A skull with history: A fossil sheds light on the origin of the neocortex
Today, mammals possess large and efficient brains. But, what was the bauplan of the brain of their far relatives, the therapsids? When and why evolved the neocortex?
New bone identification method will help the study of past human societies
A new technique enabling archaeologists to distinguish between the bones of sheep and goats has been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield.
Pompeian houses found in Rome during metro line excavations
During reinforcement works on the Aurelian Walls near the new metro Line C in Rome, archaeologists discovered an ancient solarium, in an excellent preservation state.
Previously unknown extinction of marine megafauna discovered
This study shows that marine megafauna were far more vulnerable to global environmental changes in the recent geological past than had previously been assumed.
New discovery presented at Machu Picchu
Archaeologists working in Machu Picchu, Peru, revealed last week a paved floor and vessel fragments discovered recently.
People have been using money for 40,000 years
When studying the evolution of currency the first sign of exchanging goods is traced back to trading tools for flint weapons in the Upper Paleolithic.
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.
Scientists recreate Californian Indian water bottles to study ancient exposure to chemicals
Water bottles replicated in the traditional method used by Native Californian Indians reveal that the manufacturing process may have been detrimental to the health of these people.
Prehistoric ritual area around burial mound is discovered
Archaeologists have discovered that a prehistoric burial mound is surrounded by a cemetery of similar burials.
A new, interactive model of the Antikythera Mechanism
A new, interactive model of the Antikythera Mechanism is now part of the exhibition VOYAGE-Greek Shipbuilding and Seafaring from antiquity to modern times and the special section devoted to the most complex mechanism of antiquity.
LILIANE LIJN Early Events: Five Narrative Sculptures
In Early Events (1996-2000), Liliane Lijn brings to Summerhall’s 2017 Festival five narrative sculptures, exhibited together for the first time in the UK, that form part of a series in which the artist examines her psyche. Like shards of brilliant glass, Lijn discovers early memories embedded within different parts of her body.
Technical heritage and Cultural Identity
The ICOM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Science and Technology (CIMUSET) 45th annual Conference will take place in Rabat, Morocco, on December 5-8 2017.
Revealing the face of Tudor Dublin
Important new information about a series of burials, uncovered in July 2014, most significantly that all are of probable Tudor date (1485–1603).
New evidence on the diet of the Homo antecessor from Atapuerca
The ‘Homo antecessor’, a hominin species that inhabited the Iberian Peninsula around 800,000 years ago, would have a mechanically more demanding diet than other hominin species in Europe and the African continent.
Egyptian dignitary’s mummified head and brain have been reconstructed
Archaeologists and forensic specialists have reconstructed the face and brain of an ancient Egyptian mummy at the Egyptian Museum in Turin.
Archaeologists Discover Earliest Monumental Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Expedition exploring the ancient Egyptian city of Elkab has uncovered some previously unknown rock inscriptions, which include the earliest monumental hieroglyphs dating back around 5,200 years.
Ancient skulls shed light on migration in the Roman empire
Skeletal evidence shows that, hundreds of years after the Roman Republic conquered most of the Mediterranean world, coastal communities in what is now south and central Italy still bore distinct physical differences to one another.
Digital Classicist Seminar Berlin
The Call for Papers is now out for the sixth series of the Digital Classicist Seminar Berlin, organised in association with the German Archaeological Institute and the Interdisciplinary Research Network Digital Humanities in Berlin (ifDHb).
Swiss Egyptologists study 3,000-year-old prosthesis
It is likely to be one of the oldest prosthetic devices in human history: Together with other experts, Egyptologists from the University of Basel have reexamined an artificial wooden big toe.
Tiny fossils reveal backstory of the most mysterious amphibian alive
Researchers have determined that the fossils of an extinct species from the Triassic Period are the long-missing link that connects Kermit the Frog’s amphibian brethren to wormlike creatures with a backbone and two rows of sharp teeth.
An extraordinary 900-year-old collection of women’s jewelry was exposed in Modi’in
So just how did 900-year-old rings, bracelets, earrings and hairpins come to be in the kitchen of a Crusader fortress tower in Modi'in?
North Iceland sites yield Viking boat burials
Archaeologists in north Iceland have discovered boat burials at an excavation site dating to the Viking Age.