An Ancient Economy
Archaeologist argues the Chumash Indians were using highly worked shell beads as currency 2,000 years ago.
How flowering plants conquered the world
Flowering plants indeed originated in the Jurassic or earlier, that is millions of years earlier than their oldest undisputed fossil evidence.
635 million-year-old microfossil bailed us out of an ice age
This discovery is key for understanding multiple turning points throughout Earth's history: the Ediacaran period and the terrestrialization of fungi.
Pompidou Centre closes for renovation
One of the top cultural attractions of Paris, home to one of the largest collections of modern art in Europe.
A glimpse into the wardrobe of King David and King Solomon
For the first time, rare evidence has been found of fabric dyed with royal purple dating from the time of King David and King Solomon.
Two Roman column capitals donated to Graeco Roman Museum of Alexandria
81-year-old Angelos Vroutzos donated two Graeco Roman marble column capitals inherited from his family.
Italian Modern Art Museum becomes vaccination centre
The Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea has offered its galleries to help with the vaccination programme in Italy.
Ancient proteins help track early milk drinking in Africa
New research shows milk consumption in eastern Africa began before the evolution of lactase persistence.
Indigenous New Mexican community knew how to coexist with wildfire
People living in fire-prone places can learn to manage fire as an ally to prevent dangerous blazes, just like people who lived nearly 1,000 years ago.
Cambridge researcher makes steps towards cracking Linear A
Dr. Ester Salgarella has made a Linear A database already featuring a list of 300 standard signs and 400 inscriptions.
New skull of tube-crested dinosaur reveals evolution of bizarre crest
The first new skull of a rare species of the dinosaur Parasaurolophus (recognized by the large hollow tube that grows on its head) discovered in 97 years.
Women influenced coevolution of dogs and humans
In a cross-cultural analysis, Washington State University researchers found several factors may have played a role in building the mutually beneficial relationship between humans and dogs, including temperature, hunting and surprisingly—gender.
Dinosaur embryo helps crack baby Tyrannosaur mystery
The first-known fossils of tyrannosaur embryos have shed light on the early development of the colossal animals, which could grow to 40 feet in length and weigh eight tonnes.
Temple shaped burial monument brought to light in Paiania
The bas relief was transferred for safekeeping and conservation to the Archaeological Museum of Vravrona.
Inequality in medieval Cambridge in the bones of its residents
Social inequality was "recorded on the bones" of Cambridge's medieval residents, according to a new study of hundreds of human remains.
First people to enter the Americas likely did so with their dogs
The first people to settle in the Americas likely brought their own canine companions with them, according to new research which sheds more light on the origin of dogs.
Late Αrchaic temple found in the sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia
The excavation of the large Post-Classical-Hellenistic portico was also completed inside the expropriated area.
A Roman villa appears under an Islamic tower
The work done in 2020 reveals an exhaustive analysis of an underneath Roman phase, possibly a rustic residential villa.
15th annual field campaign at Kouklia/Palaepafos completed
The University of Cyprus Expedition conducted three periods of investigation in 2020 focusing on the urban landscape of ancient Pafos.
Martin Sinclair Frankland Hood (31 January 1917 – 18 January 2021)
Archaeologist and former director of BSA Sinclair Hood died at the age of 104 years.
Appointment at the Geosites of Lesvos
The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest continues to record, map, interpret and present the sites describes as geosites - geological monuments.
Underwater Archaeological Research off Kasos in 2020
The most remarkable find in the second research season was a shipwreck of the Roman period with a mixed cargo containing amphorae of the popular "Dressel 20" type.
Early humans used chopping tools to break animal bones
esearchers from the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University unraveled the function of flint tools known as ‘chopping tools’, found at the prehistoric site of Revadim, east of Ashdod.
Burial practices point to an interconnected Early Medieval Europe
New ideas could spread rapidly in the Dark Ages as communities were interconnected, creating a surprisingly unified culture in Europe.