NOAA team reveals forgotten ghost ships off Golden Gate
A team of NOAA researchers confirmed the discovery just outside San Francisco’s Golden Gate strait of the 1910 shipwreck SS Selja and an unidentified early steam tugboat wreck tagged the “mystery wreck.”
Ottoman cannon recovered off Paralimni, Cyprus
On Sunday an Ottoman period cannon was recovered from an ancient shipwreck about three kilometres from the “Nisia” area in Protaras of the Paralimni Municipality.
Roman fort discovered in southern Germany
A first-century Roman fort was discovered in Gernsheim (southern Germany) by archaeologists from the Goethe University of Frankfurt in the course of an educational dig.
A spring forward for hominin evolution in East Africa
Freshwater springs fed with groundwater may have been key to hominin evolution, a new study reveals.
Zakynthos shipwreck to be revisited
Archaeologists plan to revisit the 16th century shipwreck that had been located in the 1980s near the port of Zakynthos
Cosmic Impact Responsible for Major Period of Climate Change
Researchers from 21 universities in 6 countries believe the key to the mystery of the Big Freeze lies in nanodiamonds scattered across Europe, North America, and portions of South America.
Scientists report first semiaquatic dinosaur, Spinosaurus
New fossils of the massive Cretaceous-era predator reveal it adapted to life in the water some 95 million years ago.
The Caryatids in all their grandeur and beauty
On Thursday, archaeologists working at the Amphipolis site revealed the bodies of the two life-sized Caryatids, whose heads came to light over the weekend.
Researchers uncover chemistry behind ancient rock art
UTS researchers are working with archaeologists, anthropologists and the Northern Territory's Jawoyn community to chemically analyse ancient rock art and uncover its secrets.
Thousands of archaeological artifacts available online by the Israel Antiquities Authority
The Israel Antiquities Authority is making thousands of archaeological artifacts from the collections of the National Treasures available and accessible on the internet.
Cambridge University Press to publish “Antiquity” from 2015
Cambridge University Press announced that it is partnering with Antiquity Publications Ltd to publish Antiquity from 2015.
The two Caryatids have “conquered” the international media
As international media report of the Amphipolis excavation results, the first axonometric representation of the tomb has been released.
Stonehenge may never be the same again
A host of previously unknown archaeological monuments have been discovered around Stonehenge as part of an unprecedented digital mapping project.
New archaeological investigation of the Nissia Shipwreck
A new underwater archaeological investigation of a medieval shipwreck at Nissia, Paralimni, Cyprus, will be conducted by the MARELab of the University of Cyprus with the support of the Honor Frost Foundation.
Bronze Age bone armor unearthed in Siberia
The newly discovered well-preserved bone armor near the Irtysh River, Western Siberia has intrigued archaeologists.
Copper Age settlement discovered in central Spain
Tübingen archaeologists show the Meseta’s resources used intensively as early as 4000 years ago.
Sensational Viking fortress discovered in Denmark
Archaeologists from the Danish Castle Centre and Aarhus University have discovered a previously unknown Viking fortress in a field west of Køge, Denmark. The discovery could be an important piece in Denmark’s historical jigsaw puzzle.
Study traces ecological collapse over 6,000 years of Egyptian history
Ancient Egyptian artworks help scientists reconstruct how animal communities changed as climate became drier and human populations grew.
Australia returned Hindu statues to India
On Friday, Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott returned the two ancient Hindu statues displayed in Australia, but allegedly stolen from Indian temples.
It’s the pits!
As peach trees in the Niagara Region of Ontario give up the last of their fruit for the season, their ancestors halfway around the globe are clamouring for attention.
“Gods, Myths and Mortals” to open in Australia
The exhibition "Gods, Myths and Mortals" opens on Friday, September 12, at the Hellenic Museum of Melbourne in Australia.
Amphipolis: Two caryatids of exceptional artistry found
Two caryatids of exceptional artistry carved in Thasian marble were revealed on Saturday afternoon (September 6), during the ongoing excavations at the Casta hill burial monument in ancient Amphipolis.
One of world’s earliest Christian charms found
A 1,500 year old papyrus fragment found in the University of Manchester’s John Rylands Library has been identified as one the world’s earliest surviving Christian charms.
Trinity geologists re-write Earth’s evolutionary history books
They found that oxygen-producing life forms were present on Earth some 3 billion years ago – a full 60 million years earlier than previously thought.