Need for immediate shutdown of museums across the country
"We urge the leadership of the Ministry of Culture to immediately react to an emergency and protect both employees and visitors", emphasizes the announcement.
Museums and sites will remain closed in Cyprus
The Department of Antiquities apologises to the public for any inconvenience caused.
Bronze Age diet and farming strategy reconstructed
Cross-sectional study suggests similar diets but different management of livestock among communities and a larger share of animal protein restricted to very few members of the elite.
Dinosaur stomping ground in Scotland reveals thriving middle Jurassic ecosystem
During the Middle Jurassic Period, the Isle of Skye in Scotland was home to a thriving community of dinosaurs that stomped across the ancient coastline.
3,500-year-old box with Pharaoh name on it found in Egypt
Polish archaeologists have discovered a nearly 3,500-year-old chest under a rock debris near the famed temple of woman Pharaoh Hatshepsut, Egypt.
AMTΗ: More than 1 million visitors over recent years
Since its founding in 1962, the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki has been functioning as the Metropolitan Museum of Macedonia.
A theory on the Great Pyramid’s Trial Passages
A theory on the Great Pyramid’s Trial Passages sees the enigmatic structures as made to facilitate the iconic monument’s symbolic astronomical alignment.
Task sharing in hunters-gatherers does not depend on the capacities of each gender
In current hunter-gatherer groups, women usually transport greater loads than men, therefore some scientists had indicated they were energetically more efficient when performing these tasks.
The Ministry of Culture goes ahead with reorganization of the Archaeological Receipts and Expropriation Fund
The Minister of Culture also announced the extension of the electronic ticket to archaeological sites and museums, a measure that had started in 2018.
Sticky tape: A key ingredient for mapping artifact origins
Combining a highly sensitive sulfur analysis technique with simple sulfur-free tape is an effective and harmless way to test extremely small samples of vermilion.
Study establishes eggshell beads exchanged over 30,000 years
Researchers establish that the practice of exchanging these ornaments over long distances spans a much longer period of time than previously thought.
The circulation of animals between East and West (12th- 16th centuries)
This Conference aims at highlighting this circulation and import-export of knowledge and natural and figurative products between East and West.
The first big exhibition in Europe on the kimono
Over 100 kimonos highlight the contrasting variations of the most famous Japanese garment in the exhibition entitled “Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk”.
Smallest Homo Erectus Cranium In Africa
The crania found, assigned to Homo erectus, were associated with simple Oldowan-type (Mode 1) and more complex Acheulian (Mode 2) stone tool assemblages.
Inspection of Olympia conducted by Lina Mendoni
The Minister of Culture and Sports visited the archaeological site of Olympia, the Archaeological Museum and the Museum of the Ancient Olympic Games.
Cartilage cells, chromosomes and DNA preserved in dinosaur
Evidence of preserved fragments of proteins and apparent chromosomes within isolated cell-like microstructures in cartilage from a baby duckbilled dinosaur.
As ancient farming developed, so did cooperation — and violence
The growth of agriculture led to unprecedented cooperation in human societies, but it also led to a spike in violence, an insight that offers lessons for the present.
More than 4,000 visitors to the EMST over the first three days
Admission to the EMST is free during the trial period of its operation.
The Return to Hellenistic Alexandria
The project deals with the restoration, upgrade and promotion of one of the most important archaeological sites of Alexandria, the so-called Necropolis of Shatby.
Amber specimens reveal origin of long mouthpart of scorpionflies
This study provides new insights into the separate origin of the long mouthpart of Mesopsychoidea and fleas, and the evolution of Cretaceous pollinating insects.
Siberian Neanderthals originated from various European populations
At least two different groups of Neanderthals lived in Southern Siberia and an international team of researchers including scientists from FAU have now proven that one of these groups migrated from Eastern Europe.
Wild boars provide archaeologists with clues to early domestication
Scientists have shown that a life spent in captivity has an identifiable effect on the shape of a tarsal bone that plays a propulsive role in locomotion.
New insights into the transatlantic slave trade on African ancestry
Team performed a genome-wide analysis to infer how different African groups contributed to North-, South-American and Caribbean populations.
Apes’ inner ears could hide clues to evolutionary history of hominoids
Studying the inner ear of apes and humans could uncover new information on our species’ evolutionary relationships.