Evolution depends on rare chance events
Chance events may profoundly shape history, new study reveals.
Haïti requests UNESCO to send experts to examine shipwreck off its coast
UNESCO will provide the technical assistance requested by the government of Haiti and send a mission to the site of the wreck, which may be that of the Santa Maria, the flagship of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to America.
The “cOld Ice” Project
"cOld Ice" is a new project initiated in Switzerland, which asks alpinists to keep their eyes open for ancient discoveries.
Ancient Christian Literature and Christian Apocrypha
An International Symposium on Christian Apocryphical Literature entitled "Ancient Christian Literature and Christian Apocrypha," will be held in Thessaloniki, on 26-29 June 2014.
The Sima de los Huesos hominin
The Sima de los Huesos hominin, previously thought to belong to an ancient human species known as Homo heidelbergensis, is now reported to be an early member of the Neanderthal lineage.
Nazi-looted antiquities return to Greece
Antiquities looted by Nazis will soon be repatriated to Greece, the culture ministry announced on Thursday.
World Heritage List reaches 1000 sites with inscription of Okavango Delta in Botswana
UNESCO's World Heritage List reached 1000 sites with the inscription of Okavango Delta in Botswana.
Bronze Age necropolis at Marigny-le-Châtel
Bronze Age burial monuments and tombs were revealed during rescue excavations conducted by Inrap archaeologists in April 2014 at the commune of Marigny-le-Châtel.
Who’s hiding behind Picasso’s “Blue Room”?
A hidden portrait beneath one of Pablo Picasso's first masterpieces, "The Blue Room" (1901), was revealed by scientists and art experts of The Phillips Collection (Washington DC). Now conservators are trying to identify the mystery man.
Italy seeks funds to save Nero’s Domus Aurea
Italy appealed Wednesday for sponsors to help restore Emperor Nero's Golden House, the Domus Area, in the heart of Rome, saying 31 million euros ($42 million) was needed to repair the majestic complex.
Shell beads from the Mediterranean in Bronze Age Britain?
Non-destructive methods of analysing organic material used to make jewellery beads in Bronze Age Britain showed Britons "bough locally".
Nero coin found at Vindolanda
A gold coin bearing the image of Nero is the first of its kind ever discovered so far in Vindolanda. Its date compared to the layer it was found hints that it was in circulation for more than 300 years.
Acropolis Museum: Five successful years
Brief account of the Acropolis Museum's achievements and success in its five years of operation by the Museum's President, D. Pandermalis.
Archaeological survey at the Tremithos valley
The first season of archaeological investigation at the Tremithos valley under the direction of Dr Sarah Stewart has been completed.
The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn
International Symposium in Greece to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Lafcadio Hearn’s death.
The “Umbrellas” by George Zongolopoulos travel in the Far East!
The "Umbrellas", one of the most recognizable sculptures of George Zongolopoulos, will be included in the edition Landscape Installation Art (Beijing, 2013).
The “wonderful rubbish” of the Gilf Kebir desert
The discovery of the "wonderful rubbish" of the Gilf Kebir desert underlines the vital importance of safeguarding heritage sites.
Plague Victims’ Remains Found in Thebes
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an epidemic in Egypt so terrible that one ancient writer believed the world was coming to an end.
Mural of the Drinkers to be seen for a limited period only
Visitors can now see the Mural of Drinkers at the Mexican archaeological zone of Cholula near Puebla for a limited period only.
Stele devoted to Artemis Pergaea
A stele devoted to Artemis Pergaea was chosen by the 33rd EPCA of Preveza and Arta and the Archaeological Museum of Arta to be presented as the exhibit of the month June.
Twelve Egyptian artifacts retrieved in London
Twelve artifacts that were smuggled out of Egypt were retrieved by the Egyptian Embassy in London.
Migration Period cremation burials found in Poland
Dozens of Migration Period cremation graves have been unearthed by scientists from the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw in Łężany (Northeastern Poland).
Getty Museum announces two landmark sculpture acquisitions
Rodin’s marble Christ and Mary Magdalene (1908) goes on view alongside newly acquired early 17th-century Italian bronze of Belvedere Antinous by Pietro Tacca that once belonged to King Louis XIV.
Single ticket for Capitoline and Vatican museums
Visitors and residents of Rome will be able to buy a combined admission ticket to the Vatican and Capitoline Museums in a one-year trial period starting this summer.