Colonization of South Pacific Islands earlier than first thought
Research led by scientists at the University of Southampton has found settlers arrived in East Polynesia around 200 years earlier than previously thought.
Societal transformations and resilience in Arabia
Social, economic and cultural responses to climate change by ancient peoples highlight vulnerabilities of modern societies and the need for sustainable new solutions.
“Countless Aspects of Beauty”: a virtual tour
We stay at home and make good use of virtual reality to “travel” to the Castle of Ioannina and the Silversmithing Museum of the Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation.
Lacustrine ecosystems needed 10 million years to recover after EPME
Researchers found that both lake and peat-forming forest ecosystems probably took as long as 10 million years to recover after the EPME.
Tooth be told: Earless seals existed in ancient Australia
A fossilised seal tooth found on a Victorian beach could hold the key to uncovering the history and geography of earless seals that graced Australia's shores three million years ago.
14th century cave with medieval shrine or hermitage
A team of rail workers delivering landslip repair works near Guildford, UK, have uncovered a small cave believed to be from the 14th century.
Experience Egypt from Home
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is launching, in collaboration with its partners from scientific and archaeological institutes, a series of virtual guided video tours of a number of museums and archaeological sites around Egypt.
Ten new sites awarded with European Heritage Label
The European Commission awarded the European Heritage Label to ten historical sites across the Union.
Online guided tour of the exhibition on Nikola Tesla
“Electrify yourselves”, experiment, play and discover the limits of the vision and genius of one of the most iconic personalities in history.
New findings in Oxyrhynchus archaeological site
Researchers conducted anthropological studies of the buried deceased and consolidation and restoration tasks on wall paintings and different objects that were recovered during the excavation.
Our direct human ancestor Homo erectus is older than we thought
An unusual skullcap and thousands of clues have created a southern twist to the story of human ancestors, in research published in Science on 3 April.
Modern humans, Neanderthals share a tangled genetic history
New research adds to growing evidence that our ancestors interbred with Neanderthals at multiple times in history.
Europe’s 7 Most Endangered heritage sites 2020
The 7 Most Endangered programme is run by Europa Nostra in partnership with the European Investment Bank Institute.
BSA Visiting Fellowship 2020-2021
Applications are invited for a Visiting Fellowship at the British School at Athens for 2-3 months in the academic year 2020-21 in any branch of the arts or sciences related to Greece.
Call for postdoc: “Archive Archaeology”
The research project "Archive Archaeology: Preserving and Sharing Palmyra’s Cultural Heritage through Harald Ingholt’s Digital Archives" is looking to recruit a full-time (37 hours/week) postdoctoral fellow with the possibility of a one-year extension.
Free access to 1.4 million books
The organization The Internet Archive went ahead with offering free online access to all 1.4 million books of its lending library.
Evidence for a 90-million-year-old rainforest near the South Pole
Researchers have found unexpected fossil traces of a temperate rainforest near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting the continent had an exceptionally warm climate in prehistoric times.
Oldest ever human genetic evidence clarifies dispute over our ancestors
Genetic information from an 800,000-year-old human fossil has been retrieved for the first time.
Teaching Fellow in Roman History
The Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology of the University of Birmingham is looking to appoint a teaching fellow for 12 months starting 1 September 2020.
ARCE’s 2020 Virtual Meeting
For the first time ever, the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) will host its Annual Meeting virtually.
Lucy had an ape-like brain
Three-million-year-old brain imprints show that Australopithecus afarensis infants may have had a long dependence on caregivers.
Homo naledi juvenile remains offers clues to how our ancestors grew up
A partial skeleton of Homo naledi represents a rare case of an immature individual, shedding light on the evolution of growth and development in human ancestry.
Discovery of 8-foot mammoth tusk in Bavaria
Archaeologists working in the Bavarian town of Riekofen have discovered a large mammoth tusk whilst carrying excavations works looking for the remains of settlements from the 15th century.
Open-access classicists’ resources exceptionally available
The Consulta Universitaria del Greco (CUG, Association of the Italian Academic Hellenists) has activated a new forum through its website.