Viking silver treasure uncovered in Täby in Stockholm
A 1000-year-old silver hoard containing several beautiful torque-style neck rings, arm rings and coins has been discovered in Viggbyholm, Täby, outside Stockholm.
New urbanization and landscape modifications at ancient Maya city
Researchers used lidar (light detection and ranging) to help uncover more secrets of the enormous ancient Maya city of Calakmul.
Sinuses offer new way of studying the evolution of ancient humans
The changing shape of the frontal sinuses is helping to reveal more about how modern humans, and our ancient relatives, evolved.
Ephesos: Area of the city discovered under a burnt layer
A sensational find was made during excavations in Ephesos: archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences were able to uncover an early Byzantine business and gastronomy district.
Erimi-Pitharka 2022
An international team from the Universities of Graz (Austria), Salento (Italy) and Kardynał Stefan Wyszynski (Warsaw, Poland) investigated an area of the Late Bronze Age settlement, located on a plateau, on the eastern Kouris river bank.
A graffiti with the name of Knight Adrian von Bubenberg
The Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists carrying out the archaeological survey on Mount Zion were not expecting to discover a graffiti inscription of Knight Adrian von Bubenberg.
Skaftö wreck’s cargo tells a tale of 15th century trade routes
Research at the University of Gothenburg has shown that the Skaftö wreck had probably taken on cargo in Gdańsk in Poland.
Corfu: The old fortress and its secrets
Undoubtedly, it is the town’s most imposing monument, still visible from the beaches of Igoumenitsa and a magnet for tourists.
The acropolis of ancient Amphipolis continues to reveal its secrets
Everything brought to light by the archaeological dig in this year's excavation season was presented during an event organized at Eleftheroupolis.
Greece and Cyprus collaborate in the field of culture
A new era in the relations of cultural cooperation and development between Greece and Cyprus is being introduced by the establishment of an independent Deputy Ministry of Culture of Cyprus.
Race against time to find ancient Indigenous carving
Researchers are working with a group of First Nations Australians in a race against time to document ancient art in the bark of Australia's boab trees in some of the roughest terrain on Earth.
Neanderthals appear to have been carnivores
A new study published on october 17th in the journal PNAS, led by a CNRS researcher, has for the first time used zinc isotope analysis to determine the position of Neanderthals in the food chain. Their findings suggest that they were in fact carnivores.
Meet the first Neanderthal family
Ancient genomes of thirteen Neanderthals provide a rare snapshot of their community and social organization.
Medieval Islamic glass reveals untold histories
Islamic glass fragments discovered at Caerlaverock Castle in the 1990s inspired a collaborative community project to unravel the story of their origins.
A 10,000-year-old infant burial provides insights into Prehistory
Researchers argue that they have found evidence of the use of baby carriers 10,000 years ago at the Arma Veirana site in Liguria, Italy.
Mandra of Despotiko 2022: Excavation and restoration works
The site, which is being excavated since 1997, has revealed an extensive settlement and one of the most important cult centers in the central Aegean.
Max Gazzè at the Amphitheater of Pompeii
Friday 21 October, at 8.30 PM, the Amphitheatre of Pompeii will be the venue of a concertevent capable of offering the participants a unique immersive experience.
What can furbearers teach us about future conservation efforts?
University of Oklahoma professor’s research aims to understand consequences of mass harvesting, ecosystem change and effects of different cultural practices on furbearers.
Research directly dates the earliest milk use in prehistoric Europe
A new study has shown milk was used by the first farmers from Central Europe in the early Neolithic era around 7,400 years ago.
54% of the British for the Parthenon Sculptures’ repatriation
The first debate began In the House of Lords on changing the law that prohibits the return of antiquities to their place of origin.
Flint tools found in cave among the oldest ever discovered in Poland
Flint tools discovered over 50 years ago in Cave Tunel Wielki (Małopolska) are half a million years old.
New analysis of obsidian blades reveals dynamic Neolithic social networks
Analysis suggests that the networks Neolithic people formed in the region as they developed agriculture are larger and more complex than previously believed.
Rare mosaic of the Roman era found in Syria
"It depicts arare scene in which the details and names of the Greek kings and heroes who participated in the Trojan War are clearly visible".
Herodotus Helpline launches new journal
The Herodotus Helpline is delighted to announce the publication of the first volume of its open-access journal Syllogos.