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.
Palaeolithic art developed from public galleries towards more private exhibitions
A researcher at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country proposes analysing characteristics such as the location and visibility of Palaeolithic works to try to deduce their purpose.
European Conference on Arts and Humanities 2017
This conference addresses issues of writing history from literary and other discursive perspectives.
Exceptionally preserved Jurassic sea life found in new fossil site
A trove of exceptionally preserved Jurassic marine fossils discovered in Canada, rare for recording soft-bodied species that normally don’t fossilize, is expanding scientists’ view of the rich marine life of the period.
Ancient figures reveal trading routes of prehistoric African civilisation
The hundreds of figurines excavated so far suggest a high level of ritual activity at the Yikpabongo archaeological site of Northern Ghana.
3561 Artefacts seized in Operation Pandora
The results of a vast joint operation against illicit trafficking of cultural goods, involving 18 countries, were announced on Monday by EUROPOL.
Archaeologists uncover new clues to Maya collapse
While the findings may not solve the mystery of why exactly the Maya collapses occurred, they are an important step toward better understanding how they unfolded.
Mummy visualisation impresses in computer journal
Visitors to the British Museum can reveal the murder of the mummified Gebelein Man, 5,500 years ago.
More destruction of Palmyra monuments by IS
Islamic State militants have destroyed another Palmyra monument according to an announcement on Friday by the Syrian government and experts.
Discovery of Lost Dark Age Kingdom in Galloway
Archaeological research has just been published which reveals the location of a hitherto lost early medieval kingdom that was once pre-eminent in Scotland and Northern England.
Femininity in Hellenistic Arts: Voice, Gender and Representations
Conference examining the evolution of women’s discourse, its contents and the way it was perceived, at a time when women’s presence was getting more obvious in politics, arts and sciences than in the past.
Princess of Danube revisited
Archaeologists studying a Celtic tomb found in Heuneburg, containg the remains of an aristocratic woman and extremely rich grave goods have published their conclusions.
Large-scale medieval burial area found in Sudan
Archaeologists in Sudan have discovered a medieval area with cemeteries in Sudan excavating at least 123 individuals, some buried in unusual ways.
The Proparthenon
Today, Professor Manolis Korres (NTUA) will give a lecture on "The Proparthenon" at the Austrian Archaeological Institute.
Medieval horse skull found at the Colosseum
Archaeologists cleaning the exterior of the Colosseum in Italy last week have discovered a medieval horse skull.
The valuable information of garbage
The research project is called “The Pompeii Artifact Life History Project” and it is headed by Theodore Peña of the University of California, Berkeley.
Polish researcher investigates the health of children in ancient Egypt
Anaemia, chronic sinusitis, tooth decay are among the most commonly recognized diseases in children whose burials a Polish bioarchaeologist investigated in the Egyptian necropolis.