A neolithic era developed independently in New Guinea
New artifacts uncovered at the Waim archaeological site in the highlands of New Guinea illustrate a shift in human behavior between 5050 and 4200 years ago.
Five and a half hours at the Hermitage from home
A look at 45 galleries, 588 art works, live performances by Kirill Richter and dancers of the Hermitage Theatre and directed visits by art lovers to the museum.
Notice: Summer School BSA scholarships for undergraduates
Update by the British School at Athens regarding the scholarships to students attending the BSA Undergraduate Course (23rd August - 13th September 2020).
Theodosius and the Limits of Empire
This monograph is the first English language biography of Theodosius I in 25 years.
PhD studentship at Newcastle University
The Iland Postgraduate Research Studentship Award competition at Newcastle University for entry in October 2020 is now advertised.
Unprecedented preservation of fossil feces from the La Brea Tar Pits
A team of researchers from La Brea Tar Pits, report the first coprolites – or fossil feces – ever discovered in an asphaltic – or tar pit – context.
Romans already had miniature dogs as pets over 2,000 years ago
Like many dog lovers today, the Romans had ‘miniature dogs’ as pets that were similar in size to Pekingese or some types of Chihuahua.
Web browsing the B&E Goulandris Collection from home
Digital reproductions of 148 works, images of details and audio guided tours in two languages offer users a complete picture of the art works.
Free Video Course on Ancient Greek History
“Ancient Origins” invites its readers to a free video course on Ancient Greek History.
Museums in Egypt close due to Coronavirus
Museums in Egypt close to the public in the framework of measurements against the Coronavirus spread.
Bone analyses tell about kitchen utensils in the Middle Ages
Who in the Middle Ages cooked their dinner in copper pots? And where did they do it? Such information can be revealed by chemical analyses of human bones.
Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship for Research Excellence (International)
Power your research with our Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship for Research Excellence (International), covering tuition fees and a £1,015 monthly living allowance.
Maize, not metal, key to native settlements’ history in NY
New Cornell University research is producing a more accurate historical timeline for the occupation of Native American sites in upstate New York.
Painters remind us of the pleasures of “staying at home”!
Reading a book, playing board games, nibbling something from the fridge at midnight, snuggling up in bed and more…
When Gods Speak to Men
New addition to the Zurich Open Repository and Archive (ZORA)
of the University of Zürich.
Ancient secret of lightning strikes at stone circles revealed
New evidence of a massive lightning strike at the centre of a stone circle in the Outer Hebrides may help shed light on why these monuments were created thousands of years ago.
The Dynamics of Neighbourhoods and Urban Quarters
This colloquium, to be held at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel in November 2020, will focus on neighbourhoods and urban quarters in historic cities.
Fine-tuning radiocarbon dating could ‘rewrite’ ancient events
Radiocarbon dating, invented in the late 1940s and improved ever since to provide more precise measurements, is the standard method for determining the dates of artifacts in archaeology and other disciplines.
New online events launched
Each webinar has a chat facility so you can participate in the lecture and ask questions of the presenter and other attendees.
“We stay home” but go on a digital walk…
Web browsing apps and interactive digital educational programmes invite us to get a close look at our monuments, to learn and amuse ourselves.
Altera pars laboris
The volume includes sixteen essays by Italian and French scholars, dedicated to the examination of the epigraphical tradition given through manuscripts and printed material.
The life and death of one of America’s most mysterious trees
A symbol of life, an ancient sundial or just firewood? Tree-ring scientists trace the origin of a tree log unearthed almost a century ago.
‘Little Foot’ skull reveals how this human ancestor lived
Micro-CT scanning of 'Little Foot' skull reveals new aspects of the life of this more than 3-million year-old-human ancestor.
Unraveling the puzzle of Madagascar’s forest cats
In a recent study, Sauther and her colleagues have drawn on genetic data from dozens of these wild cats to narrow in on an answer.