New light on the movement of the Vikings
Two Viking warriors, members of the same family and separated for 1,000 years, were recently reunited at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen.
Fashion for pointy shoes unleashed plague of bunions in medieval Britain
The British suffered for their fashion as a vogue for shoes with a pointed tip led to a sharp increase in hallux valgus of the big toe.
Forest regrowth and widespread Indigenous mortality
Research tests significance of forest regrowth following widespread mortality among Indigenous populations in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Researchers link ancient wooden structure to water ritual
The Noceto Vasca Votiva is a unique wood structure that was unearthed on a small hill in northern Italy in 2005.
The Glass Ark in Venice
The exhibition focuses on the extraordinary glass animal collection of Pierre Rosenberg, former Director/President of the Louvre in Paris.
Golden Mummies of Egypt
The book showcases for the first time an extraordinary group of Egyptian mummies examining how and why they came to Manchester Museum.
PhD Fellowship Centre for Classical and Humanistic Studies
2021 Call for 1 PhD Fellowship at the University of Coimbra, in the areas of Classical Studies or Food Heritage: Cultures and Identities.
Two tombs for one man: the case of Maya
Maya managed to remain active during the Amarna ad post Amarna period. How do we know? From two tombs that survive under his name.
Video game music played with an ancient lyre
About six years ago, Theodoros Koumartzis, a graduate of Information Technology, first held an ancient lyre in his hands.
Uncovering the lost Indigenous settlement of Sarabay
The UNF archaeology team is fairly confident they have located the lost Indigenous Northeast Florida community of Sarabay.
Discovery of the oldest plant fossils on the African continent!
The analysis of very old plant fossils documents the transition from barren continents to the green planet we know today.
A glass of wine from… Neolithic times
Remains of food brought to light through research conducted by the AUTh include the oldest wine in Europe.
Assyria, the West, and transition chronology (Late Bronze to Iron Age)
BICANE IV, a two-day virtual colloquium (Zoom, October 16–17, 2021).
10,000-year-old DNA pens the first tales of the earliest domesticated goats
The findings were assimilated from DNA taken from the remains of 32 goats that died some 10,000 years ago in the Zagros mountains.
Mosaic of Theros in the Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum
Theros in ancient Macedonia has golden brown hair, a sheaf of corn but no… gender.
Children and Young People, Speaking Up and Speaking Out
The conference is free for members of the Children's History Society (rates according to career stage), please register by 10th June.
Indigenous peoples were stewards of the Western Amazon
Study points to a history of indigenous sustainable use of the Western Amazon stretching back 5,000 years.
Revival of historic Syntagma flower shops
A long Athenian tradition is thus being reborn and a historic place in the capital city upgraded and regaining its former prestige.
New insights into survival of ancient Western Desert peoples
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have used more than two decades of satellite-derived environmental data to form hypotheses about the possible foraging habitats of pre-contact Aboriginal peoples living in Australia's Western Desert.
ASCSA’s 139th Annual Report
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is pleased to announce the release of its 139th Annual Report, highlighting the School's significant achievements during its 2019–2020 academic year.
Pharaonic border stela received at Ismailia Museum
The stela was found recently in a field in the area of Ismailia during farming.
Acropolis: Accessibility to the archaeological site to be completed
Unanimous positive opinion by the Central Archaeological Council during last Tuesday's meeting.
Stone Age raves to the beat of elk tooth rattles?
In the Stone Age, some 8,000 years ago, people danced often and in a psychedelic way. This is a conclusion drawn from elk teeth discovered in the Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov burial site.
Nikos Stampolidis elected Director-General of the Acropolis Museum
Eleftherna's excavator, Archaeology Professor and Director General of the Museum of Cycladic Art for 24 years,.