkan Studies and Indology will admit no students in 2016, and may face closure or mergers in the future at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Copenhagen.
Recent summer temperatures in Europe are likely the warmest of the last 2 millennia
New research now puts the current warmth in a 2100-year historical context using tree-ring information and historical documentary evidence to derive a new European summer temperature reconstruction.
Ancient extinction of giant Australian bird points to humans
Study provides first reliable evidence humans were preying on now-extinct Australian Megafauna.
New research into the origins of the Austronesian languages
Complex genetic data rejects “Out of Taiwan” theory by demonstrating that Mitochondrial DNA found in Pacific islanders was present in Island Southeast Asia at a much earlier period.
Geometry in Babylonian Astronomy
Scientist of the Excellence Cluster TOPOI discovers that Babylonian astronomers computed the position of Jupiter with geometric methods.
Cultural heritage monuments to be preserved through 3D imaging
The destruction of world heritage monuments and antiquities by extremist groups has mobilised scientists towards creating 3D replicas of monuments to preserve them in a digital form.
Ancient rodent’s brain was big … but not necessarily ‘smart’
A recent reconstruction of two endocasts of Paramys, the oldest and best-preserved rodent skulls on record, showed surprising results.
Eight face trial over King Tut’s knocked off and reattached beard
Eight people involved in the botched repair of King Tutankhamun’s golden mask two years ago now face trial for “gross negligence”.
Human impact has created a ‘plastic planet’, research shows
University of Leicester researchers lead Anthropocene study into lasting effects of plastic on land and oceans.
Cats domesticated in China earlier than 3000 BC
Scientists from France, the UK and China have studied cat remains found in agricultural settlements in China, thus providing evidence on the domestication as well as the origin of cats in China.
Research team identifies rare dinosaur from Appalachia
An international team of researchers has identified and named a new species of dinosaur that is the most complete, primitive duck-billed dinosaur to ever be discovered in the eastern United States.
Exhibition: Beyond Beauty. Transforming the body in ancient Egypt
The viewer of "Beyond Beauty" is invited to ask why Egyptians cared so much about transforming the way they looked.
Unique archaeological find in Ancient Aptera, Crete
A pair of two small, but remarkably well-preserved statues was discovered at the archaeological site of Ancient Aptera, in Western Crete, archaeologists announced on Tuesday.
Massive dump-site found in archaeological area
Police in Italy have uncovered a large illegal dumpsite in Rome on Monday following investigations at the remains of ancient Roman catacombs.
Prado acquired Fra Angelico’s Virgin of the Pomegranate
Madrid’s Museo del Prado has acquired Fra Angelico's The Virgin of the Pomegranate from the Alba ducal collection.