Vans collection inspired by Van Gogh
Vans and the Van Gogh Museum collaborated to present an artfully designed collection of Vans Classics.
Finds during cleaning work at Beni Hassan necropolis
An Egyptian-Australian archaeological mission uncovered the burial chambers of the two Middle Kingdom elites, named Remochetni and Baqet II.
Spa and game room found in ancient ceramic workshop
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a spa and game room in a large ceramic workshop that was operating for centuries.
A… couchant little dog
The small sarcophagus with a marble dog carved on its cover is an unusual funerary monument of the Roman period from Athens.
Approximately 1,300 antiquities in the new permanent exhibition of the Acropolis Museum
Apart from the masterpieces of the Archaic and Classical era exhibited in its halls, it will now highlight the daily life of the inhabitants who had lived in the area during different eras.
Prehistoric mass graves may be linked to tsunamis
The findings of the research could change how we interpret coastal human settlement in prehistory.
Rare trove with gold jewellery found in Kazakhstan burial
A hidden treasure comprising royal gold jewellery has been discovered in a burial mound in eastern Kazakhstan.
Sikinos: The discovered burial is “out of scale for the island”
D. Athanasoulis, head of the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades, spoke to the Athens and Macedonian News Agency about the rich burial of a prominent woman found at Episkopi on Sikinos.
Another 1,700-year-old mosaic has been discovered in Israel
Archaeologists in the city of Lod, Israel, have discovered an additional mosaic where mosaics found years ago had been discovered.
A different look at the Great Pyramid of Giza
An international research group applied methods of theoretical physics to investigate the electromagnetic response of the Great Pyramid to radio waves.
Roman library found in the heart of Cologne
The foundations of a Roman building that is probably the oldest library in Germany have been uncovered in central Cologne in archaeological excavations.
Toxic pigment in Inca human remains
In the grave of the Cerro Esmeralda mummies in Chile the bright red powder found in one of the textiles (mantos) was a highly toxic mineral that comes from mercury ore.
The unplundered grave of a prominent woman came to light at Episkopi, Sikinos
D. Athanasoulas, head of the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades, spoke to the Athens and Macedonian News Agency about the rich burial of a prominent woman found at Episkopi on Sikinos.
How did our species become the last surviving hominin on the planet?
New study argues that the greatest defining feature of our species is not 'symbolism' or dramatic cognitive change but rather its unique ecological position as a global 'general specialist'.
New finds at Pyla-Kokkinokremos’ excavations
Report on this year's excavations at the site of Pyla-Kokkinokremos, a singularly short-lived settlement in the Cyprus Late Bronze Age history.
Deir el-Medina through the kaleidoscope
The Museo Egizio is organizing an international workshop (8th to 10th October 2018) which aims to highlight ongoing research on Deir el-Medina.
Persian bas-relief to be returned to Iran
An ancient limestone relief will be returned to Iran, after a New York Supreme Court ordered so a week ago. It was seized at a Manhattan art fair last year.
Seal of Empress Irene of the Byzantine Empire found
Archaeologists found a lead seal of Yolande of Montferrat, Empress Irene of the Byzantine Empire, the second wife of Byzantine Emperor Andronicus II Palaeologus (r. 1282 – 1328), during excavations in the medieval Bulgarian fortress Lyutitsa near the town of Ivaylovgrad.
Archaeologists in Portugal discover medieval Christian necropolis
While looking for the first hermitage built in the area, archaeologists working in Algarve, Portugal, found a medieval Christian necropolis and an earlier Islamic settlement.
Volunteers find 560,000-year-old milk tooth in France
The fossil was discovered in the Arago Cave, a vast prehistoric grotto at Tautavel on the French side of the Pyrenees mountains bordering Spain.
Earliest plant textile manufacturing in Bronze Age Britain identified
A new study has identified that the earliest textile technology for making thread in Early Bronze Age Britain and across Europe and the Near East was splicing not spinning.
Saxon warrior burial unearthed in the UK
During excavations on military grounds at Salisbury Plain, UK, Afghanistan war veterans who were assisting the works found a 6th century Saxon burial of a warrior.
Berlin 19th-century murals are to be restored
Ten murals in Berlin, will be restored after a decision by the Berlin Heritage Authority.
Dinosaur fossils found in China yield new evidence on geological history
Archaeologists have discovered fossils of dinosaurs that might be altering our view of China's geological history.