Three little tales from Florence … at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
An exhibition of the work of the Italian photographer Sergio Garbari is being presented by the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens.
Archaeologists discovered the remains of victims from the era of the Spanish Civil War
These exhumations were carried out in a cemetery at Valladolid in central Spain while increased efforts are being made by volunteers and organizations of the victims to throw light on the country’s bloodstained past.
Metallurgy Likely Has More Than One Birthplace
When and where did humans invent metal smelting? Scientists have found the answer to this long-debated question in the history of technology.
First genetic proof that women were Viking warriors
New DNA evidence uncovered by researchers at Uppsala University and Stockholm University shows that there were in fact female Viking warriors.
Evidence of long lost coastal settlements found in Yorkshire
Evidence of Roman and medieval lost coastal settlements has been found in east Yorkshire, UK.
A child burial found in Siberia includes opulent artefacts
Archaeologists working at a burial site on Tazovsky peninsula found the remains of a child buried with various offerings and wearing an elaborate headdress.
Stone tools have been unearthed at UK site
Archaeologists in Denbighshire, UK, have unearthed stone tools that date back to about 2,000 BC.
Coins hidden from the Swedes discovered in Człuchów
Archaeologists from Warsaw discovered 18 silver coins from the mid-seventeenth century at the Człuchów castle, probably hidden during the Deluge in 1657.
Inscriptions from Ancient Athens in UK collections to be translated in English
All the stone inscriptions from ancient Athens in UK collections are to be made public in English translations for the first time, thanks to a new project led by Cardiff University.
Ghost reefs: Nautical charts document scale of coral reef loss
Researchers studying 18th century British nautical charts tracked the loss of coral reef habitat in the Florida Keys over the last two centuries.
Rare items from Monet’s collection to be sold at auction
Items from Claude Monet's personal collection kept by the artist's family are to be sold at auction.
Egg coloration originates in dinosaurs rather than birds
Egg coloration, so far thought to have originated in bird lineages, seems to have appeared much earlier, in dinosaurs, according to a new study.
Findings on Byzantine daily life
Archaeological excavations in a monastery complex on Giresun Island, Turkey, yield information on Byzantine daily life.
Bullae from the First Temple period found in the City of David excavations
A collection of seals (bullae) from the late First Temple period, discovered in the City of David excavations, shed light on the bureaucracy and officials of ancient Jerusalem
German police recover stolen artworks
Fifteen stolen artworks by neo-expressionist painter Georg Baselitz have been recovered by German authorities in Munich on Tuesday. The paintings are valued at about €2.5 million.
Three suspects are accused for the theft, a 39-year-old man as the leader and two more, a 51-year-old man and his 26-year-old son as accomplices. All three suspects worked for the shipping industry.
The investigation begun when the police was notified by an insurance company that the suspects were trying to sell one of the artworks at a very low price. Although the investigation is ongoing and the police cannot give any further information on the case, they did announce that they retrieved several stolen works when they realised that first one was stolen.
The case required the cooperation of German and international investigators. The primary suspect travelled abroad and the Bavarian state police needed the help of Spanish and French investigators to locate him and eventually arrest him upon returning to Germany.
As Anne Leiding, spokeswoman for Munich prosecutors, announced the recovered paintings have been taken to a safe place, but the exact location has not been announced.
Baselitz was born in 1938 and is still active today. A painter and sculptor, he was initially trained in social realism of Communist East Germany until he discovered abstract art in West Berlin. That's when he became globally famous by leading a revival of neo-expressionist art. Today he is among the most celebrated and expensive artists of Germany.
Late surviving Neanderthals were much older than previously thought
Late surviving Neanderthals from Croatia were much older than previously thought, according to new research from the University of Oxford.
Rare triceratops fossil discovered at Denver construction site
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science has uncovered a total of 12 Triceratops
bones found accidentally at a construction site.
Mobile women were key to cultural exchange in Prehistory
4000 years ago, European women travelled far from their home villages to start their families, bringing with them new cultural objects and ideas.
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.