Scientists have sequenced the first Mediterranean genome
Researchers have sequenced the first ancient genome from the entire Mediterranean area.
Ancient Egyptians force-fed birds of prey
The results of a study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science showed that ancient Egyptians bred birds of prey and force fed them to be offered to the gods.
Oldest pottery from Papua New Guinea discovered
Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known pottery from Papua New Guinea in a surprisingly remote location in the rugged highlands.
Irish prehistoric artefact reproduced by 3D-printing
A 3D-printed replica of an iron-age Irish horn mouthpiece has been produced by an archaeologist bringing the instrument to life.
English Civil War mass grave skeletons identified
Scientists have been able to identify that skeletons discovered in a mass grave in Durham, UK, were Scottish soldiers taken prisoner after the 1650 Battle of Dunbar.
Oldest case of leukemia in prehistoric skeleton
A female skeleton from the Neolithic graveyard of Stuttgart-Mühlhausen seems to have been affected by leukemia, scientists say.
Fossil specimen reveals a new species of ancient river dolphin
Smithsonian scientists and colleagues have discovered a new genus and species of river dolphin that has long been extinct.
Last RMS Titanic menu to be sold on auction
A lunch menu dated April 14, 1912, the day before the tragic sinking of RMS Titanic, is to be sold at an online auction and is expected to reach up to $70,000. The menu, along with several other items from
New find possibly an ancient Jerusalem podium
A podium of unspecified use dating to the Second Temple Period has been uncovered at an excavation in the City of David, a site of ancient Jerusalem.
Ancient Egyptian tomb reused by high official
Archaeologists working at the South Assassif Conservation Project on Luxor's west bank found that a tomb, belonging to a Thebes' ruler and priest, had been reused by an upper Egypt vizier.
Pentecopterus: the world’s largest sea scorpion
An ancient sea scorpion, one of the oldest and largest in the world, has been identified by scientists according to a study in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology.
Study reveals four stages of human body evolution
Research into 430,000-year-old fossils collected in northern Spain found that the evolution of the human body’s size and shape has gone through four main stages.
Distribution of mammoths in last Ice Age map published
The most accurate global map of the maximum geographic distribution of the woolly mammoth during the last Ice Age has been published.
Satellite images show Temple of Bel destruction
The destruction of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra by the Islamic State has been confirmed through satellite images by the UN.
Giant Egyptian statues on display in Paris
Three giant Egyptian statues, part of an exhibition at the Arab World Institute in Paris, have been transported to France. The three statues on display as a preview of the “Osiris: Egypt’s Sunken Mysteries” exhibition, opening on 8 September, had
New significant finds in centre of Athens archaeological sites
Greek Culture Ministry announced two significant finds on Friday at the archaeological sites of Kerameikos Cemetery and Roman Agora, at the centre of Athens.
Retrieving river water levels reveal WW2 finds in Poland
Drought in Poland has caused the levels of the water in rivers to fall to record lows, revealing significant WW2 remnants, Jewish tombstones and a Soviet fighter plane.
World’s oldest bible to be displayed at the British Museum
The world's oldest bible, The Codex Sinaiticus, will be lent by the British Library to the British Museum for an exhibition covering 1,200 years of Christian, Islamic and Jewish faith in Egypt after the pharaohs.
IS blow up part of Temple of Bel in Palmyra
The Islamic State has destroyed through explosives part of what is thought to be the most important temple of the ancient Syrian site of Palmyra, the Temple of Bel.
Headless remains in Kazakhstan puzzle archaeologists
Numerous theories have been proposed to explain the lack of heads from the dead.
Rare Use of Blue Pigment Found in Ancient Mummy Portraits
Ancient artists used the pigment Egyptian blue as material for underdrawings and for modulating color in Egyptian mummy portraits.
Where bread began
Team including researchers from Bar-Ilan University and Harvard University unravel the mystery of 12,500-year-old rock-cut mortars found throughout Southwestern Asia.
Arianna villa frescoes restored in Stabiae
Murals ornamenting the oldest villa in the ancient town of Stabiae, the villa Arianna, underwent conservation.
The Geronisos Island Expedition
The New York University Geronisos Island Expedition has conducted four weeks of excavation this summer at the island of Geronisos.