7,000-year-old rock art found in Spain
Archaeologists in eastern Spain have discovered 12 prehistoric rock paintings depicting hunting scenes from 7,000 years ago.
EU Council Conclusions on Cultural Heritage adopted
For the first time ever, the Council of the European Union has adopted Conclusions on cultural heritage as a strategic resource for a sustainable Europe.
Baby mammoth Lyuba goes on show
On the grassy plains of Siberia 42,000 years ago, a baby woolly mammoth fell into a sticky mud hole and choked to death, leaving her mother to grieve for her...
Earliest prehistoric object in London
A new discovery at the new site of United States embassy in London suggests that the city's past might reach back to the Palaeolithic period.
The incredible journeys of Buddha’s Word
Some of the world’s oldest Sanskrit and Buddhist manuscripts – and a gift from the 13th Dalai Lama – in a special exhibition on Buddhist books from 28 May.
Archaeology and an odd polis
Professor Vladimir Stissi is giving a lecture at the Netherlands Institute of Athens entitled "Archaeology and an odd polis: The case of Halos (Thessaly)".
Secret life of Nubian medieval monks
Heavenly creatures and mundane situations. Sanitary complex adjoining church and angelic names on ceramic bowls found at al-Ghazali, Nubia.
Discovering the artists of the Eastern Sahara
Dr Giulio Lucarini talked about his fieldwork in the Egyptian Western Desert and showed images of newly-identified Neolithic drawings to a public audience for the first time.
Ptolemaic temple found in Gebel El-Nour
Made of limestone and probably dedicated to Isis, the temple had been commissioned by King Ptolemy II Philadelphus (284-246 BC)
Roman drama and its contexts
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Classics is organizing the 8th Trends in Classics International Conference, focusing on Roman Drama and its contexts, from May 29 to June 1, 2014.
The raise of an empire on the move
Contradictions, fruitful scientific correspondence, new theories and earlier views on Eretria's early days.
Bones from a watery ‘Black Hole’ sheds light to Western Hemisphere’s first people
The skeletal remains of a teenage female from the late Pleistocene found in an underwater cave in Mexico have major implications for our understanding of the origins of the Palaeoamericans and their relationship to modern Native Americans.
1,900-year-old tomb came to light at illegal excavation
Archaeologists believe there was a female body inside the tomb which came to light during illegal excavation in a village of the province Çorum’s Sungurlu.
Hellenistic tomb found in Ayios Silas, Limasol
A Late Hellenistic tomb featuring three chambers came to light on Tuesday afternoon in a plot in Ayios Silas in Limassol during landscaping works.
Looking underwater for the very first European village
Exploring the prehistoric landscapes submerged in the Argolic Gulf in Greece, in an attempt to reconstitute them and perhaps to find traces of human activity.
Virtually Vegetarians: ancient Egyptian diet revisited
The inhabitants of Egypt between 3500 BC and 600 AD were on a diet largely based on fruit and veg and contaied little fish and meat, whiole it changed little over time.
The material culture of the humble homes
In the framework of the lecture series "Byzantium without glamour. The 'humble' objects and their use in the everyday life of the Byzantines", Guy D.R. Sanders gave a lecture about the material culture of the humble homes in medieval Corinth.
Ritualistic drug use in Neolithic Europe
Opium, cannabis and other plant drugs were used for their hallucinogenic properties in prehistoric Europe within the framework of ritualistic practices.
International Museum Day and European Night of Museums in Cyprus
Events organized on the occasion of IMD and Night of Museums in the museum of Cyprus.
A 2,600 year old baby from Swansea
A CT scan recently performed on the mummy showed a dark area about 10cm long which appears to be a foetus and what could be a femur. In other words, the results are consistent with the remains of a baby!
Swiss Excavations at Eretria: 50th Anniversary 1964-2014
The Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Eretria Excavations with a Colloquium at the Acropolis Museum in Athens.
Santa Maria discovered?
A team of underwater archaeologists led by American expert Barry Clifford has laid serious claims that they have located remains of Santa Maria, the legendary ship that carried Christopher Columbus to America in 1492.
Tracing the origins of tattooing
The exhibition Tattooists, tattooed, which opened on May 6, and will run through October 18, 2015 at the Musée Quai Branly returns to the origins of tattooing and presents the renewal of this phenomenon in its now permanent and globalised manifestation.