Masterpieces never sleep
Lesha Limonov came up with a unique and fascinating idea for the International Rijksstudio Award 2017...
Ethiopian site sheds new light on human behaviour in the Middle and Late Stone Age
Recent sedimentological and dating results from the sequence of Goda Buticha cave, southeastern Ethiopia, yield new data on human occupation of the region during the period 65,000 to 1,000 years ago.
Violence in humans has some deep evolutionary roots
'Are humans naturally violent, as Hobbes said, or peaceful beings to whom civilization corrupts, as Rousseau suggested?'
Treasures from China’s Han Dynasty at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum
On view for the first time in the U.S., 160 rare selections from recent excavations.
Ushabti figurine found in London to be returned
An ancient Ushabti statue that had been missing from an Aswan museum has been found in London and returned to Egypt.
Ancient DNA reveals ‘continuity’ between Stone Age and modern populations in East Asia
Researchers working on ancient DNA extracted from human remains have found that the genetic makeup of certain modern East Asian populations closely resemble that of their hunter-gatherer ancestors.
New field season at the Engel Ela-Ramud basin, Eritrea
A few days ago a research team from IPHES left to Eritrea, to develop a new field season at the Engel Ela-Ramud basin, in the Danakil depression, next to the Ethiopian border.
Bag-like sea creature was humans’ oldest known ancestor
Researchers have identified traces of what they believe is the earliest known prehistoric ancestor of humans – a microscopic, bag-like sea creature, which lived about 540 million years ago.
Archaeology with its eyes on society
Over the last years, a great effort is being made in archaeological matters both by Universities and by the Archaeological Service and Museums for antiquities to become accessible and loved by the public. And I think that to some degree the mentality has changed today, even though there are many who don’t go along with it…
Maya large road network found in Guatemala jungle
High-tech scanning has revealed a network of Maya roads in the jungle of Guatemala.
Researchers confirm the existence of a ‘lost continent’ under Mauritius
It was left-over by the break-up of the supercontinent, Gondwana, which started about 200 million years ago.
Chance Discovery Of New Fossil From Half Billion Years Ago Sheds Light On Life On Earth
Scientists from the universities of Leicester and Cambridge have discovered a new species of fossil that will shed light on early animal ecosystems.
Excavation yields Yayoi culture artefact
Excavations at the Kori and Heka ruins in Osaka, Japan, have yielded an almost intact doll of the mid-Yayoi Pottery Culture period.
Ancient Greek Aphrodite statuette discovered underwater
Authorities in Italy have announced the discovery of an ancient Greek statuette underwater off the coast of Southern Italy.
Luxor: Royal Scribe tomb found
Archaeologists discovered a Ramesside T-shaped tomb belonging to a person called "Khonsu" who held the title of "Royal Scribe".
Andalusian scientists reconstruct what the Gibraltar Arc was like 9 million years ago
The researchers have proven that large blocks of land, about 300 km long and 150 km wide, have rotated clockwise (in the case of the Baetic System) and counterclockwise (in the case of the Rif mountain range, in the north of Morocco).
Remains of 2,000-year-old glass workshop found in Poland
Cracked glass beads, pieces of melted glass and glass "teardrops" are among the remains of the glass workshop, which operated approx. 2 thousand years ago on Mount Grojec in Żywiec.
University of Kent, Rome scholarships
A total scholarship fund worth £20,000 is available to applicants wishing to study a taught MA at the University of Kent, Rome starting in September 2017.
The ancient Indus civilization’s adaptation to climate change
Local Indus populations were possibly already well adapted to living in varied and variable environmental conditions before the development of urban centers.
Anthropologists uncover art by (really) Old Masters
The finding marks some of the earliest known graphic imagery found in Western Eurasia and offers insights into the nature of modern humans during this period.
What was really a vomitorium?
The word vomitorium has been often used to describe a room, adjacent to the dining room where a Roman dinner would take place, where participants would relieve themselves from a full stomach and carry on with the feast. However, no ancient source actually uses the word for this purpose.
Leprosy strain genotyped from medieval pilgrim at UK burial site
In a multidisciplinary study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, researchers investigated the strain of leprosy found in a leprosy hospital cemetery in Winchester, UK.
Psychomachia: medieval bestseller and graphic novel
The Psychomachia was composed in the 5th century by Prudentius. It incorporated elements of epic and inner psychological conflict, was illustrated like a modern comic book and was very popular inmonastic communities.
Remarkable discovery as Roman houses are identified under city centre park
Foundations of complete Roman town houses have been discovered under one of Chichester's city centre parks.