New Cretaceous fossil sheds light on avian reproduction
Researchers reported the first fossil bird ever found with an egg preserved inside its body.
First Anatolian farmers were local hunter-gatherers that adopted agriculture
These findings provide support for archaeological evidence that farming was adopted and developed by local hunter-gatherers who changed their subsistence strategy.
Conference in Thessaloniki on the protection of cultural heritage
Do armed non state groups recognize the rules of international law for the protection of cultural heritage?
Pavlos Samios “I learned how the ancient Greeks painted from the techniques of Byzantium″
The painter Pavlos Samios talked to the Athens and Macedonian News Agency (AMNA), on the occasion of his exhibition that opened last week at the Byzantine and Christian Museum.
New facts about Hellenistic Thessaloniki
Had Thessaloniki originally been a long and narrow city with hills and plains, starting from the Upper Town and reaching the sea?
Researchers find a piece of Palaeolithic art featuring birds and humans
Researchers found an artistic piece from 12,500 years ago in which humans and birds try to interact in a pictorial scene with exceptional traits.
Netherlands museum says colonial artefacts should be repatriated
A museum in the Netherlands has announced that colonial-heritage artefacts in its possession looted from their countries of origin should be repatriated.
New British Academy/Wolfson Fellowships open for applications
These awards are designed to celebrate and empower early-career researchers who show exceptional talent in both research and public engagement.
PhD position, Dresden/Edinburgh
Applications are invited for one doctoral scholarship, funded for three years, starting on 1 September 2019.
School of Classics Scholarships at the University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews is making a second call for PhD applications, funded or part-funded by scholarships made by the School of Classics.
Earliest known Mariner’s Astrolabe research published today to go in Guinness Book of Records
Guinness World Records have independently certified an astrolabe excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada Ship.
Diet-induced changes favor innovation in speech sounds
Diet-induced changes in the human bite resulted in new sounds, such as “f”, in languages all over the world.
Artificial intelligence for the study of sites
New method involves the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to decipher whether faunal assemblages were generated by hominids or carnivores, specifically hyenas and/or wolves.
Excavations offer insight into early Harappan phase burial customs
Excavations by a team of archaeology students in India have shed light on burial customs of the early Harappan phase.
PRAEDIA Summer School
The Summer School focuses on one specific case study: the architectural complex known as Praedia of Iulia Felix at Pompeii.
The Oracle of Dodona and Magna Grecia
Τhe Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Reggio Calabria will host antiquities from Dodona, a panhellenic sanctuary and political centre of ancient Epirus.
Ancient DNA research shines spotlight on Iberia
The largest-ever study of ancient DNA from the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) suggests that the Iberian male lineages were almost completely replaced between 4,500 and 4,000 years ago by newcomers originating on the Russian steppe.
Prehistoric Britons rack up food miles for feasts near Stonehenge
Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of the earliest large-scale celebrations in Britain – with people and animals travelling hundreds of miles for prehistoric feasting rituals.
Illegal smuggling of ancient stone prevented in UK airport
Authorities in the UK have prevented an attempt to smuggle a Babylonian antiquity in the country. The incident took place at Heathrow airport, where the item was seized.
MOMus-Museum of Modern Art-Costakis Collection awarded
The Museum was awarded for the methodical study, promotion and display of the Russian avant-garde to the world through the "vehicle" of the Costakis collection.
The Telegraph: Athens changes its appearance by uncovering the Illissos River
In antiquity the Ilissos was an idyllic route by the river, shaded by pine trees, where Socrates once taught.
Christie’s and the Italian authorities
Christos Tsirogiannis filled Archaeology&Arts in on details and questions not raised by recent publicity surrounding the return of antiquities to Italy by Christie’s.
Well preserved Stone Age skeleton unearthed in Bavaria
Archaeologists in Germany have unearthed a surprisingly well preserved Neolithic skeleton along with other graves and items.