Exhibition of Loverdos collection in its final stages
The appearance of an old urban residence is reflected in the restored neoclassical house at 6 Mavromichali Street.
Results of the underwater excavations off Salamina in 2020
The course of the sea wall of the classical city was conclusively calibrated when a large stretch of it was uncovered.
First evidence for honey hunting in prehistoric West Africa
First evidence for ancient honey hunting, locked inside pottery fragments from prehistoric West Africa, dating back some 3,500 years ago.
Sexual division of labor as farming arose in Europe
A new investigation of stone tools buried in graves provides evidence supporting the existence of a division of different types of labor between people of male and female biological sex at the start of the Neolithic.
Study cements age and location of skull from early human Homo Erectus
A new study verifies the age and origin of one of the oldest specimens of Homo erectus.
Scientists uncover the last meal of a Cretaceous pollinator
While pollinators such as bees and butterflies provide crucial ecosystem services today, little is known about the origin of the intimate association between flowering plants and insects.
The Spanish government blocked sale of painting attributed to Caravaggio
The Ministry of Culture described the painting to be sold at auction in Madrid, as "non-exportable".
Ceramics by Sterling Ruby at the Museum of Cycladic Art
Sterling Ruby places selected art works among the rare exhibits of the Cycladic Art Collection.
Arrest for theft of works by Van Gogh and Frans Hals
Dutch police have arrested a suspect in two separate cases of theft of Dutch paintings by the Dutch masters.
Shipwreck discovered by Saadana Island in the Red Sea
A partially surviving shipwreck has been discovered by Saadana Island in Egypt's Red Sea.
Modern Human Brain Originated in Africa Around 1.7 Million Years Ago
Researchers from the University of Zurich have used computed tomography analyses of fossilized skulls to shed light on typical human brain.
An ancient Egyptian city has been revealed in Luxor’s West Bank
A large residential site founded by Amenhotep III and active during the early years of Akhenaten.
Early dispersal of neolithic domesticated sheep in central Asia
A new study, published in the journal Nature: Human Behavior, reveals that the roots of animal domestication in Central Asia stretch back at least 8,000 years.
Two new species of ancient, burrowing mammal ancestors
Researchers have discovered two new species of mammal-like, burrowing animals that lived about 120 million years ago in what is now northeastern China.
800-year-old medieval pottery fragments reveal Jewish dietary practices
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, with archaeologists from Oxford Archaeology, have found the first evidence of a religious diet locked inside pottery fragments excavated from the early medieval Jewish community of Oxford.
Tribute to Hellenism of Asia Minor at the Benaki Museum
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, a anniversary exhibition will be co-organized by the Benaki Museum and the Centre for Asia Minor Studies.
Heniokhos at the International airport of Doha
The exact replica of the Charioteer of Delphi now adorns the central metro station at the International Airport at Doha, Qatar.
The oldest 3D map in Europe
Researchers are trying to shed light to the mystery of an engraved slab found in 1900 in Brittany, France.
How baked bat guano helped archaeologists understand our past
Experiment reveals the chemical changes undergone by artefacts found in caves inhabited by bats.
Summer timetable at archaeological sites, monuments and museums
With this year's ministerial decision, the opening hours of archaeological sites, monuments and museums are grouped into two main categories.
Baltic amber as a potential source of new antibiotics
Scientists have pinpointed compounds that help explain Baltic amber’s therapeutic effects and that could lead to new medicines to combat antibiotic-resistant infections.
The Pharaohs’ Golden Parade in Cairo
The Golden Parade of the Pharaohs, took place in Cairo on Saturday, April 3, in an atmosphere of grandeur and emotion.
The Archaeological Museum of Lemnos has found a home
The mansion of the "Christodoulideios Syssition" Foundation, in Myrina, on the island of Lemnos, to house the Archaeological Museum of Lemnos.
A wounded museum’s cry for help
In order to heal its wounds, the museum has launched a fundraising campaign for the reconstruction.