You’re looking at one of the oldest pieces of cloth in the world
What did people make clothes from in the Neolithic? Çatalhöyük, the world’s largest known Stone Age settlement, gives us answers after 60 years of debate.
Antikythera shipwreck: the new results of the underwater survey
The expedition focused on a detailed mapping of the site of the Antikythera wreck.
Egypt: New finds at the Great Temple of Heliopolis at Matariya
The German-Egyptian archaeological mission, working in the Great Temple of Heliopolis (Matariya, Cairo), uncovered many basalt blocks that represent parts of the western and northern facades of the temple of King Nectanebo I.
A child of darkness
Meet Leti, a Homo naledi child discovered in the Rising Star Cave System that yielded Africa’s richest site for fossil hominins.
Pompeii: The room of the slaves
This exceptionally well-preserved room forms part of the villa within the area of Pompeii where the ceremonial chariot and stable with harnessed horses were previously discovered.
Acropolis Museum: New presentations for children and adults
The Acropolis Museum welcomes visitors during the winter period (1 November 2021 – 31 March 2022) with a reduced admission fee (5 euro) and two new gallery talks.
First modern humans settled in Iberia’s interior in extreme cold
According to an EU-funded study, unlike previously believed, the first Homo sapiens settled in the Iberian hinterland in one of the coldest periods of the last ice age, around 26 000 years ago.
Spectacular ancient gold ring unearthed in an excavation in Yavne
In the huge excavation conducted at Yavne by the Israel Antiquities Authority, as part of the Israel Land Authority's initiative to expand the city, a spectacular gold ring was recently uncovered, with an inlay of a purple stone.
Fossil rivers of the Sahara tell of the threat of warming
Geologists led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, have studied the fossil rivers north of Lake Nasser in Egypt.
Study sheds light on the evolution of underground microbes
A new study sheds light on the evolutionary history of what might be the most elusive form of life on Earth: the deep biosphere – a hidden realm of microbes inhabiting the upper few kilometers of Earth's crust.
Trapeza: grave offerings and bronze swords have come to light
The excavation focused on investigating the Mycenaean necropolis which extends across the plateau’s southwestern slope.
Shipwreck reveals secrets of 17th century Dutch seafaring domination
The national heritage listed shipwreck, Batavia, has revealed through its timbers the history of the shipbuilding materials that enabled Dutch East India Company (VOC) to flourish against major European rivals for the first time.
More than ceremonial, ancient Chaco Canyon was home
Early puebloans impacted the ecosystem around Chaco Canyon earlier than previously believed.
The Art of Menswear at the V&A
100 looks will be presented alongside 100 works of art - Renaissance paintings, sculptures and films - in three thematic sections: "Undressed", "Overdressed" and "Redressed".
Experts name new species of human ancestor
This species lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, around half a million years ago, and was the direct ancestor of modern humans.
Uncovering the tomb of Ramesses II’s Head of the Treasury
The mission of the Faculty of Archeology, Cairo University, headed by Prof. Dr. Ola El-Aguizy, succeeded in excavating the tomb of Ptah-M-Wia, head of the treasury during the reign of King Ramses II.
Rediscovering the ancient social networks of Indus Civilisation villages
Study of pottery vessels reveals how Indus peoples developed and adopted unique technologies in the third millennium BC.
Jesus College returns Benin Bronze in world first
Delegates from Nigeria and Benin took part in a ceremony to complete the handover process and celebrate the rightful return of the Bronze.
Classical era shipwreck in the Kythera-Neapolis straits investigated
It had been located in 2019 at a depth of 222 m in the Kythera-Neapolis straits during an optical survey of wiring for the transmission of electricity from Kissamos to Neapolis.
The surprising origins of the Tarim Basin mummies
Genomic study reveals an indigenous Bronze Age population that was genetically isolated but culturally cosmopolitan.
Red paint on gold mask from Peru contains human blood proteins
Thirty years ago, archeologists excavated the tomb of an elite 40–50-year-old man from the Sicán culture of Peru...
Publication of 500-year-old manuscript exposes medieval beliefs
A rare English illuminated medieval prayer roll, believed to be among only a few dozen still in existence worldwide, has been analyzed in a new study to expose Catholic beliefs in England before the Reformation in the sixteenth century.
Nearly 500 ancient ceremonial sites found in Southern Mexico
The discovery shifts researchers' understanding of the relationship between the Olmec civilization and the subsequent Maya civilization.
A tiny 100 million year old crab found in amber
It is the most ancient crab ever found, living in the time of the dinosaurs in a wooded region of Southeast Asia.