Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas
The exhibition traces the development of gold working and other luxury arts in the ancient Americas from approximately 1000 BC to the arrival of Europeans in the early 16th century.
Present-day Lebanese descend from Biblical Canaanites
Scientists sequenced the genomes of 4,000-year-old Canaanite individuals and compared these to other ancient and present-day populations.
Ancient Devon community had a taste for exotic food and drink
Devon farmers who made their home in the same remote location for 1,200 years had a taste for exotic imported food and drink, archaeologists have found.
One of the first examples of a local nautical map from Hispanic America
A hand-drawn nautical chart from February 1580 was compared with current satellite photographs and the images are practically the same.
Bronze Age Iberia received fewer steppe invaders than the rest of Europe
The genomes of individuals who lived on the Iberian Peninsula in the Bronze Age had minor genetic input from Steppe invaders, suggesting that these migrations played a smaller role in the genetic makeup and culture of Iberian people, compared to other parts of Europe.
Algorithms identify the dynamics of prehistoric social networks in the Balkans
Researchers have combined chemical data from artefacts and modularity approach to identify networks of co-operation during the early development of European metalmaking.
Bourse de Commerce sketches to be restored
Over 200 architectural sketches of the Bourse de Commerce building in Paris will be restored thanks to funding by French billionaire and art collector Francoise Pinault.
Ancient books examined by biologists yield all sorts of information
Evolutionary biologists explore ancient books to retrieve DNA and protein samples and get biological information on animals and people in past times.
Archaeologists in Scotland discover incense pot
The remains of the pot were found at the Ness of Brodgar in Orkney and although they might not seem very impressive they are important, archaeologists say.
Food chains recovered more rapidly after mass extinction than thought
The discovery of the fossilized skull of a large predatory fish called Birgeria americana shows that food chains recovered more rapidly after mass extinction than thought.
Cultural flexibility allowed early humans to survive dry periods in southern Africa
The flexibility and ability to adapt to changing climates by employing various cultural innovations allowed communities of early humans to survive through a prolonged period of pronounced aridification.
Key to tracking ancient wheat found in frozen Bronze Age box
A Bronze Age wooden container found in an ice patch at 2,650m in the Swiss Alps could help archaeologists shed new light on the spread and exploitation of cereal grains following a chance discovery.
Earliest domestic structures on Zanzibar are excavated
Excavations during June 2017 have for the first time uncovered a domestic structure at the important site of Unguja Ukuu on Zanzibar.
Ancient wine press found in the desert in Israel
Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a 1,600-year-old wine press within a 4th century Byzantine structure.
Bronze Age cemetery is discovered under a necropolis in Spain
Archaeologists in Spain have discovered a burial site dating to the 10th century BCE beneath a Visigoth necropolis.
Manuscript on recycled parchment piece is deciphered
The text in a bookbinding piece of 16th century parchment is revealed by imaging techniques.
Evolutionary biologists decipher evolutionary relationships among vertebrates
Evolutionary biologists were able to construct a new phylogenetic tree of jawed vertebrates, resolving several key relationships that were controversial.
Pictish longhouse discovered in Scotland
Archaeologists in Scotland have uncovered evidence of a Pictish longhouse and a 1,100-year-old coin at Burghead Fort.
Greek mosaic found in ancient city of Perge
A new mosaic has been discovered in the ancient city of Perge, Turkey, with an illustration of the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of king Agamemnon and Clytemnestra during the Trojan War.
Earthquake on Kos island damaged antiquities
Monuments and archaeological sites on the island of Kos have been damaged by the earthquake that shook the island on Friday.
Scientists in Asia find 5,000-year-long record of tsunamis
Scientists investigating the seismic history of Indian Ocean to better understand quake and tsunami dynamics have discovered a record of tsunamis dating back thousands of years.
Ancient smiley face dates back 3,700 years
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a 3,700-year-old pitcher with a smiley face painted on it.
Hundreds of man-made caves found beneath Nottingham
Hundreds of man-made caves lie beneath Nottingham, used throughout the centuries as dungeons, bomb shelters, beer breweries or cellars.
Goldsmith’s tomb revealed on River Nile island
A previously unknown tomb, some 3400 years old, has recently been uncovered on the island of Sai in the River Nile.