Birds’ unique skulls linked to young dinosaur brains
Bird skulls and brains look like those of young dinosaurs, providing clues to their unique evolution and modern success.
Colin Renfrew: “The museums of the world should not purchase ‘illegal’ antiquities”
Lord Andrew Colin Renfrew talks to Eleni Markou. He is currently in Greece to continue the excavations he is jointly heading on Keros, the most ancient island sanctuary in the world.
Evidential Reasoning in Archaeology
How do archaeologists work with the data they identify as a record of the cultural past? How are these data collected and construed as evidence?
Why your ancestors would have aced the long jump
A 52-million-year-old ankle fossil suggests our prehuman ancestors were high-flying acrobats.
Earthquake faults may have played key role in shaping the culture of ancient Greece
The Ancient Greeks may have built sacred or treasured sites deliberately on land previously affected by earthquake activity.
“Las Incantadas/ The Enchanted Ones”: Opening of the exhibition of their replicas
In the portico of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, the city’s residents and its visitors will finally be able to admire the exact replicas of the Incantadas or the Enchanted Ones.
Solving the enigma of early Norwegian iron production
Ancient Norwegians made top-quality iron. But where did the knowledge to make this iron come from?
A significant archaeological discovery was made near Orchomenos of Boeotia
One of the biggest rock-cut Mycenaean tombs ever found in Greece came to light in Prosilio (Municipality of Livadeon), near Orchomenos.
Exquisite collection of Roman cavalry finds
Swords, arrow heads and ballista bolts amongst a cache of artefacts discovered during cavalry barrack excavations at Roman Vindolanda.
Restoration of UNESCO’s temple-monument
The ancient wooden temple of Foguang suffered structural damages from a leak in its roof due to constant rainfall.
Newly unearthed ancient tomb with mummies unveiled in Egypt
Minister of Antiquities, Dr. Khaled El-Enany announced the discovery of a New Kingdom tomb that belongs to god Amun’s Goldsmith, Amenemhat.
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.