Earliest hominin migrations into the Arabian Peninsula required no novel adaptations
A new study suggests that early hominin dispersals beyond Africa did not involve adaptations to environmental extremes, such as to arid and harsh deserts.
Native Americans in the Ecuadorian Amazon were using cocoa 5300 years ago
Traces of cocoa dating back 5300 years have been found in ancient pots in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
First intervention on shipwrecks of Alonnisos and the Pagasitikos
The aim is to create the necessary conditions to make the sites safe to be visited by the public.
Irish Famine victims’ heavy smoking led to dental decay
Irish Famine victims were heavy smokers which caused badly rotten teeth, researchers from the University of Otago and Queen's University Belfast, in Ireland, have discovered.
Conservation of the King’s Bath
The King’s Bath lies at the heart of the Pump Room complex in Bath, built over and around the hot water rising up from the King’s Spring below. It will be cleaned and repaired over the coming weeks.
Great waterworks in Roman Greece
The present volume, Great Waterworks in Roman Greece, consists the very first presentation of large scale waterworks in the Greek provinces of the Roman Empire.
G. Koutsouflakis: “It comes as no surprise that the ship is Greek”
Dr G. Koutsouflakis, one of the most experienced Greek underwater archaeologists, is in recent years director general of research of the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities in the Fournoi archipelago.
Excavations on Dhaskalio have been completed
Two eminent archaeologists from the University of Cambridge, Colin Renfrew and Michael Boyd talked to the AMNA about the most ancient maritime sanctuary in the world, in the Cyclades of 4500 BC.
New Middle Bronze Age discoveries in Croatia
Archaeological finds from the Middle Bronze Age have been discovered in underwater archaeological excavations in Croatia, including perhaps the oldest olive groves in the area.
Pre-Columbian wooden statues were found in Peru
Archaeologists excavating in Peru have discovered 20 pre-Columbian statues made of wood.
Middle and Late Helladic Laconia Competing principalities?
This conference can be seen as a follow-up of the Round Table Conference on Early Helladic Laconia, hosted by the NIA in 2010.
New projectile point style could suggest two separate migrations into North America
Pre-Clovis projectile points at the Debra L. Friedkin site, Texas; implications for the Late Pleistocene peopling of the Americas.
Research findings on fragments in its Dead Sea Scrolls collection
On Monday, Museum of the Bible announced the results of third-party analysis of five of its 16 Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) fragments.
6,4 million euros for research into the birth of agriculture in Europe
Aided by studies conducted in the lakes in Greece and in the south of the Balkans, the project should show how the climate, environment and agriculture have developed over the last 10,000 years.
Oldest intact ancient Greek shipwreck found in Black Sea
Following three years of highly-advanced technological mapping of the Black Sea floor, an international team of scientists led by experts from the University of Southampton have confirmed that a shipwreck lying intact dates back to 400BC.
Excavations of The University of Cyprus at the Laona tumulus
The Laona tumulus is monumental in size (100m. x 60m. x 10m.) and as such remains unique in Cyprus to this day.
Important finds from Therasia
An important success of the research on Therasia was the discovery and dating of olive wood from the last stratigraphic phase prior to the volcano’s eruption.
Set of 1,500-year-old farming tools discovered in Turkey
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a set of 1,500-year-old farming tools in Alexandria Troas, an ancient city in northwestern Turkey.
Zeus enthroned returns home
On Saturday, October 27, the statue of 'Zeus Enthroned' will return to Baia, near Naples. For the occasion the Archaeological park of Campi Flegrei is hosting an exhibition.
150-million-year old, piranha-like specimen is earliest known flesh-eating fish
Researchers have described a remarkable new species of fish that lived in the sea about 150 million years ago in the time of the dinosaurs.
Residues on prehistoric pottery reveal secrets of early cheese making
Analysis of food proteins preserved in 8,000 year-old bowls and jars has revealed early cheese making at the prehistoric site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey.
Bronze Age bookkeeping tablets reveal complex society
Using advanced digital imaging technologies, classics professor and archaeologist Dimitri Nakassis is changing long-held perceptions of how prehistoric Greek communities functioned.
New, large sequence panel enables population genetics research in Africa
Geneticists have assembled the largest sets of African genomic data available to date, creating a resource that will help researchers understand the genetic structure of Africa.
Ancient Andean genomes show distinct adaptations to farming and altitude
Andean populations' genomes adapted to the introduction of agriculture and resulting increase in starch consumption differently from other populations.