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.
The Museums Association launches revised Code of Ethics
The Museums Association (MA) has launched its revised Code of Ethics, following an 18 month consultation.
Jurassic ‘sea monster’ donated to Oxford University Museum of Natural History
A rare 165 million-year-old plesiosaur skeleton has been donated to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History after being discovered in a quarry near Peterborough.
First Probable Case of Scurvy in Ancient Egypt
The discovery was made by the Aswan-Kom Ombo Archaeological Project (AKAP), a joint venture between the University of Bologna and Yale University.
Οldest Christian monastery in Iraq destroyed by ISIS
The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been destroyed by ISIS.
Göbekli Tepe to get a makeover
Göbekli Tepe, home to what has been interpreted as one of the world’s earliest temple structures is to get a makeover through a new restoration project.
Evidence of a prehistoric massacre found in Kenya
Skeletal remains of a group of foragers massacred around 10,000 years ago on the shores of a lagoon 30km west of Lake Turkana, Kenya.
Neolithic tomb reveals community stayed together, even in death
A Neolithic Spanish burial site contains remains of a closely-related local community from 6000 years ago, according to a recent study.