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.
London Summer School in Classics 2021
Places are still available for the London Summer School in Classics 2021, hosted by the Department of Greek and Latin, University College London.
Cultures of mobility and borders in the Ancient Near East
A Call for Abstracts has been issued for the session "Cultures of Mobility and Borders in the Ancient Near East" of the ASOR Annual Meeting.
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.
Ancient owl vomit helps researchers unpack prehistoric bone secrets
Curtin University researchers have used DNA still present in ancient animal bones to identify 17 animal species.
Cyprus ICOM condemns the demolition of listed buildings in Nicosia
The demolition was conducted by the Archdiocese of Cyprus, as part of construction work of the new Cathedral of Nicosia.
To figure out how dinosaurs walked, start with how they didn’t
By analyzing limb poses from modern birds and alligators with innovative 3D imaging technology developed at Brown, scientists have developed a better way to infer how extinct animals might have moved from place to place.
Rooted Cities and Wandering Gods
A new conference on inter-urban religion has been announced, organised by the members of the Connecting the Greeks project at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
On the origin of our species
New research suggests that genetic and fossil records will not reveal a single point where modern humans originated.
Ancient seashell resonates after 18,000 years
Almost 80 years after its discovery, study of a shell from the Marsoulas Cave shows it is the oldest wind instrument of its type.
Spanish state pays generously for works of art to stay in the country
The value of the collection which includes works by Van Gogh, Rodin and Gauguin is estimated at around €1.04 billion.