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.
T. Rex times seven: New dinosaur species is discovered in Argentina
At 85 feet long and weighing about 65 tons in life, Dreadnoughtus schrani is the largest land animal for which a body mass can be accurately calculated.
The first Neanderthal work of art?
A study of a rock engraving discovered within Gorham’s Cave in Gibraltar finds that the series of criss-crossed lines cut into stone was likely created by Neanderthals.
Saqqara Pyramid: destroyed by the company hired to fix it?
Egypt's oldest pyramid is being destroyed by the company hired to fix it, according to local reports.
Amphipolis: excavations in progress
Α floor section was discovered as the excavation of the Ancient Amphipolis tomb continues.
From silk tunics to relics
Researchers from the University of Bonn reconstruct the Veneration of Saints from 4th-century tunics.
Modern population boom traced to pre-industrial roots
The foundation of the human population explosion, commonly attributed to a sudden surge in industrialization and public health during the 18th and 19th centuries, was actually laid as far back as 2,000 years ago, suggests an extended model of detailed demographic and archeological data.
Twelve million historical images posted to Flickr
An American academic is creating a searchable database of 12 million historical copyright-free images, according to BBC.
Red Sea port studied by Polish archaeologists
Archaeologists studied two-thousand-year-old port infrastructure and a large animal cemetery in Berenice on the Red Sea in Egypt.