A tomb with a view: Egyptologist recreates an after-death experience
Egyptologist Rita Lucarelli presents a fully documented virtual reality reconstruction of the Egyptian underworld.
Scientists examine more than 60 teeth of stegosaurs from Yakutia
An international team of palaeontologists has examined 63 teeth of polar stegosaurs that inhabited the territory of present-day Yakutia.
The Girl of Gran Dolina
The Journal of Anthropological Sciences has published a study by the Dental Anthropology Group at the Centro Nacional de Investigación de la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), which reveals the first sex estimation of two of the most emblematic fossils from the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos).
The Roman Aqueduct at Moria
It is one of the most important technical works of antiquity, probably dating to the end of the 2nd or the beginning of the 3rd century AD.
Roof-tiles in imperial China
Researchers from Kanazawa University and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences cast light on the production of roof tiles during the Tang dynasty through a study of variations in lotus-pattern tile ends recovered from the Ximing Temple in Xi'an.
Obituary for the loss of Carole McCartney
Dr. Carole McCartney, an exemplary archaeologist, passed away on Saturday, 13 March 2021.
Experts recreate a mechanical Cosmos for the world’s first computer
Researchers at UCL have solved a major piece of the puzzle that makes up the ancient Greek astronomical calculator known as the Antikythera Mechanism.
Chania: Upgrading the Venetian Villa in the Perivolia community
An inspection was conducted at the site by Head of the Ephorate Eleni Papadopoulou and Mayor of Chania Panagiotis Simandirakis.
Ancient monastery remains found in Bahariya, Egypt
Τhe mud-brick buildings date back to around the fourth and seventh centuries AD.
An ancient Maya ambassador’s bones show a life of privilege and hardship
Ajpach' Waal forged an alliance between two dynasties but died in obscurity.
Diolkos: the innovative ancient achievement is being restored
Over the last year, the Corinth Ephorate of Antiquities is conducting works of enhancement and protection on the ancient stone paved road.
A lost cachepot from the Tatoi estate was found at the Presidential Mansion
The four historic cachepots adorning the Palace gardens at Tatoi have been made in Paris.
The chariots of Pompeii and Thrace have many similarities
Enhancement work on the burial mound at Mikri Doxipara-Zoni is beginning shortly, said Head of the Evros Ephorate of Antiquities D. Terzopoulou to the AMNA.
Dendera Temple restoration and developing project continues
Works are still continuing inside the side rooms surrounding the second transfiguration hall in preparation for its new opening.
Shift in scientific consensus about demise of Neanderthals
Most experts no longer believe that the Neanderthals died out due to the emergence of the highly intelligent Homo sapiens.
Direct evidence of the use of a medieval parchment birthing girdle
The manuscript analysed by the researchers is a medieval parchment "birth girdle" made in England and thought to be used by pregnant women while giving birth.
Underwater research of ancient Olous
Exploring and mapping evidence of the sunken city of ancient Olous and its territory, in the Elounda bay.
Rare Diseases in the Bronze Age
What do we know about Rare Diseases in the past, and above all how can we define and diagnose them in skeletal human remains?
Pazyryk carpet: Fermented wool is the answer
Why are the red, yellow, and blue colours used in the world’s oldest knotted-pile carpet still so vivid and bright, even after almost two and a half thousand years?
Women in Greek Archaeology
In honor of International Women’s Day, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens is gathering a group of distinguished female archaeologists to discuss their experiences as directors of excavations and surveys in Greece.
Woolly mammoths may have overlapped with first humans in New England
Woolly mammoths may have walked the landscape at the same time as the earliest humans in what is now New England, according to a Dartmouth study published in Boreas.
The Grevena-Kozani region is an UNESCO Geopark candidate
In its last internet meeting the organization’s World Council of Geoparks made a positive evaluation of the Greek proposal’s dossier.
Danger of the Moria Roman aqueduct collapsing
The recent cold front "Medea" brought to light serious problems threatening the stability of the monument.