Remains of a hitherto unknown pyramid have been unearthed in Dahshour
An Egyptian archaeological mission working in the area located to the south of King Snefru's bent pyramid in Dahshour necropolis has uncovered the remains of a 13th Dynasty pyramid.
Crete’s Late Minoan tombs point way to early European migration
Ancient DNA samples were compared with those of modern Cretans, and the results of these analyses sheds new light to many issues surrounding the ancient migration of people and culture to the island.
The last ‘caimans’ living in Spain
The first evidence of Diplocynodon ratelii found in the Iberian Peninsula.
Mummified CAT scan
A mummified, ancient, Egyptian cat is among a host of artefacts from the University of Aberdeen museums' collections that have been captured using 3D imaging software so they can be shared around the world.
Male or female? Scientist challenges evidence of sex differences among dinosaurs
A paleontologist at the Canadian Museum of Nature is countering decades of studies that assert that some dinosaurs can be identified as male or female based on the shapes and sizes of their bones.
North and South. Central Crete from the later Protopalatial into the earlier Neopalatial periods
Colin MacDonald and Luca Girella at the Archaeological Society of Athens.
Liquid Antiquity
The project 'Liquid Antiquity', organized by the DESTE Foundation, begins next week in the Main Building of the Benaki Museum.
Capturing Byzantium
The Berenson Library (Villa I Tatti / The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies) presents a new exhibition with a selection of vintage photographs from the collection of Byzantine art and architecture.
Roman sarcophagus depicting 12 Labours of Hercules to be returned to Turkey
A Roman sarcophagus depicting the Twelve Labours of Hercules will be returned to Turkey, Swiss authorities decided on Friday.
A plague victim and her tragic coffin birth in medieval cemetery
Researchers have identified a rare “coffin birth” in a 14th-century burial ground at the hostel of San Nicolao di Pietra Colice in the Northern Apennines.
The toy boat that sailed the seas of time
A thousand-year-old toy boat from an abandoned water well gives archaeologists tantalizing clues about the culture that produced the object.
Decorated raven bone discovered in Crimea may provide insight into Neanderthal cognition
Two extra notches found in raven bone may have been a symbolic addition.
Leonardo da Vinci’s painting to return to the Uffizi
Leonardo da Vinci's painting Adoration of the Magi has been returned to the Uffizi Gallery after a long and hard restoration of its original colouring that lasted 6 years.
Using Latin to analyse other languages
17th century scholars did not converse in Latin, but they used the language for reading and writing. And it also had a third function.
Students unearth a 2000-year-old Jewish settlement near Bet Shemesh
Boyer High School in Jerusalem will fund most of its youth delegation’s visit to Poland by working at archaeological digs.
Mouse in the house tells tale of human settlement
Ancient mice teeth show settled villages made ecological impact long before agriculture.
Meet Neith, creator of the world
The goddess Neith, “creator of the world”, was brought out of the storerooms of the National Archaeological Museum, to be presented to its visitors and to tell her unknown story.
Long-lost Jewish cemetery uncovered in Rome
Thirty eight graves were recently uncovered by Italian archaeologists in the Rome’s Trastevere district.
‘Australia’s Jurassic Park’ the world’s most diverse
An unprecedented 21 different types of dinosaur tracks have been identified on a 25-kilometre stretch of the Dampier Peninsula coastline dubbed 'Australia’s Jurassic Park'.
The Anthropocene: Scientists respond to criticisms of a new geological epoch
'Irreversible' changes to the Earth provide striking evidence of new epoch, University of Leicester experts suggest.
Under the Dead Sea, warnings of dire drought
Nearly 1,000 feet below the bed of the Dead Sea, scientists have found evidence that during past warm periods, the Mideast has suffered drought on scales never recorded by humans.
Part of a unique ancient Greek terracotta statue discovered
Part of a unique terracotta statue has been found during underwater surveys near the Ak-Burun Cape.
Mummy shroud rediscovered in Scotland
A unique, full-length mummy shroud, which is over 2,000 years old yet is still in remarkable condition, has been discovered in National Museums Scotland’s collections.