Roman frescoes discovered in South France
Archaeologists in Arles, France, have discovered an almost full 2,000-year-old Roman fresco, the only one not found only in fragments outside Italy so far.
The origins of our unity and diversity
Early modern human cultural interactions investigated through Middle Stone Age tool technologies.
Volcanic rocks resembling Roman concrete explain record uplift in Italian caldera
The discovery of a fiber-reinforced, concrete-like rock formed in the depths of a dormant supervolcano could help explain the unusual ground swelling that led to the evacuation of an Italian port city.
Parthenon, Fort Knox of ancient Athens?
The Parthenon’s attic may have been the storage place for ancient Athens’ vast cash reserves.
Four new tombs discovered in Egypt
Archaeologists at Tell el-Farkha site, Dakahleyya Governorate, have discovered four new tombs, Minister of Antiquities, Dr Mamdouh Eldamaty announced on Wednesday.
Volcanic eruptions that changed human history
Researchers find new evidence that large eruptions were responsible for cold temperature extremes recorded since early Roman times.
New horned dinosaur reveals evolution of nose horn in Triceratops family
Scientists have discovered a striking new species of horned dinosaur (ceratopsian) based on fossils collected from a bone bed in southern Alberta, Canada.
Old world monkey had a tiny but complex brain
Victoriapithecus had a small brain relative to its body size with an olfactory bulb about three times as large as that in present-day monkeys.
The sense of smell in early humans
The sense of smell plays a decisive role in human societies, as it is linked to our taste for food, as well as our identification of pleasant and unpleasant substances.
Neolithic burials in Egypt
Traces of intentional injury in the form of cuts on the femur have been discovered on the remains of one of the dead found during this year's excavations carried out in the Western Desert in Egypt.
Mass extinction event from South Africa’s Karoo
New date of rocks links land and sea fossil records in one extinction event.
Medieval mummy to be revealed in Siberia
A new find at Zeleny Yar necropolis, near Salekhard, of human remains wrapped in birchbark is expected to reveal a mummified human, related to a mysterious medieval civilization, showing links to Persia.
Window on a lost world
A reminder for a dinner invitation and a touching letter from a young man to his mother offer a rare glimpse of daily life in ancient Egypt.
How the mammoth got its wool
Evolutionary change in a gene resurrected in the lab from the extinct woolly mammoth altered the gene's temperature sensitivity and likely was part of a suite of adaptations that allowed the mammoth to survive in harsh arctic environments, according to new research.
A Rothschild Renaissance
The Waddesdon Bequest gallery is unique in showing an entire surviving 19th Century collection of exceptional quality and rarity.
Ceramic art from the earth of Lapithos
The exhibition at the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia presents the evolution of Lapithian ceramics.
Roman villa on Gianuttri island reopens its doors
The remains of one of the most prestigious maritime villas from Roman times was reopened yesterday, July 2, 2015, on an almost uninhabited island off the Tuscan coast.
ISIS destroys the Lion of Allat in Palmyra
ISIS militants destroyed the famous statue of the Lion of Allat in Palmyra. UNESCO once against condemned the "culture cleansing" being carried out by Islamic State jihadists and called for a campaign against it.
Bronze Age site yields evidence on everyday life
Evidence from Must Farm, a Bronze Age site near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, yields valuable information on how life was in Britain 3,000 years ago.
A two thousand year old bath below the living room floor
An ancient, two thousand year old ritual bath (miqwe) was discovered below a living room floor during renovations carried out in a private house in the picturesque neighborhood of ‘Ein Kerem in Jerusalem.
Footprint on Roman tile found at Vindolanda
Student unearthed a tile with a human footprint that was accidentally – or perhaps even mischievously – pressed into the freshly made object more than two millennia ago, in Vindolanda.
South Africans used milk-based paint 49,000 years ago
Scientists have discovered a milk-and ochre-based paint dating to 49,000 years ago that inhabitants may have used to adorn themselves with or to decorate stone or wooden slabs.
Detecting creativity in art
A pair of Serbian computer scientists figured out a way to detect cognitive processes involved in human creativity.
Launch of global Unite for Heritage Coalition in Bonn
The campaign is designed to strengthen the mobilization of governments and all heritage stakeholders in the face of deliberate damage to cultural heritage, particularly in the Middle East.