Primitive fossil bear with a sweet tooth
Researchers from the Canadian Museum of Nature and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County have identified remains of a 3.5-million-year-old bear from a fossil-rich site in Canada’s High Arctic.
Treasure trove of highly detailed fossils uncovered by Uppsala researchers
A team of researchers from Uppsala University have uncovered a hidden diversity of microscopic animal fossils from over half a billion years ago lurking in rocks from the northern tip of Greenland.
Prehistoric bling? Aesthetics crucial factor in development of earliest copper alloys
A new study by an internatinal team of UK and Serbian researchers have created a Cu-As-Sn (Copper-Arsenic-Tin) colour ternary diagram in order to discover the original coloration of ancient artefacts that have since become patinated over time.
Ancient Turkic monument complex discovered in Mongolia
A square monument complex comprising of 14 pillars inscribed with Turkic runic inscriptions has been discovered on the steppe at the archaeological site of Dongoin shiree in eastern Mongolia.
Unexpected agricultural production allowed pre-Hispanic society to flourish in arid Andes
Six hundred kilometers south of Lake Titicaca and more than 3700 m above sea level, the Intersalar region, between the two large salt lakes of Uyuni and Coipasa, is dotted with fields of quinoa and numerous communities.
Study of stone hats suggests supportive communities
A study by researchers from Binghamton University on the giant stone hats of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) has suggested that the long-held belief of a warrior culture on the island may be wrong.
Face of Scottish soldier found in mass grave in Durham revealed
The face of one of the Seventeenth Century Scottish soldiers who was imprisoned and died in the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 has been digitally reconstructed.
Tzetzes
The colloquium will take place in the scenic Aula Baratto of Ca’ Foscari University, overlooking the Grand Canal, on 7th and 8th September 2018.
A 508-million-year-old sea predator with a ‘jackknife’ head
Oldest close parent of spiders, scorpions and horseshoe crabs evolved sophisticated head to hunt and eat small shelly animals.
Are bones discovered under an Exeter street from the first turkey dinner in England?
Bones dug up from under an Exeter street may be the remains of the first ever turkey dinner in England, archaeologists believe.
New finds at Agios Sozomenos during the 2017 excavations
The excavations focused on the Nikolides plateau, so as to investigate the fort, while in the second half of the same season, a new excavation was initiated at Ampelia.
Excavations at the Hellenistic-Roman theatre of Nea Paphos
The eighteenth season of archaeological investigations (8th October–5th November 2017) of the ancient Hellenistic-Roman theatre and surrounding areas of Nea Paphos has been completed.
The oldest plesiosaur was a strong swimmer
Plesiosaurs were especially effective swimmer. These long extinct "paddle saurians" propelled themselves through the World's oceans by employing "underwater flight".
Nikos Kazantzakis, the eternal world-roamer: his “ascent”
Exhibition presenting known and unknown aspects of the life, work and travels of Nikos Kazantzakis.
A walk round the glamorous new Yves Saint Laurent museum
The Musée Yves Saint Laurent, at No 5 Avenue Marceau, in the heart of the City of Light, next to the Seine, exhibits the couturier’s body of work on the legendary premises of his former haute couture house.
Human societies evolve along similar paths
Societies ranging from ancient Rome and the Inca empire to modern Britain and China have evolved along similar paths, a huge new study shows.
Oldest fossils ever found show life on Earth began before 3.5 billion years ago
Microscopic fossils discovered in a nearly 3.5 billion-year-old piece of rock in Western Australia are the oldest fossils ever found and indeed the earliest direct evidence of life on Earth.
Welcome to the 18th century Starbucks
Researchers have published details of the largest collection of artefacts from an early English coffeehouse ever discovered.
Medea’s Love and the Quest for the Golden Fleece
The exhibition will be shown next spring in the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammplung.
Oldest cases of breast cancer and myeloma revealed in scans of mummies
An international team has discovered the world's oldest known cases of breast cancer and multiple myeloma (a type of bone marrow cancer).
Indonesian island found to be unusually rich in cave paintings
A tiny Indonesian island, previously unexplored by archaeologists, has been found to be unusually rich in ancient cave paintings following a study by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU).
Ritual human sacrifice in the Mycenaean palace of Kydonia
"What we expected was uncovered from under the stones in the eastern part: the skull of a young girl among animal skulls, but not whole however", said Mrs. Andreadaki-Vlazaki.
Ancient faeces reveal parasites described in earliest Greek medical texts
Earliest archaeological evidence of intestinal parasitic worms infecting the ancient inhabitants of Greece confirms descriptions found in writings associated with Hippocrates, the early physician and ‘father of Western medicine’.