The Forbidden City in Monaco
"The Forbidden City in Monaco: Imperial Court Life in China" will bring together some 200 remarkable exhibits, from the former palace of the emperors and loans from major European and American collections.
Stone tombs have been found in Jordan desert
Archaeologists in Jordan have discovered hundreds of ancient stone tombs in a desert area.
Ancient ‘House of the Dead’ discovered in Wiltshire
A ‘House of the Dead’ has been discovered in Wiltshire dating back 5,000 years and could contain the ancestors of those who lived around Stonehenge and Avebury.
3D virtual tour of the royal palace of Philip at Aigai
The "digital visitors" will be able to tour the archaeological site of the palace at Aigai with complete visual contact.
Most Mexican Museum artefacts fail authentication tests
Most artefacts at the San Francisco Mexican Museum permanent collection cannot be authenticated as genuine by national museum standards.
The Poulko Mansion opens to the public
From Sunday, July 16th at 12 noon, visitors will be able to admire the impressive building with its splendid decoration in the Gerania district in Siatista.
Eight new shipwrecks discovered in Greece’s Fourni archipelago
The third field season in Fourni has been completed. Eight new shipwrecks were found, bringing the total to 53. The 2017 project conducted high resolution seafloor maps, created 3D site plans, made significant new discoveries.
A feast of finds from Cornwall’s First Golden Age
Early Cornish kings feasted on a diet of oysters, roast pork and fine wine, dining and drinking from bowls imported from Turkey and glass goblets from Spain.
Ancient carved tunnel discovered in Shallalat Gardens
During these last few days, archaeologist Kalliopi Limneou-Papakosta has made a new discovery in the Shallalat Gardens in Alexandria, Egypt.
Paleontologists solve pterosaur pelvis puzzle
Following a discovery in 2015 in Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park, Greg Funston puzzled for two years over a mysterious bone trying to identify the species of animal — as well as the part of the body — the bone belonged to.
Remains of women from pre-Inca tomb studied
Polish specialists recreated the appearance of the monumental tomb, where several years ago they discovered the collective burial of women.
Roman tablets unearthed at Vindolanda
An exciting new hoard of ancient Roman writing tablets unearthed at Vindolanda.
Easter Island not victim of ‘ecocide’
Researchers analyzed human, faunal and botanical remains from the archaeological sites Anakena and Ahu Tepeu on Rapa Nui, dating from c. 1400 AD to the historic period.
Ancient Greek theaters used moveable stages more than 2,000 years ago
An investigation by an architectural researcher from Kumamoto University, Japan has revealed the high possibility that a wooden stage existed in the theater of the ancient Greek City of Messene during the Greek Classical period (ca. 369 BC).
The Garden sees…
The Garden of the Megaron welcomes an international organization of contemporary art, with installations, sculptures, text-sculptures, video installations and sound works.
Hebron on the World Heritage List
The Unesco World Cultural Heritage Committee described the old town of Hebron on the occupied West Bank as a “protected zone”.
Water and the Roman cities and settlements
Call for Papers for the International Conference on water in the Roman city, that will be held in Feltre.
A pilot conservation program in the “Sunken City”
A Greek-Italian team conducted a pilot conservation program at the submerged city in Palaia Epidavros.
Archaeologists put sound back into a previously silent past
Researchers from the University at Albany and the University at Buffalo have developed a tool that puts sound back into the ancient landscape.
United States files civil action to forfeit thousands of ancient Iraqi artifacts imported by Hobby Lobby
Cuneiform tablets were falsely labeled as product “samples” and shipped to Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and two corporate affiliates
Quaker burial site discovered on Brighton’s Royal Pavilion Estate
A 200-year-old burial site has been discovered during redevelopment work at Brighton Dome Corn Exchange.
Excavations of Late Roman synagogue at Huqoq continue to yield stunning mosaics
Mosaics were first discovered at the site in 2012, and work has continued each summer since then.
Ötzi and Tuscany
An archaeo-metallurgy research group has analysed the copper blade of the Iceman's axe.
Dromolaxia-Vizakia: A city comes to light
Results of the May-June excavations at Dromolaxia-Vizakia (Hala Sultan Tekke).