Mass production of tar may have helped Vikings expansion
Did the use of tar help Vikings create waterproof ships and therefore travel long distances and conquer faraway lands? A new study has presented a theory connecting tar mass production with the success of Viking campaigns.
Archaic funerary statues in Phthiotis: The Atalanti kouroi
The excavation that has been conducted in just one part of the field has revealed an organized cemetery at deeper layers than the one at which the archaic statues were found.
Medieval castle discovered in Żelechów
The preserved elements include door seats, beams forming external walls and traces of fixing boards to internal walls.
Oldest evidence of dairying on the East Asian Steppe
Dairying of cattle, sheep, and goats was established in northern Mongolia by 1300 BC — despite limited genetic interactions with Western Steppe herders.
Latrine mosaic floor with dirty jokes is found in Turkey
A Roman mosaic with ribald jokes has been discovered in a latrine in Turkey, dating from the 2nd century AD.
Ramp found in Egypt might explain how stone blocks were transported
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered evidence of how stone blocks for building the pyramids were transported, a question that has long puzzled researchers.
A letter by Baudelaire is being auctioned
This letter which is valued between €60,000 and 80,000 will be the highlight of the auction.
News on 2019 Mythical History Conference at Patras University
Topics that have been so far accepted for presentation at the International Conference.
How the world’s fastest muscle created four unique bird species
The tiny muscle doing the heavy lifting is also the reason the male bearded manakin has evolved into four distinct species.
Two masterpieces of Greek painting to be auctioned at Bonhams
Among the paintings to be auctioned are the "Annunciation" by Konstantinos Parthenis and "Portrait of a Child" by Nikolaos Gyzis.
Celebrating the Authentic Marathon at the National Archaeological Museum
The National Archaeological Museum has organized a thematic tour about sports and athletes in antiquity.
Joan Miro artworks damaged by floods in Venice
The severe flooding in Venice a few days ago damaged two Joan Miro tapestries. The artworks were at the Palazzo Zaguri museum and were to be displayed at an exhibition.
Exhibitions of the Kostas Kotsanas Museum in Singapore and Alexandria
Two important exhibitions of the Kostas Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology recently opened in Singapore and in the New Library of Alexandria.
Major corridor of Silk Road already home to high-mountain herders over 4,000 years ago
Long before the formal creation of the Silk Road, pastoral herders living in the mountains of Central Asia helped form new cultural and biological links across the region.
Study reconstructs Neandertal ribcage, offers new clues to ancient human anatomy
The first 3D virtual reconstruction of the ribcage of the most complete Neandertal skeleton unearthed to date has been completed.
Conservation of dinosaur fossils: From Lesvos to China
The international collaborative project was successfully completed between the Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest and the Yanqing Geopark in China.
Burials found in Peru are perhaps the oldest in Cusco Valley
Two burials uncovered in Cusco, Peru, are 3,000 years old researchers say, perhaps the first human burials in the region.
When the Syrians bathed like the Romans
Classical scholars from the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" at the WWU have explored a rare bathing facility in southeastern Turkey from the time of the Roman Empire, and a magnificent basilica from Christian late antiquity.
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.