Discoveries during work on 32 Stodman Street
Medieval features discovered including walls, wells, enclosure boundaries and pits, one of which contained a fully intact horse burial.
Natural born consumers
Researchers including Göttingen University show that modern behaviour explains prehistoric economies.
Asian Bronze in the Rijksmuseum
The museum brings together more than 75 bronze masterpieces from India, China, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, Nepal and Korea.
The African Origin of Civilization
This exhibition presents masterpieces from the Museum’s collections from west and central Africa alongside art from ancient Egypt.
Silk Roads
Working with 29 partners, the exhibition offers a unique chance to see objects from the length and breadth of the Silk Roads.
Archaeologists find more prehistoric artefacts in Raj Cave
Research in the Raj Cave has been resumed. The goal is to reconstruct climate changes in prehistory and study the life of Neanderthals.
Leicester Cathedral Revealed – Animal Bone Discoveries
The assessment of the animal bones at Leicester Cathedral and what they tell us about life in Leicester in the past.
Tale of Two Cities
The Acropolis Museum hosts a small exhibition titled ‘Tale of Two Cities’, with artworks by Greek and Egyptian artists.
X-Ray MicroCT unveils ancient pottery techniques
Researchers from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice have uncovered revolutionary insights into ancient pottery forming techniques.
St. Hilarion Monastery in Gaza Inscribed On Two UNESCO Heritage Lists
The site represents the beginnings of monasticism in Palestine and is a landmark of Palestinian Christianity.
Six million years of African mammal fossil history
The East African Rift Valley is a fossil-rich area that preserves the most complete record of human evolution anywhere in the world.
Humans and Amazonian animals: a complex relationship
Rock art has provided an insight into the relationship between the earliest settlers on the continent and the animals they encountered.
Gold items and a coin hoard found in Egypt
An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered a group of 63 mudbrick tombs and burials.
The ‘scent’ of da Vinci’s Lady with an Ermine
Kraków museum employees and scientists examined the scent of Leonardo da Vinci's famous work and captured it in a felt-tip pen.
Hunter-gatherers kept an ‘orderly home’
Archaeological evidence has shown that hunter-gatherers likely kept an orderly home by creating ‘zones’ for particular domestic activities.
2,000-year window into the world of Roman medicine
The intricate design and workmanship of a set of medical instruments used by Roman surgeons 2,000 years ago have been revealed.
Genetics reveal ancient trade routes of Four Corners potato
A new study shows that a native potato species was brought to southern Utah by Indigenous people in the distant past.
Kourion Urban Space Project
The Department of Antiquities of the Deputy Ministry of Culture, announces the completion of the 2024 excavation season at Kourion.
Pepys’ guilty pleasure
A collection of French fashion engravings offers precious new insights into the life of Samuel Pepys years after his premature final diary entry.
New discovery adds to story of ancient human migration
New evidence of human occupation in southeast Indonesia dating back 42,000 years offers fresh clues about the route to Australia.
Stegosaurus sells for $44.6m
A rare dinosaur skeleton was sold for $44.6m on July 17, making this Stegosaurus the most valuable fossil to ever sell at auction.
UC archivist explores Troy’s invisible workers
A digital archive of pictures and documents from UC archaeologist Carl Blegen’s influential 1930s project has been created.
Pompeii: Inscription on a schola tomb
The San Paolino tomb provides fascinating evidence about the network of power during the age of the Emperor Augustus.
Archaeology Under the Nile
Archaeologists revealed a series of panels, inscriptions and representations of Pharaohs sunken under the Nile.