Neanderthal bone flutes were the work of scavenging hyenas
The Neanderthal bone flutes were not instruments, nor human made, but products of the most important cave bear scavengers of Europe, hyenas.
Dates Obtained for Altamura Man
Over twenty years from its discovery, an international study led by the University of Florence and the University of Rome 1 “La Sapienza” proves that the Altamura Man has lived around 150,000 years ago.
Stone tools at least 206,000 years old found in Greece
Stone implements from a higher sediment layer at a site known as Kokkinopilos date back to about 206,000 years ago.
Space Syntax Applications in Archeological Context
A lecture about systematic understanding and “calculation” of space and its main properties by using a software that is designed for performing this kind of analysis.
Mantua’s Palazzo Ducale Bridal Chamber reopens
Three years after it was damaged by an earthquake, the Camera degli Sposi (Bridal Chamber), a Renaissance art decorated room has reopened at Mantua's Palazzo Ducale.
Egyptian Museum in Turin inaugurated after overhaul
The almost 200-year-old Egyptian Museum in Turin, which has undergone renovation works for the past five years, has now opened to the public.
Two Old Kingdom tombs found in excellent condition
Two Old Kingdom tombs were discovered south of Sakkara at the site Tabit El-Geish in Egypt. The 6th Dynasty tombs were discovered during excavations conducted by the Institut Français d’archéologie Orientale (IFAO) at the necropolis.
Honolulu Museum of Art aids international antiquities theft investigation
Seven artefacts from India at the Honolulu Museum of Art have been identified as stolen and handed in by the Museum to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and will be returned to India.
Egyptian ‘Meidum Geese’ are possibly a forgery
'The Meidum Geese', a 4,500-year-old ancient Egyptian painting on plaster, currently on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is argued to be a forgery by an Italian researcher.
Egyptian artefacts from looted tomb found in Israel
Egyptian artefacts, about 3,000 years old, have been unearthed from an underground cave in Israel, placed there by tomb robbers, according to Inspectors of the IAA's Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Robbery.
New dating method says Little Foot is 3.67 million years old
A skeleton named Little Foot is among the oldest hominid skeletons ever dated at 3.67 million years old, according to an advanced dating method.
Complete camel skeleton unearthed in Austria
Archaeologists working on an excavation in Tulln, Austria, uncovered a complete camel skeleton, dated to the time of the Second Ottoman War in the 17th century
1,000 human remains beneath Cambridge College
Archaeological investigations discovered one of Britain’s largest medieval hospital cemeteries, containing over 1,000 human remains, when excavating beneath the Old Divinity School at St John’s College, Cambridge, a new report shows.
New radiocarbon dating technique will revolutionise field archaeology
A new carbon dating technique which will reduce the wait for results from more than six weeks to two days, all for a lower cost than traditional methods.
Iron Age fortified settlements unearthed in Poland
Fortified settlements from the 3rd century BC have been discovered by archaeologists in Stary Folwark, Tątławki and Wieprz. The team used airborne laser scanning (ALS) to survey forested areas, previously difficult to access for archaeologists.
Two new species of predatory fishes discovered
Working with an international team, paleontologists at the University of Zurich have discovered two new species of Saurichthys.
New lobster-like predator found in 508 million-year-old fossil-rich site
What do butterflies, spiders and lobsters have in common? They are all surviving relatives of a newly identified species called Yawunik kootenayi...
Seven horses and a camel show early hunters in Calgary 13,300 years ago
Mike Waters and and his colleagues coexamined the skeletal remains of seven horses and one camel found in an area called Wally’s Beach, located about 80 miles south of Calgary in Canada.
How did the chicken cross the sea?
Through investigating the murky genetic origins of the chickens, a Michigan State University research team sought to gain insights into the ongoing evolution of the population.
Undisturbed Roman graves in the heart of Ljubljana
Τhree undisturbed Roman graves were located by archaeologists working on the Slovenska Street in the centre of Ljubljana last week.
Ossicle of Neanderthal child reconstructed
New remains recovered in an excavation carried out over 40 years ago have enabled this auditory ossicle to be reconstructed.
A resounding No to UNESCO mediation about the Parthenon marbles
The British Government and the British Museum have issued a formal response declining to take part in the UNESCO mediation process for the resolution of the Parthenon Sculptures issue.
The Mistress of Animals
The resumption of excavations (directed by S. Ladstätter) in 2014 in the Artemision, after a 20-year pause, brought an extraordinary find to light with the discovery of the upper part of an ivory statuette.
Earliest humans had diverse range of body types
A recent study shows that diversification in body types happened really early in human evolution.