55,000-year-old skull links modern man in vicinity of Neanderthals
Characteristics of a partial skull recently discovered in Manot Cave in Israel's West Galilee provide the earliest evidence that modern humans co-inhabited the area with Neanderthals and could have met and interbred 55,000 years ago.
From the farms of Iowa to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi
The Annual Archives Lecture of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens is devoted to the story of George Cram Cook and Susan Glaspell. Today, at 7.00 p.m.
Grave of Don Quixote author discovered in Madrid
Part of a coffin bearing the initials of Miguel de Cervantes was recovered by a team of researchers at a Madrid convent this weekend.
Ancient capital unearthed during renovation of Ayia Thekla
A capital possibly belonging to an early Christian church built in the area of the Ayia Thekla chapel in Sotira (Cyprus) was brought to light during restoration works.
Easter Island mystery
Was the Rapa Nui demographic decline caused by environmental degradation, or could a political revolution or an epidemic of disease be to blame?
Princely tombs in Karczyn
The largest necropolis from the Roman period in Karczyn in Kujawy is the object of detailed scientific research in Poland.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders in the Ancient World
Research has discovered soldiers in ancient Iraq suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) up to 3,000 years ago.
7,000-year-old tomb reveals ancient burial methods
Excavations at the temple of Apollo Smintheus in Çanakkale revealed a tomb providing valuable information regarding burial methods of the era.
Tutankhamun’s broken beard
On January 24, a press conference was given at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo about Tutanhamun's beard and the unfortunate attempt to glue it back to the funerary mask using epoxy.
Early ancestors used their hands like modern humans
New research suggests pre-Homo human ancestral species used human-like hand postures much earlier than was previously thought.
The Mycenaean sanctuary at Abai/Kalapodi
Professor Wolf Dietrich Niemeier will address the topic “The Mycenaean sanctuary at Abai/Kalapodi and the question of continuity of cult between the Bronze and the Iron Age”, during the the 4th meeting of this year’s Mycenaean Seminar series.
Building Beta at Akrotiri, Thera
The next Minoan Seminar, presented by Fragoula Georma, Irene Nikolakopoulou, and Ioannis Bitis.
Greek Iconographies
The Netherlands Institute at Athens and the Belgian School of Athens organize the lecture series “Greek Iconographies”.
Red numbers on Colosseum
During the ongoing restoration of the Colosseum traces of painted red numbers have been found on its arches.
Content of charred papyri from volcano eruption revealed
Scientists have discovered a new x-ray method to reach the content of papyrus scrolls charred by volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago.
Earliest dated building in Derry revealed
An excavation carried out in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, has brought to light part of a building that is thought to have burned down during the O’Doherty rising of 1608.
5,361 looted artefacts seized in Switzerland
Record haul of rare antiquities illegally looted from Italy was recovered in Switzerland.
The Canine Cooperation Hypothesis
Behavioural scientists studied the origins of the famous dog-human relationship.
Oldest known Gospel discovered in a mummy mask
A fragment of what could be the earliest copy of the Gospel of Mark was discovered in the face mask of an Egyptian mummy.
The Name Giver of dinosaurs, crocs and other reptiles
Nundasuchus is the name palaeontologist Nesbitt gave to the 9-feet-long carnivorous reptile he had discovered in 2007.
The Edict of Emperor Anastasius I
The reading of the al-Hallabat imperial edict is one of the most exciting achievements of recent research on the cultural heritage of Jordan. Thomas Maria Weber will give a lecture on the subject/
Drone mapping of medieval Pompeii
A drone, named Indiana Jones has been used for the 3D mapping of the underground city known as Medieval Pompeii.