Lady in lead
A mysterious lead coffin containing the skeleton of an elderly woman was found close to the site of Richard III's hastily dug grave at the Grey Friars friary.
What was a day at school like for Julius Caesar?
Priceless insight into daily life in the Roman Empire are revealed by the first English translation of Europe's most ancient children's book.
More than 200 bodies found in communal graves beneath Paris supermarket
More than 200 bodies have been found by INRAP archaeologists in eight mass graves beneath a central Paris supermarket. The bodies were laid out in neat rows.
Surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago
The ancient British were not cut off from Europeans on an isolated island 8,000 years ago as previously thought, new research suggests.
Outrage over footage of IS militants smashing ancient Iraq statues
UNESCO expresses outrage over terrorist attack against Mosul Museum.
Secret chamber discovered at Sidon temple
A delegation from the British Museum discovered a concealed chamber at the Sidon’s Frères archaeological site.
New light shed at Homo Sapiens stay in Arabia through tool evolution
A pair of American archaeologists claim that through tool evolution they managed to track the route humans took moving from Africa across Eurasia about 50,000 to 60,000 years ago.
Kolonna on Aegina. A Central Aegean Hub
Αn overview of research and excavations conducted at the site covering roughly a 600-year span from the later Early Bonze II period to the beginning of the Late Bronze Age.
Feasting on the Enemy: Horror in the Theban Epics
About the hero Tydeus forfeiting immortality by gnawing on the head of a dying enemy...
Early Christian Cyprus
Early Christian Cyprus is the topic of the next Cyprus Seminar, organized by the Museum of Cycladic Art, which will be presented by Dr Fryni Hadjichristofi (Archaeological Officer, Department of Antiquities Cyprus).
Pharaoh Senebkay was brutally killed in a battle far away from home
After examining the skeletal remains of Senebkay, discovered in Abydos last year, a team from the University of Pennsylvania led by Josef Wegner assumed that the king died in battle.
3,000-year-old divination shrines discovered in Armenia
Archaeologists have discovered three divination shrines, about 3,300 years old, within a hilltop fortress at Gegharot, Armenia.
15th century manuscript was repainted and ‘re-gifted’ as wedding gift
Stella Panayotova (Fitzwilliam Museum) leads a project that is using advanced imaging techniques to examine medieval manuscripts.
Artifacts from Euboea in the National Archaeological Museum at Athens
The presentation will contain mention of literary and inscriptional sources about Euboea, through the study of which it will be attempted to explore aspects of the topography of Euboean sites in combination with the information gathered from the finds, as well as from more recent research results.
Empress Faustina presented to the public
A marble statue head representing the Roman Empress Faustina is leaving the storage area of the Archaeological Museum of Patras for the first time to be exhibited and shown to the public as the museum's “Exhibit of the Month”.
Self-mummified monk in a Buddha statue?
The Buddha statue displayed last year in a Mummies exhibition had more than a mummy hidden inside of it...
Ancient and modern cities aren’t so different
New research finds that the bigger the ancient settlement, the more productive and efficient it was... Just like modern cities.
Does Dark Matter cause mass extinctions and geologic upheavals?
Movement through dark matter may perturb the orbits of comets and lead to additional heating in the Earth’s core, both of which could be connected with mass extinction events, such as the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Migration from the east the origin of European languages
A third prehistoric migration wave has been established with the publication of a study providing evidence for the origin of some Indo-European languages.
1,500-year-old pot uncovered after rainstorm
The rainstorm on Wednesday unearthed a giant earthenware pot from the Byzantine times at the Gan Yavne archaeological site.
Bio-archaeology to determine Paracas diet 2,000 years ago
Using new techniques a team of bio-archaeologists and archaeologists have been able to study the diets of 14 individuals who lived almost 2,000 years ago.
From Acapulco to the Philippines: The journeys of the fire ants
A recent study highlights the importance of historical trade routes in setting up current distributions of pest species.
Neanderthals based their lifestyle on a sexual division of labor
Neanderthal communities divided some of their tasks according to their sex. This is one of the main conclusions reached by a study performed by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).
Treasure of bronze objects found in East Poland
A treasure containing bronze objects has been discovered in Rzepedź in Bieszczady Mountains of east Poland. The 3,500 year-old items had found their way to today’s Podkarpacie from beyond the Carpathians.