What the Inuit can tell us about omega-3 fats and ‘paleo’ diets
"We think it is a quite old selection that may have helped humans adapt to the environment during the last Ice Age, but the selection is far stronger in the Inuit than anywhere else" (Matteo Fumagalli).
Africa’s earliest known coelacanth found in Eastern Cape
More than 30 complete specimens of the new fossil species, Serenichthys kowiensis, were collected from the famous Late Devonian aged Waterloo Farm locality.
The Prosymna Lady goes “Unseen”
The ivory statuette kept in the dark storerooms of Athens' National Archaeological Museum, will soon be on display through the "Unseen Museum" project.
Archaeologists in the Hanged Man Cave
Skeletal and crematory graves from the mid-1st millennium, and the remains of representatives of megafauna, living in the present Polish territory during the last Ice Age, have been discovered.
Frankfurt archaeologists discover ‘Roman Village’ in Gernsheim
During their first Gernsheim dig last year, Frankfurt University archaeologists suspected that a small Roman settlement must have also existed here in the Hessian Ried.
EMAC 2015 ‐ 13th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics
The preliminary conference programme for EMAC 2015.
Unlocking secrets of how fossils form
Scientists report in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry a new way to probe fossils to find out how these ancient remains formed in greater detail than before.
The Doridis telescope turned to the sky
The Doridis telescope is again fully functional for observing the wonders of the Athens night sky by the public.
“Byzantine Pompeii” stays at the heart of Thessaloniki
A new decision issued by the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) favors the in situ preservation of the antiquities found two years ago at the heart of Thessaloniki.
Gallery talks at the Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum gives visitors the opportunity to discover the landscapes, the people and the great archaeological exhibits of Samothrace, together with the Museum’s Archaeologist-Hosts.
Archaeologists unearthed monumental stone structures in the Carpathians
The oldest example of stone wall in the history of construction in the Polish lands, more than two and a half thousand years older than Romanesque architecture, has been discovered by archaeologists from Kraków on Zyndram’s Hill in Maszkowice (Małopolska).
Ambush hunting by early humans in the Kenyan Rift
Around one million years ago, early humans were skilful at using the landscape features of the Kenyan Rift to ambush and kill their prey, according to new research published in Scientific Reports.
New findings at Kouklia-Palaepaphos
This year’s six week investigations focused on the exploration of a monumental complex, which runs along the north side of a walled citadel on the Hadjiabdoulla plateau.
Sleepy Hollow in Ireland
Heavy rains and winds in County Sligo, Ireland, toppled a massive, centuries-old beech tree, bringing to light the skeleton of a Medieval teenager.
Identifying the sex of human skeletal remains
Being able to identify the sex of human skeletal remains is crucial to avoid creating a distorted version of history, ANU Honours student Clare McFadden said.
Was Darwinius a little longer in the tooth than previously thought?
A famous fossil of an early primate shares more in common with modern lemurs based on how its teeth erupted.
Site of elephant butchering came to light in Megalopoli
Marathousa 1 is the only known “butchering site” of elephants in the Balkans and one of the oldest archaeological sites in Greece.
Neolithic skeleton reveals early history of rickets
Rickets has been identified in a Neolithic skeleton from the Scottish island of Tiree, making it the earliest case of the disease in the UK.
Extinct human species found in cave may rewrite history
Researchers announced the discovery of a new species of hominin, a small creature with a tiny brain that opens the door to a new way of thinking about our ancient ancestors.
A Late Bronze Age court-centered building at Sissi
Excavations focused on the exploration of a Late Bronze Age (16th c. BC) complex tentatively identified as a court-centered building during the 2011 campaign.
Shouldering the Burden of Evolution
A team of researchers of the University of California San Francisco compared the shoulder blades of early hominins, modern humans, and African apes, in order to find out what the last common ancestor of modern humans and apes might have looked like.
Mosaic floor with hippodrome scene revealed in Cyprus
Excavations at Akaki have revealed part of a mosaic floor depicting a chariot scene taking place in the hippodrome (circus scene) and rich geometric decoration.
Stonehenge researchers find largest Neolithic monument
The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project reveals traces of standing stones beneath Durrington Walls super-henge.