9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems
Some 9,000 years ago, residents of one of the world's first large farming communities were also among the first humans to experience some of the perils of modern urban living.
Ancient tower in Afghanistan collapses
An ancient tower in the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan, collapsed last week, raising concern over whether the authorities can protect the country's heritage.
Statue pedestal with Greek inscription found in Bulgaria
Archaeologists in Bulgaria have found a pedestal fragment with an inscription in ancient Greek, dating to the second century BC.
Pleistocene wolf head preserved in permafrost is on display
A wolf's head found in Russia, preserved in permafrost, is now on display in Tokyo.
New finds from underwater research on Salamis
Research was conducted by the Institute of Marine Archaeological Research (IMAR) in collaboration with the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
The short life of Must Farm
Now for the first time archaeologists from the Cambridge Archaeological Unit present a definitive timeframe to Must Farm's occupation and destruction.
CfP reminder: Medicine and Trade in the Classical World
This conference aims to explore medicine and trade in the classical world in the light of new research into many aspects of the ancient economy.
Τhe Sagrada Familia is no longer without a license
137 years after the first stone was laid, it was finally granted a building permit.
Atlas archéologique de l’Égypte is now online
L’Atlas archéologique de l’Égypte, one of French Egyptology’s landmark works is now digitized and accessible online.
Living and dying at the port of ancient Rome
The political upheaval in AD 455 and the 6th century wars may have had a direct impact on the food resources and diet of those working at Portus Romae.
The origins of cannabis smoking
A chemical residue study of incense burners from ancient burials at high elevations in the Pamir Mountains of western China has revealed psychoactive cannabinoids.
Ancient coins sold through an advertisement on internet
A man was arrested by police of the Electronic Crime Prosecution Division of Northern Greece for violating the law on the protection of antiquities.
Breakthrough in the discovery of DNA in ancient bones buried in water
The research group, led by docent Anna Wessman, had an ambitious aim: to find who the deceased buried in Levänluhta were.
The Neolithic precedents of gender inequality
Researchers from the University of Seville have published an ambitious study of gender inequality in prehistoric Iberia.
Remains of ancient cities identified in Cordoba
Aerial laser surveys have identified the archaeological remains of ancient cities in Cordoba, Spain.
Doctoral research position in Roman history
The Collaborative Research Centre “Bedrohte Ordnungen” at the University of Tuebingen invites applications for a fixed-term position as part of a project on gender and empire in ancient Rome.
Dramatic change in ancient nomad diets coincides with expansion of networks across Eurasia
Pastoralists spread domesticated crops across the steppe through their trade and social networks.
What were the Romans growing in their vineyards?
A grape variety still used in wine production in France today can be traced back 900 years to just one ancestral plant, scientists have discovered.
Picasso, the Photographer’s Gaze
The exhibition offers an immersion into Pablo Picasso’s universe through photography.
Scientists get a grip on sloth family tree
Scientists have solved the evolutionary puzzle of how sloths went from enormous ground-dwelling giants to the small, famously-laidback tree-climbers of the modern day.
Details of first historically recorded plague pandemic revealed by ancient genomes
Analysis of 8 new plague genomes from the first plague pandemic reveals previously unknown levels of plague diversity, and provides the first genetic evidence of the Justinianic Plague in the British Isles
Mysterious jars of the dead unearthed in Laos
Experts believe the jars were related to disposal of the dead, but nothing is known about their original purpose and the people who brought them there.
Into the depths of the Corfu caves
‟Corfu has more caves than one would expect ″ said speleologist René van Vliet to the Athens and Macedonian News Agency.
Historical Consciousness and the Use of the Past in the Ancient World
Essays on uses of the past in prominent and diverse cultures in ancient civilizations across the world.