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.
Medieval parchment sheds light on knowledge exchange in the Middle Ages
Rare 14th-century texts historian found in Stanford’s Library show an enthusiastic exchange of knowledge between medieval people, going against the belief that the Middle Ages was an ignorant time.
A skeleton unearthed in Jamestown could be of America’s first governor
who established the first representative assembly in America
Pictish metalsmith’s handprint has been found
Archaeologists working on the island of Rousay in Orkney have uncovered the handprint of a Pictish metalsmith on an Iron Age stone anvil.
Students in Russia unearth a mammoth ancestor
Students of the Biological Institute discovered large bone remnants that supposedly belonged to the ancestor of woolly mammoths - the trogontherium elephant.
Ancient farmers transformed the Amazon affecting the rainforest
Ancient communities transformed the Amazon thousands of years ago, farming in a way which has had a lasting impact on the rainforest, a major new study shows.
A Roman hot tub has been unearthed in Chichester
Archaeologists in Chichester Priory Park, UK, have discovered the remains of a luxurious Roman hot tub.
Restoration of Palmyra’s antiquities will be assisted by Russian specialists
The work of restoring Palmyra's antiquities, destroyed by the IS, will be assisted by Russian specialists.
Cemetery with unmarked graves found in Texas yields first finds
Archaeologists have provided an update on information yielded at a cemetery with unmarked graves in Houston, Texas, found earlier this year.
Archaeologists identify ancient north American mounds
Researchers have used a new image-based analysis technique to identify once-hidden North American mounds, which could reveal valuable information about pre-contact Native Americans.
Texas site research pushes back date of earliest North Americans
Luminescence dating confirms humanpresence in North America prior to 16 thousand years ago, earlier than previously thought
Fossil animals’ colour reconstruction needs to be re-examined
A team of palaeontologists have discovered new sources of the pigment melanin, calling for a rethink of how scientists reconstruct the colour of fossil birds, reptiles and dinosaurs.