The ‘House of Griffins’ opens with livestream tours
Beginning in March, the Colosseum Archaeological Park is opening the House of Griffins to the public, via livestream video.
Etruschi e Veneti. Acque, culti e santuari
The exhibition's starting point is the concept of the sacred in the Etruscan world, examining the many forms and expressions of worship connected with water.
Archaeologists reveal a medieval super ship
Its size and previously unknown construction details offer new insight into the maritime technology and trade networks of the Middle Ages.
Woolly rhino genome recovered from Ice Age wolf stomach
The 14,400-year-old woolly rhinoceros was recovered from a tissue sample found preserved inside the stomach of an ancient wolf.
How climate change contributed to the demise of the Tang dynasty
How hydrological extremes such as droughts and floods between 800 and 907 CE in particular affected society and politics in China.
Significant pithos burial uncovered in Rafina
During rescue excavations by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Eastern Attica an exceptionally significant pithos burial was uncovered.
Hygienic conditions in Pompeii’s early baths were poor
Limescale deposits in wells, pipes, and bathing facilities provide information about Pompeii's ancient water supply.
Rare 5th century BC bone stylus found intact in Gela
Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable artifact that sheds new light on ancient Greek craft and ritual practices.
Roman industrial hub discovered on banks of River Wear
Experts have helped uncover evidence of a Roman industrial hub on the banks of the River Wear, at Offerton, near Sunderland.
Whale hunting in South America began 5,000 years ago
Indigenous communities in southern Brazil were hunting large cetaceans around a thousand years before the earliest documented evidence.
Remains of a Byzantine-era monastic complex uncovered in Sohag
The discovery was made during ongoing excavations at the site, revealing the remains of mud-brick buildings.
World’s oldest arrow poison
Researchers have identified traces of plant poison from the South African plant gifbol on Stone Age arrowheads.
Anthropologists Offer New Evidence of Bipedalism
Analysis centers on point of attachment of ligament vital to walking upright.
Toxic pigment found in 2,000-year-old women’s graves
Archaeologists have discovered lumps of intensely red cinnabar in the graves of women buried 2,000 years ago at the Chervony Mayak cemetery.
African lineage near the root of Homo sapiens
773,000-year-old fossils from Thomas Quarry I in Morocco illuminate the shared ancestry of Homo sapiens, Neandertals, and Denisovans.
Cyprus: Life at the Furnace-project
This season’s work focused partly on the small, cultivated plateau immediately north of the village of Agia Marina Xyliatou.
Roots of medieval migration into England uncovered
Migration into England was continuous from the Romans through to the Normans and men and women moved from different places and at different rates, a study finds.
Africa’s oldest cremation pyre and complex ritual practices
A new study reports the earliest evidence of cremation in Africa, and the world’s oldest known in situ cremation pyre for an adult.
New discoveries in the Slave Quarters of the Villa of Civita Giuliana
Amphorae with broad beans were found in one of the rooms on the first floor of the slave quarters of the large villa.
Archaeologists use AI to create prehistoric video game
Archaeologists have used AI and free digital tools to create a dynamic and educational video game about the Stone Age.
Thousands of dinosaur tracks discovered in Stelvio National Park
Herds of large herbivores formed thousands of dinosaur tracks about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic.
Roman urbanism was bad for Brits’ health
Analysis of skeletal remains confirms theories that the population’s health declined during this period, but only in the urban centres.
Nature Scientific Data publishes LuwianSiteAtlas
A new, freely accessible dataset documenting 483 archaeological sites from the Middle and Late Bronze Age in western Anatolia.
Excavation in Gebenstorf yields surprising results
The post-excavation analysis of the rescue excavation by the Cantonal Archaeology in Gebenstorf has produced initial further results.