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No drinking! No Fighting! The laws of early Edo Japan

No drinking! No Fighting! The laws of early Edo Japan

The official document details how workers should act during the reconstruction of Sunpu Castle.
Ancestral Puebloans survived from ice melt in New Mexico lava tubes

Ancestral Puebloans survived from ice melt in New Mexico lava tubes

A lava tube in the El Malpais National Monument yields centuries-old insights of survival in the face of harsh climate change.
The course of work at the National Gallery

The course of work at the National Gallery

The National Gallery’s Digital Programmes project is also in progress, with a budget of 2,200,000€.
Lost Worlds of Ancient and Modern Greece

Lost Worlds of Ancient and Modern Greece

The volume based on Gilbert Bagnani's personal letters and news’ reports covers the momentous years from 1921-1924.
Another 14 fossilized trees found on Lesvos

Another 14 fossilized trees found on Lesvos

The discovery was made during excavations for the construction of a drainage pipeline in the district of Akrochira.
X-ray imaging of a beetle’s world in ancient earthenware

X-ray imaging of a beetle’s world in ancient earthenware

Using X-rays, Professor Hiroki Obata of Kumamoto University, Japan has imaged 28 impressions of maize weevils on pottery shards from the late Jomon period.
KGB Espionage Museum Collection up for auction

KGB Espionage Museum Collection up for auction

The museum has been permanently closed and its entire collection will be auctioned on February 13, 2021 at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills.
The Changing Landscapes of Rome’s Northern Hinterland

The Changing Landscapes of Rome’s Northern Hinterland

a new regional history of the middle Tiber valley as a lens through which to view the emergence and transformation of the city of Rome from 1000 BC to AD 1000.
More than 100 sarcophagi found in Saqqara

More than 100 sarcophagi found in Saqqara

The coffins are sealed and survive perfectly. The shafts also gave funerary masks and 40 wooden statues of Saqqara god Ptah Sokar.
Original pigments of inscriptions at the temple of Esna found

Original pigments of inscriptions at the temple of Esna found

More than 200 years after the rediscovery of an Egyptian temple, a German-Egyptian research team has uncovered the original colors of inscriptions that are around 2,000 years old.
Head of Hermes found in downtown Athens

Head of Hermes found in downtown Athens

Last Friday, a Hermes head came to light during sewage works opposite the Ag. Irini temple in Aiolou street of downtown Athens.
The world’s first industrial plant

The world’s first industrial plant

An elbow-shaped water flume as a special adaptation for the Barbegal mill complex and a symbol of the ingenuity of Roman engineers.
Nazi memorabilia stolen from museums

Nazi memorabilia stolen from museums

20 Nazi items were recently stolen from a museum in Denmark, including an SS uniform and the uniform of a Hitler Youth member.
Funding Call: British Academy Conferences

Funding Call: British Academy Conferences

The British Academy announces the call for proposals for British Academy Conferences to be held in 2022. 
Florisbad skull reinforces the Mosaic Hypothesis of Human Evolution

Florisbad skull reinforces the Mosaic Hypothesis of Human Evolution

The study describes the braincase traits of Florisbad, a fossil found in South Africa in 1932, and its similarities with other species like Homo sapiens, H. neanderthalensis and H. heidelbergensis.
First known case of TB in Britain came from Continental Europe

First known case of TB in Britain came from Continental Europe

A new study of the skeleton of an Iron Age man with the first known case of tuberculosis in Britain has shed new light on his origins.
Council of State discusses transfer of Thessaloniki Metro antiquities

Council of State discusses transfer of Thessaloniki Metro antiquities

In the Plenary Session of the Council of State last Friday, the issue was discussed of temporarily transferring the antiquities.
Fossil shark turns in to mystery pterosaur

Fossil shark turns in to mystery pterosaur

Palaeontologists have made a surprising discovery while searching through 100-year-old fossil collections from the UK ‒ a new mystery species of pterosaur, unlike anything seen before.
A resistant material against microorganisms to restore Cultural Heritage

A resistant material against microorganisms to restore Cultural Heritage

Team created a biocide additive that can be incorporated into materials used to rebuild historic monuments and buildings.
Arrest for trafficking of archaeologicaly valuable artefacts

Arrest for trafficking of archaeologicaly valuable artefacts

The case started with information about a person who was transporting antiquities to further dispose of them for 100,000€.
Three volumes of the Sistine Chapel in your home for the price of 22,000$

Three volumes of the Sistine Chapel in your home for the price of 22,000$

The three-volume edition, in 1,999 numbered copies, bears the stamp of authenticity of the Vatican Museums.
Fossil shows small-scale evolutionary changes in an extinct human species

Fossil shows small-scale evolutionary changes in an extinct human species

Newly discovered fossil cranium of Paranthropus robustus suggests environmental conditions drove rapid changes.
Indian fossils support new hypothesis for origin of hoofed mammals

Indian fossils support new hypothesis for origin of hoofed mammals

New research published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology describes a fossil family that illuminates the origin of perissodactyls.
Archaeologists discover treasure trove of metal artefacts

Archaeologists discover treasure trove of metal artefacts

Archaeologists excavating in the village of Poniatach Wielkie in Poland have discovered hundreds of metal objects from the 11th / 12th-13th centuries.
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