A skeleton found in Mexico cave is dated to the Pleistocene
Analysis of a skeleton found in the Chan Hol cave near Tulum, Mexico suggests human settlement in the Americas occurred in the late Pleistocene era
How Neanderthals made the very first glue
The world’s oldest known glue was made by Neanderthals 200,000 years ago. Leiden archaeologists have discovered three possible ways of how they made it.
Fossil footprints challenge established theories of human evolution
Newly discovered human-like footprints from Crete may put the established narrative of early human evolution to the test.
An impressive and unique Roman mosaic has been revealed in the UK
An extraordinary Roman mosaic floor has been found in West Berkshire, the UK, with mythological imagery that is rare in Britain.
Significant new findings on Kythnos island
Excavations on Kythnos island have yielded new significant findings and confirmed older assumptions.
The Museum of Mining and Metallurgy of Lavrion is to be established
The programme contract was signed by the Prefecture of Attica, the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the National Technical University of Athens.
April 2017: Increase of visitors to Greek museums and archaeological sites
During the months of January to April 2017, museum visitors and visitors to archaeological sites increased by 14. 1% and 15.3% respectively.
Techniques used in forensic science help discover new molecular fossils
Researchers in Japan and China believe they have found new molecular fossils of archaea using a method of analysis commonly used in forensic science.
Research on the meaning of ancient geometric earthworks in southwestern Amazonia
The various geometric patterns acted as "doors" and "paths" to gain the knowledge and strength of the different beings of the environment.
New clue may reveal the fate of famous French explorer
La Pérouse was instructed by King Louis XVI to undertake a major voyage of exploration in the Pacific to emulate the feats of Captain James Cook. In 1788 he disappeared.
Lost medieval village discovered in Silesia
Without driving a shovel into the ground, it was possible to determine the area and layout of the several hundred years old settlement.
Ambelakia in Salamis: Completion of second phase of underwater research
The research is being carried out as part of a joint three-year programme (2016-2018) of the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Institute of Marine Archeology.
Fragment of stone water pipe repatriated to Greece from Germany
It had been taken from the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia and illegally exported from Greece.
Largest Ichthyosaurus was pregnant mother say palaeontologists
Scientists from the UK and Germany have discovered the largest Ichthyosaurus on record and found it was pregnant at the time of death.
Remarkable artistry hidden in ancient Roman painting revealed
A new type of high-resolution X-ray technology is helping scientists discover just how stunning the original portrait of a Roman woman once was, element-by-element.
A potential breeding site of a Miocene era baleen whale
One researcher’s second look at previously found baleen whale fossils from Japan provides new evidence of a now long-gone breeding ground of the extinct baleen whale Parietobalaena yamaokai dating back over 15 million years.
Helike V: Ancient Helike and Aigialeia. Poseidon, God of Earthquakes and Waters
The new volume Helike V is just published by the Helike Society, edited by the Society President Prof. Dora Katsonopoulou.
New finds during the underwater survey of the Mentor shipwreck
Chess pawns, pipes, small bottles, combs, a toothbrush are some of the new finds which came to light during the underwater excavation.
Mathematical mystery of ancient Babylonian clay tablet solved
UNSW Sydney scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3700-year old Babylonian clay tablet.
New burial monuments at the Mycenaean cemetery of Aidonia
The second season of systematic excavations at Aidonia of Nemea has been completed on July 29, 2017.
‘Lost city’ used 500 years of soil erosion to benefit crop farming
Researchers at the University of York working on a 700-year old abandoned agricultural site in Tanzania have shown that soil erosion benefited farming practices for some 500 years.
Poisonings went hand in hand with the drinking water in Pompeii
The ancient Romans were famous for their advanced water supply. But the drinking water in the pipelines was probably poisoned on a scale that may have led to daily problems with vomiting, diarrhoea, and liver and kidney damage.
Archaeologists uncover ancient trading network in Vietnam
A team of archaeologists from The Australian National University (ANU) has uncovered a vast trading network which operated in Vietnam from around 4,500 years ago up until around 3,000 years ago.
The extraordinary discovery of Pharaoh Amenhotep II
The exhibition tells visitors all about the life and figure of Pharaoh Amenhotep II, who lived between 1427 and 1401 BC during the so-called 18th dynasty.