The Bar Hill Comb
When archaeologists working on the National Highways A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon scheme discovered a fragment of a comb, they knew they had found something unusual.
Longest hieratic papyrus goes on display in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum
The 16 m. long papyrus was found in Saqqara and has been named Papyrus Waziry 1.
Project to revitalize the oldest mosque in Sudan
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW) is launching a new cultural heritage protection project “Baraka: Revitalization of the Oldest Preserved Mosque at Old Dongola”.
Steel was already used in Europe 2900 years ago
Team headed by Freiburg researcher has discovered earliest use of steel in Europe – on Iberian stone pillars from the Final Bronze Age.
Surface survey at Hala Sultan Tekke
The “Hala Sultan Tekke Hinterland Survey Project” completed its second season of surface survey.
The Białowieża Forest no longer an archaeological ‘blank spot’
Most of the known barrows and other remains of ancient human activity in the Białowieża Forest were discovered in the 21st century.
Mediterranean hunter-gatherers relied heavily on fish diet
New research has revealed humans living on the Mediterranean coast 9,500 years ago may have relied more heavily on a fish diet than previously thought.
Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth and Reality
Discover the palace of Knossos, and the search for the labyrinth, in this major exhibition in Oxford.
Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe
The use of bow-and-arrow technology gave humans an edge over Neanderthal neighbors in hunting game.
Early evidence of brain surgery in Ancient Near East
A recent excavation in Megiddo, Israel, unearthed the earliest example of a particular type of cranial surgery in the Ancient Near East.
Scientists may have solved a Chaco Canyon mystery
In a new study, several researchers at CU Boulder reenacted a small part of a trek that people in what is today the Southwest United States may have made more than 1,000 years ago.
Sixteenth national archaeological exhibition “Bulgarian Archaeology 2022”
On February 14, 2023, the temporary exhibition "Bulgarian Archaeology 2022" was opened.
Hidden from the Romans: 200 tons of silver on the shores of the river Lahn
In their search for silver ore, the Romans established two military camps in the Bad Ems area near Koblenz in the 1st century AD.
Discarded Roman artefact may have been more than a good luck charm
A unique artefact discovered at the Roman fort of Vindolanda may have been used as a device during sex rather than as a good luck symbol, archaeologists suggest.
Wreck site identified as World War II submarine USS Albacore
Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) confirmed the identity of a wreck site off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, as USS Albacore.
Lost Royal Sumerian Palace and Temple discovered in ancient city of Girsu
A team of archaeologists have discovered the remains of a lost palace of the kings of Girsu, in modern day Tello, Southern Iraq.
Fossil DNA helps to study history of ecological changes
Researchers used the latest research methods to explore the history of Lake Słone in Polesie Wołyńskie (near Chełm).
Islanders: Major exhibition opens at the Fitzwilliam Museum
A major exhibition explores the evolution of island identity on Cyprus, Crete and Sardinia from the Neolithic to the Romans.
‘Lonely boy’ from Norway’s western coast reconstructed
The skeleton of a boy, who died 8,300 years ago, found in Norway in 1907, has been thoroughly analyzed, leading to new conclusions and a reconstruction of the 15 year-old teenager.
National Archaeological Museum competition win announced
The International Evaluation Committee has unanimously selected David Chipperfield Architects Berlin’s design for the extension of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
Ancient boat buried under a pub car park investigated
Nottingham scientists are co-leading a team investigating an ancient boat buried under a pub car park to find out where it came from and exactly how old it is.
Getty to Acquire Bust of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius
First documented in 1851, the bust was previously unknown to scholars or the public.
The largest penguin that ever lived
Fossil bones from two newly-described penguin species, one of them the largest penguin to ever live have been unearthed in New Zealand.
Mysterious skeleton revealed to belong to an anchoress
The rare and unusual life of an anchoress, a woman who devoted her life to prayer while living in seclusion, has been unearthed by the University of Sheffield and Oxford Archaeology.