Results of 2023 excavations at Pyla-Kokkinokremos
The excavation focused its efforts on the eastern lobe of the summit plateau, specifically focusing on Sector 5.
Neanderthals did not bury dead with flowers
Archaeologist Chris Hunt has published new evidence to suggest that Neanderthal man enacted burial rituals.
Rare finds show monastery was a social and religious hub
A large communal building, timber-lined well and cemetery include some of the discoveries made by archaeologists at an 8th-9th-century monastery in Cookham, Berkshire.
Rare Stone Age discovery in mid-Norway
When archaeologists recently carried out an excavation at Vinjeøra in southern Trøndelag County, they made a surprising discovery.
Ancient ape from Türkiye challenges the story of human origins
Analysis of a newly identified ape fossil at 8.7-million-year-old site suggests the ancestors of African apes and humans evolved in Europe before migrating to Africa.
Researchers extract ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick
University of Oxford researchers have contributed to the first successful extraction of ancient DNA from a 2,900 year-old clay brick.
The scent of the afterlife unbottled in new study of mummification balms
A team of researchers led by Barbara Huber has recreated one of the scents used in the mummification of an important Egyptian woman more than 3500 years ago.
Bronze Age arrowhead from Switzerland was made from Meteorite
Researchers proved that an arrowhead from the Bern History Museum, found in Mörigen on Lake Biel, Switzerland, was made of meteoritic iron.
Living people linked to enslaved and free African Americans at iron forge
A first-of-its-kind analysis of historical DNA ties tens of thousands of living people to enslaved and free African Americans who labored at an iron forge in Maryland.
Geronisos Island Expedition at Maniki Harbor and Meletis Necropolis, 2023
Archaeological excavation was conducted at Maniki Harbor, at the Meletis Necropolis, and atop Geronisos Island, along with comprehensive study of excavated materials in preparation for publication.
Excavations of the University of Cyprus at Laona-Palaipafos
Work this year was wholly dedicated to the excavation of the monumental fortress, dating to the Cypro-Classical period (5th–4th c. BC) that was discovered below the tumulus.
New Archaeological Discoveries in the Quire
Archaeologists at Exeter Cathedral have made some exciting new discoveries from their investigation in the Quire area of the 900-year-old building.
Nero’s theater discovered in Rome at Palazzo della Rovere
Structures and decoration details which match the description of Nero's theater in literary sources have come to light.
Ancient Akrotiri-Dreamer’s Bay Project: Underwater Season 2023
The Department of Antiquities, Deputy Ministry of Culture, announces the completion of the third underwater investigation at Dreamer’s Bay on the southern shores of the Akrotiri Peninsula, Cyprus.
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.