‘Red Deer Cave people’ bone points to mysterious species of pre-modern human
A thigh bone found in China suggests an ancient species of human thought to be long extinct may have survived until as recently as the end of the last Ice Age.
Burgess Shale fossil site gives up oldest evidence of brood care
508 million-year-old Waptia found to have eggs containing preserved embryos.
Phaistos Disk: Goddess of Love key figure for deciphering it
According to Gareth Owens the key figure to solve the mystery of the Phaistos Disk is the Minoan Astarte.
Tutankhamun’s mask restored again
Finally the Famous Mask of the Boy King is in display at its original place inside the Egyptian Museum- Tahrir Square after two months of restoration work.
Egyptian Stela repatriated
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities received this week an ancient Egyptian Stela from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs after it was repatriated from the UK last October.
Study finds people transformed how species associated after 300 million years
Recent study finds a surprising and very recent shift away from the steady relationship among species that prevailed for more than 300 million years.
New species of ‘sail-backed’ dinosaur found in Spain
New 'sail-backed' Styracosterna dinosaur has tall neural spines on vertebrae.
Location of historic battle fought by Caesar discovered
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam archaeologist announced the discovery of the location where the Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar massacred two Germanic tribes in the year 55 BC.
Broad Coalitions: Egypt and Crete during the 12th and 18th Dynasties
Minoan Seminar by Nanno Marinatos.
Dromolaxia-Vizakia: New parts of the ancient city came to light
Results of latest surveys at the Dromolaxia-Vizakia site demonstrate that the Late Bronze Age ancient city stretches much further out to the north than earlier thought.
Knowledge gap on extreme change in temperature elucidated
New study by geologist Christoph Korte from University of Copenhagen, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, provides documentation to explain a previously not understood major change in temperature during the Jurassic.
Chitchat and small talk could serve an evolutionary need to bond with others
Princeton University researchers report in the journal Animal Behaviour that social primates use vocalizations far more selectively than scientists previously thought.
Hanging coffins in China
A large cluster of 1,200-year-old hanging coffins have been found in the Hubei province of central China.
Humans Evolved To Get Better Sleep In Less Time
Researchers from Duke University found that humans are exceptionally short sleepers whereas other primate species need as many as 14 to 17 hours.
Hunter-gatherers to farmers: The missing link
The domestication of millet in North China around 10,000 years ago created the perfect crop to bridge the gap between nomadic hunter-gathering and organised agriculture in Neolithic Eurasia.
Scientists discover 530-million-year-old fossils of ancient, microscopic worms
A team of Virginia Tech researchers have discovered fossils of kinorhynch worms - commonly known as mud dragons - dating back more than 530 million years.
New evidence of Roman, medieval Leicester unearthed
University of Leicester Archaeological Services’ excavation of Southgate reveals 12th-16th century buildings and Roman remains below them.
Scientists reanalyzed ‘white whale’ fossil
Researchers re-analyze 15-million-year-old sperm whale fossil, find 'white whale'.
Triceratops gets a cousin
The Ceratopsia family is growing again. Researchers have described a new species of plant-eating dinosaur, Hualianceratops wucaiwanensis.
“Cycladica” from Heraion and Miletus
Cycladic Seminar by Professor Wolf-Dietrich Niemeier and Associate Professor Ourania Kouka.
Ancient Olympia and the surrounding area during the Late Bronze Age
Mycenaean Seminar by Dr Konstantinos Nikolentzos.
Scientist says there is a hidden portrait underneath the Mona Lisa
A French scientist claims to have found a portrait underneath the Mona Lisa, causing controversial reactions among specialists.
Stonehenge ‘bluestone’ quarries confirmed 140 miles away in Wales
Excavation of two quarries in Wales by a UCL-led team of archaeologists and geologists has confirmed they are sources of Stonehenge’s ‘bluestones’– and shed light on how they were quarried and transported.