Smells like Ancient Society: Ways to study and reconstruct past scents

Smells like Ancient Society: Ways to study and reconstruct past scents

Researchers discuss the importance of scent in human history and address how and why experts might investigate smells from the past.
In the same city: Christians and Jews in Thessaloniki

In the same city: Christians and Jews in Thessaloniki

The exhibition material captures the atmosphere and society of Thessaloniki during a transitional period in history.
Modern animal life could have origins in delta

Modern animal life could have origins in delta

The ancestors of many animal species alive today may have lived in a delta in what is now China, new research suggests.
Dense bones allowed Spinosaurus to hunt underwater

Dense bones allowed Spinosaurus to hunt underwater

A new study has revealed that Spinosaurus could submerge itself underwater to hunt.
Rewriting The History Books: Why The Vikings Left Greenland

Rewriting The History Books: Why The Vikings Left Greenland

New study led by UMass Amherst suggests that increasing aridity, not temperature change, contributed to the Norse abandonment of Greenland settlements in the 15th century.
Leftovers in pottery allow peek into an ancient civilization kitchen

Leftovers in pottery allow peek into an ancient civilization kitchen

Scientists study animal lipids and microscopical remains of plants in vessels from the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization and preceding Copper Age cultures in northern Gujarat, India.
Restoration begins on the Longola Pirogue in the Poggiomarino area

Restoration begins on the Longola Pirogue in the Poggiomarino area

On the 8th March, restoration work began on the pirogue of Longola, a protohistoric perifluvial village in the Poggiomarino area.
New study sheds light on early human hair evolution

New study sheds light on early human hair evolution

Researchers at the George Washington University examined what factors drive hair variation in a wild population of lemurs known as Indriidae.
A tour of Ancient Olympia

A tour of Ancient Olympia

Monuments and sacred buildings come to life, giving visitors the opportunity to become "participants" in the games and rituals of the Olympic Games.
Christie’s to offer Warhol’s legendary Shot Sage Blue Marilyn

Christie’s to offer Warhol’s legendary Shot Sage Blue Marilyn

Shot Sage Blue Marilyn by Andy Warhol is poised to be the most expensive 20th century artwork to ever sell at auction.
Ancylotheria, mastodons, hipparia and machairodons in Sidirokastro

Ancylotheria, mastodons, hipparia and machairodons in Sidirokastro

Dinosaurs may never have lived in Greece but other prehistoric animals roamed free across a savannah in the region of today's Sidirokastro.
New technology useful in identifying ancient hunter-gatherer sites

New technology useful in identifying ancient hunter-gatherer sites

Researchers looking to identify some of the most difficult ‘finds’ in archaeology are tapping technology to help in the search.
Study reconsiders name of Peru’s Machu Picchu

Study reconsiders name of Peru’s Machu Picchu

In their recently published paper, the researchers conclude that the Incas originally called it Huayna Picchu.
Genomic analysis supports ancient Muwekma Ohlone connection

Genomic analysis supports ancient Muwekma Ohlone connection

Research shows a genetic relationship between modern-day Tribe members and individuals buried nearby who lived more than 1,900 years ago.
An archaeological investigation analyses peasant life in Roman Spain

An archaeological investigation analyses peasant life in Roman Spain

An investigation by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) delves into the life of peasant settlements.
The colored skeletons of Çatalhöyük

The colored skeletons of Çatalhöyük

A team with participation of the University of Bern provides new insights about how the inhabitants of Çatalhöyük buried their dead.
Unknown settlement discovered north of Grevena

Unknown settlement discovered north of Grevena

Sites with remains of public buildings, architectural members and cemeteries were discovered in the settlement of Agios Georgios.
Pilot visits to the Kastas Mound in 2022

Pilot visits to the Kastas Mound in 2022

Lina Mendoni inspected the monuments at the archaeological site of Amphipolis.
Saffron originates from Bronze Age Greece

Saffron originates from Bronze Age Greece

This is the conclusion reached by a new German scientific study which seems to give a definitive answer to the question of the crocus plant’s origin.
Five more ancient Egyptian tombs discovered in Saqqara

Five more ancient Egyptian tombs discovered in Saqqara

The tombs were discovered in the area northwest of the pyramid of King Merenre.
A woman’s “Scent” in an Early Iron Age settlement outside Thessaloniki

A woman’s “Scent” in an Early Iron Age settlement outside Thessaloniki

Numerous traces of weaving and jewelry found at the site "Trapeza of Neo Rysio, Kardia" come to confirm that this spot was used as a settlement.
Engineering and Archaeology researchers  join forces against climate crisis

Engineering and Archaeology researchers join forces against climate crisis

An interdisciplinary team of researchers will look to identify ways of tackling the climate crisis at an international conference.
Beheaded croc reveals ancient family secrets

Beheaded croc reveals ancient family secrets

The partially fossilized remains of a giant extinct crocodilian explain how modern crocodilian species may have evolved.
A new… 5.5 million year old Odysseus

A new… 5.5 million year old Odysseus

While studying fossils from excavations in southern Spain, Palaeontologist Dr. George Georgalis identified a new species of snake.
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