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Lead glass jewellery was mass-produced in medieval Poland

Lead glass jewellery was mass-produced in medieval Poland

Researchers conducted analyses of lead isotope ratios in glass jewellery discovered in a stronghold in Wrocław and in a cemetery in Sypniewo.
Archaeologists unearth one of the UK’s largest Iron Age hoards

Archaeologists unearth one of the UK’s largest Iron Age hoards

The Melsonby Hoard – unearthed near the village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, UK - includes more than 800 objects.
Unraveling the eastern Maghreb’s Ancient DNA

Unraveling the eastern Maghreb’s Ancient DNA

One of the most remarkable findings is that the eastern Maghreb was a region of strong genetic and cultural resilience.
Caravaggio 2025 in the Palazzo Barberini

Caravaggio 2025 in the Palazzo Barberini

“CARAVAGGIO 2025” is on view in Rome's Palazzo Barberini since March 7. The exhibition will run through July 6, 2025.
Ancient military commander’s tomb unearthed in Egypt’s Ismailia

Ancient military commander’s tomb unearthed in Egypt’s Ismailia

The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities unveiled a ground-breaking discovery in Tell el-Maschuta.
Fragment of a human face aged over one million years discovered

Fragment of a human face aged over one million years discovered

The discovery of a human facial fragment aged over one million years represents the oldest known face in western Europe.
Mummy from Warsaw was not pregnant

Mummy from Warsaw was not pregnant

After four years of disputes over the alleged pregnancy of the Egyptian mummy the case has finally been solved. 
Travel, Connection, and the Uses of History

Travel, Connection, and the Uses of History

Call for papers for a conference to be held at the University of Southampton on May 15, 2025.
A necessary burden

A necessary burden

Sometimes, the word “ballast” has a negative connotation of “burden”. Yet, ballast was a crucial resource in global seafaring.
Rose Salane: Periphery in Red, Yellow, Blue

Rose Salane: Periphery in Red, Yellow, Blue

The Institute of Fine Arts is pleased to announce Periphery in Red, Yellow, Blue, a solo exhibition featuring new work by artist Rose Salane.
The Neolithic of the Sárköz and Adjacent Regions in Hungary

The Neolithic of the Sárköz and Adjacent Regions in Hungary

The present volume summarises the bioarchaeological research carried out since the excavations in the Alsónyék settlement and adjacent sites.
First articulating leg of Paranthropus robustus discovered

First articulating leg of Paranthropus robustus discovered

Fossils from Swartkrans Cave in South Africa reveal that a prehistoric relative of humans was upright, but also vulnerable to predators.
Iron shackles from the Ptolemaic gold mines of Ghozza

Iron shackles from the Ptolemaic gold mines of Ghozza

The article presents the Early Ptolemaic period iron shackles which have been discovered in Ghozza, a 3rd c. BC gold mine in Egypt.
New mammoth bone finds in Lower Austria

New mammoth bone finds in Lower Austria

In Langmannersdorf an der Perschling in Lower Austria, archaeologists have discovered large quantities of mammoth bones and stone tools.
Buddha statue torso and head reassembled

Buddha statue torso and head reassembled

The head, discovered in 1927, was scanned and compared with the newly found body, allowing for a near-complete reassembly of the statue.
“Frontiers” of Southeast Iberian Bronze Age communities identified

“Frontiers” of Southeast Iberian Bronze Age communities identified

The research is based on the analysis of the production and circulation of pottery vessels in the northern part of present-day Murcia.
PECUNIA: Public Wealth in the Cities of Roman Asia Minor (27 BC-AD 235)

PECUNIA: Public Wealth in the Cities of Roman Asia Minor (27 BC-AD 235)

An ERC-funded project inviting applications for a 3-year doctoral contract to investigate public wealth in the cities of Roman provinces
Royal Tomb and Pottery Workshop Discovered In Sohag, Egypt

Royal Tomb and Pottery Workshop Discovered In Sohag, Egypt

A new tomb at Abydos' Mountain of Anubis and a workshop, warehouse facilities and tombs in Banawit.
Avocado cultivation’s origins hold lessons for a changing climate

Avocado cultivation’s origins hold lessons for a changing climate

New research from anthropologists Amber VanDerwarker and Doug Kennett of UC Santa Barbara elucidates the history of avocado domestication.
Of puppets and puppeteers

Of puppets and puppeteers

Jan Szymański and Gabriela Prejs have published a paper about Preclassic clay figurines from San Isidro, El Salvador.
‘You don’t just throw them in a box’

‘You don’t just throw them in a box’

Two years ago, Chance Ward began opening boxes of horse remains that had been shipped to the CU Museum of Natural History from other institutions around the country. What he saw made his heart sink.
Innovative ancient burial site found to be older than Stonehenge

Innovative ancient burial site found to be older than Stonehenge

New research reveals Flagstones in Dorset dates to 3,200 years BC and sheds new light on the origins of monumental architecture during the Neolithic period.
Phoenician and Punic language training

Phoenician and Punic language training

Organised by the Institute of Classical Studies, the Faculty of Linguistics and the Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies of Oxford University.
Fully-funded PhD Late Antiquity

Fully-funded PhD Late Antiquity

Cardiff University (Wales, UK) is offering a fully funded full-time PhD on the theme of Health and Healing in Late Antiquity.
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