Ancient DNA shows European wipe-out of early Americans
The first largescale study of ancient DNA from early American people has confirmed the devastating impact of European colonisation on the Indigenous American populations of the time.
Shattered antiquities left behind by IS in Palmyra
Although satellite images and IS videos had already shown the world some of the archaeological damages that had taken place in Palmyra, it wasn't until Sunday, when the city was recaptured by Syrian troops, that the true extent of the destruction was actually revealed.
The scan goes on at Tutankhamun’s tomb
The scan of the northern wall started from the end of west wall, going towards the treasury room in order to end of the northern wall.
Prey scarcity and competition led to extinction of ancient monster shark
The largest shark in the history of the planet, Carcharocles megalodon, lived between 23 million and 2.6 million years ago.
Indonesian ‘Hobbits’ may have died out sooner than thought
An ancient species of pint-sized humans discovered in the tropics of Indonesia may have met their demise earlier than once believed.
New research identifies unique arachnid species
Modern technology has allowed scientists to digitally reconstruct a fossil of an arachnid encased in rock, discovered in the 1980s.
Scientists explain evolution of some of the largest dinosaurs
Scientists from the University of Liverpool have developed computer models of the bodies of sauropod dinosaurs to examine the evolution of their body shape.
18th Dynasty tombs have been found at Gebel el-Silsila, Egypt
The finds point that people of considerable status had been buried in those tombs, probably belonging “to the level just below the [high] officials,” normally buried in Thebes.
Monuments in Cyprus light up in blue
On the 2nd of April 2015 the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus will take part in the international event entitled Light it Up Blue, organised to celebrate the International Autism Awareness Day.
Ancient anti-adherent frying pans found
A site near Naples with cookware fragments has been found, containing pans coated with a substance to prevent food from sticking to the pan bottom.
Rare sacred text may yield details about Etruscan worship
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered what may be a rare sacred text in the Etruscan language that is likely to yield rich details about Etruscan worship of a god or goddess.
Neolithic quarry proves human impact on landscape
Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem uncovered in central Israel the earliest known Neolithic quarry in the southern Levant, dating back 11,000 years.
Unravelling a geological mystery using lasers … from space
Thanks to new technology researchers may be one step closer to understanding the origins of an archetypal landform: the drumlin hill.
Ecological collapse circumscribes traditional women’s work
As the land at the heart of the cradle of civilization dries out, an ancient culture is being lost with the unique ecosystem that sustains it.
The first 3-D atlas of the extinct dodo
For the first time since its extinction, a 3-D atlas of the skeletal anatomy of the dodo has been created.
An ancient killer: Ancestral malarial organisms traced to age of dinosaurs
A new analysis of the prehistoric origin of malaria suggests that it evolved in insects at least 100 million years ago.
More ancient viruses lurk in our DNA than we thought
One whole endogenous retrovirus genome—and bits of 17 others—were spotted in a study of 2,500 human genomes.
Unique Stone Age findings at Abu Dhabi Marawah Island
Archaeologists on Marawah Island, Abu Dhabi, have discovered a skeleton in what they believe was "a house for the dead".
Australopithecus fossils found east of the Great Rift Valley
New fossils from Kenya suggest that an early hominid species —Australopithecus afarensis— lived far eastward beyond the Great Rift Valley and much farther than previously thought.
Human ancestors explored ‘out of Africa’ despite impaired nasal faculties
This study highlights the importance of compensating human evolution, as well as adaptive evolution.
Thomas Hope: Drawings of Ottoman Istanbul
The exhibition presents 60 drawings from Istanbul by Thomas Hope.
What’s that fossil? An app has answers
Fossil hunters now have a mobile app to help them identify specimens in the field.
Human impact forms ‘striking new pattern’ in Earth’s global energy flow
University of Leicester researchers lead Anthropocene study into planet’s biological production and consumption.
From Pulp to Fiction: our love affair with paper
If we do become a paperless society, we will be terminating a relationship with one of the most successful technologies of all time? A new project is mapping the story of paper in England.