New scientific study solves mystery of 2,000-year-old grave
A new scientific study led by Historic England solves the long-running mystery of a 2,000-year-old burial on the Isles of Scilly: was this a man or a woman?
New insights into the origin of the Indo-European languages
Linguistics and genetics combine to suggest a new hybrid hypothesis for the origin of the Indo-European languages.
The Dress from the Palmwood wreck
One of the top pieces in the collection at Museum Kaap Skil is a seventeenth century dress of royal allure, surfaced from the bottom of the Wadden Sea.
Pulled from a field in Albania, a 2,500-year-old statuette comes to Getty
At first, it was just a glint of green and brown in the dirt, exposed during routine plowing at an Albanian farm located next to an ancient Greek settlement.
Ancient DNA reveals diverse community in ‘Lost City of the Incas’
A study used ancient DNA to find out for the first time where workers buried more than 500 years ago came from within the lost Inca Empire.
Perfectly preserved turtle fossil gives clues to habitat 150 million years ago
University of Tübingen research team analyzes sea turtle from the Upper Jurassic - when southern Germany was a tropical archipelago.
Family trees from the European Neolithic
The Neolithic burial site of Gurgy ‘les Noisats’ in France revealed two unprecedentedly large family trees which allowed a Franco-German team to explore the social organization of the 6,700-year-old community.
Mesoamerica a Model for Modern Metropolises
A recent article in the PNAS explores how ancient Mesoamerican civilizations fared against environmental threats.
National Trust completes longest running conservation project
The National Trust’s longest running conservation project of tapestries is now complete – 24 years after it began.
The archeological museum of Thessaloniki joined Iter Vitis
The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki joined on July 15th the network of the Cultural Route of the Council of Europe Iter Vitis.
The world’s earliest composite-tiled roofs
Peking University researchers collaborated with the Gansu Provincial Institute to reconstruct the world’s earliest composite-tiled roofs.
Unearthing Ancient Intelligence in Israel’s Hula Valley
Early humans in Israel's Hula Valley invested in systematic procurement of raw materials hundreds of thousands of years ago – much earlier than previously assumed.
In new space race, geoarchaeology can aid in preserving space heritage
As a new space race heats up, two researchers from the Kansas Geological Survey and their colleagues have proposed a new scientific subfield.
Miocene period fossil forest of Wataria found in Japan
An exquisitely preserved fossil forest from Japan provides missing links and helps reconstruct a whole Eurasia plant from the late Miocene epoch.
New discoveries on the wreck of Antikythera
A team of Swiss and Greek archaeologists recently completed the third season of excavations on the wreck of Antikythera.
World’s oldest stomach stone fossil found on Jurassic Coast
A 150-million-year-old stomach stone has been found in the UK, making it the oldest discovered fossil of its kind.
Legends of Norse settlers drove Denmark towards Greenland
Legends about the Norsemen – and their wealth – circulated in Western culture and led to a race towards Greenland to find them.
Early humans were weapon woodwork experts, study finds
A 300,000-year-old hunting weapon has shone a new light on early humans as woodworking masters, according to a new study.
Dynamic interaction zone between farmers and pastoralists
Genetic study finds early evidence for contact between late farming groups and early pastoralists in the northwestern Black Sea region.
OA and CAU refit Early Neolithic pottery from Harlow
Oxford Archaeology (OA) and the Cambridge Archaeological Unit (CAU) have recently collaborated on a programme of pottery refitting for a large assemblage of Early Neolithic ceramics from Gilden Way, Harlow.
Researchers decipher the secrets of Benjamin Franklin’s paper money
Benjamin Franklin may be best known as the creator of bifocals and the lightning rod, but a group of University of Notre Dame researchers suggest he should also be known for his innovative ways of making (literal) money.
Repatriation of three Cypriot Antiquities from Italy
The Department of Antiquities of the Deputy Ministry of Culture announces the repatriation of three Cypriot antiquities from Italy.
Viking’s Jomsborg could be on Hangman’s Hill near Wolin
A new hypothesis about the location of the Viking Jomsborg on Hangman's Hill near Wolin (West Pomerania) has been put forward by archaeologist Dr. Wojciech Filipowiak from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology PAS.
Picky green sea turtle has travelled to the same place to eat for generations
For approximately 3,000 years, generations of green sea turtles have returned to the same Mediterranean seagrass meadows to eat.