Archaeologists return to the Demosion Sema in Athens
Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sports to proceed with the systematic excavation of ancient Athens' most important cemetery.
Evidence of predation by octopuses pushed back by 25 million years
New research unveiled the earliest evidence of octopus predation in the fossil record.
Ioannis K. Mazarakis Ainian has passed away
The man whose name is inextricably linked to the National Historical Museum.
Australia’s oldest known intact Aboriginal rock painting is a kangaroo
A two-metre-long painting of a kangaroo in Western Australia's Kimberley region has been identified as Australia's oldest rock painting.
Oldest non-permafrost genome and a new history for extinct cave bear
Scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of an extinct cave bear using a 360,000-year-old bone – the oldest genome of any organism from a non-permafrost environment.
Restoration of the Gymnasium of Ancient Olympia
The second phase of enhancing and restoring was included in the operational programme of the Region of Western Greece.
Trees allow more accurate analysis of last Earth’s magnetic field reversal
Radiocarbon analyses of the remains of kauri trees from New Zealand now make it possible for the first time to precisely time and analyse this event and its associated effects.
History shows that taxes and bureaucracy are cornerstones of democracy
Statistical analysis of 30-premodern societies links economic systems and democracy--and yields insights for today.
The Grand Egyptian Museum is almost ready
98% of all its works and mechanical installations have been completed.
World’s oldest DNA reveals how mammoths evolved
An international team led by researchers at the Centre for Palaeogenetics has sequenced DNA recovered from mammoth remains that are up to 1.2 million years old.
Wolves, dogs and dingoes, oh my
Dogs are generally considered the first domesticated animal, while its ancestor is generally considered to be the wolf, but where the Australian dingo fits into this framework is still debated, according to a retired Penn State anthropologist.
Choosing livestock in ancient Europe
According to a new study, in ancient European settlements, livestock use was likely primarily determined by political structure and market demands.
Linear A still keeps its secrets
"We can 'read' the Linear A script but we still cannot understand it", says Dr Salgarella to the Athens and Macedonia News Agency.
Pharaoh Seqenenre-Taa II CT scan offers glimpses to his heroic death
Finds also reinforce theory on the Pharaoh's death proposed back in 2009.
Climate change and the extinction of North America’s largest animals
New research suggests that overhunting by humans was not responsible for the extinction of mammoths, ground sloths, and other North American megafauna.
He was searching for a buyer on the internet for a 19th century crucifix
According to the expert opinion of an archaeologist of the Antiquities Ephorate, the crucifix dates back to the second decade of the 19th century.
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens used identical Nubian technology
New analysis of a fossil tooth and stone tools from Shukbah Cave reveals Neanderthals used stone tool technologies thought to have been unique to modern humans.
Prof. Em. Cyril Mango passed away
The field of Byzantine studies has lost one of its finest and most insightful researchers, as Prof. Em. Cyril Mango passed away on Monday, February 8.
First works have been installed in the Cannes Underwater Museum
Art lovers wearing diving suits can admire six monumental masks, each over 6 meters high and weighing ten tonnes.
Ancient brewery found in Abydos
The joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission, headed by Dr. Matthew Adams of New York University, and Dr. Deborah Fishak of Princeton University, working in North Abydos, Sohag, has uncovered what is believed to be the oldest high-production brewery in the world.
Stonehenge may be dismantled Welsh stone circle
UCL archaeologists have found a dismantled stone circle in west Wales that they believed was moved to Salisbury Plain and rebuilt as Stonehenge.
Οldest writing system among Slavs was Germanic runes
This unique find provides the earliest evidence of the use of a writing system among Slavs.
How did Amenhotep III’s Malqata Palace look like?
Project aiming at the virtual reconstruction of the palace.
Inspection of conservation works at the Olympeion
“This is a project with many difficulties appearing in many cases while the work evolves,” said Lina Mendoni.