France’s Apocalypse Tapestry is getting a welcome clean up
Longest known medieval tapestry has suffered a lot during the centuries. Time for a facelift!
The Roman shoe hoard of Vindolanda
Archaeologists were astonished by the volume and diversity of footwear, even for a site like Vindolanda which has produced more Roman shoes than any other place from the Roman Empire.
Pyla-Kokkinokremos: A “time capsule” for the crisis years on the island
Since the settlement was never reoccupied and has an overall lifespan of less than fifty years, Pyla’s material culture can be considered a ‘time capsule’ for this Late Cypriot IIC-IIIA critical phase.
Ancient Britons’ teeth reveal people were ‘highly mobile’ 4,000 years ago
Archaeologists have created a new database from the teeth of prehistoric humans found at ancient burial sites in Britain and Ireland...
Poles on the border of the Roman Empire
A poorly surveyed part of the fortified border of the Roman Empire, present in today's Romania, is being studied by a team of archaeologists from Toruń.
1,000 prehistoric individuals to be genetically mapped
The project seeks to map the genetic variation among 1,000 prehistoric individuals who lived in Europe and Asia between 1,000 and 50,000 years ago.
Prehistoric dog’s tooth shows it was a pet
The discovery of a prehistoric dog's tooth in the UK is the first indication of a man and a dog travelling together over a 250-mile distance.
Cannabis plants found in ancient grave in China
Cannabis found in an ancient burial in China offers scientists an insight into the ritual and medicinal use of the plant in antiquity according to a recent report.
Apes understand that some things are all in your head
Bonobos, chimpanzees and orangutans understand that others can be convinced of something that is not true.
Ocean Explorers. From Sindbad to Marco Polo
An exhibition organised in collaboration with the MuCEM, the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations in Marseilles.
Journal of Modern Hellenism
The Journal of Modern Hellenism is seeking submissions from emerging and established scholars on the history, language, and culture of Greece and the Greek Diaspora, from Middle Byzantium to the Modern Era.
Giant print could offer insight into dinosaur behaviour
One of the largest dinosaur footprints found in the Gobi desert might shed light on titanosaurus behaviour.
Ancient inscription shows Persian resident in Japanese city
An inscription now deciphered shows that ancient Japan was more cosmopolitan than previously thought.
‘Blind dates’ in the amber world
Paleontologists at the University of Bonn have discovered a tiny biting midge no larger than one millimeter in 54 million-year-old amber.
A Child’s Eye View of Museums: Remembering Elee Kirk
Museum & Society Special Issue Call For Papers “A Child’s Eye View of Museums: Remembering Elee Kirk”.
Student uncovers fossils from oldest sea turtle ancestor
Several 80-million-year-old fossils found in Alabama are from a species of sea turtle that is the oldest known member of the lineage that gave rise to all modern species of sea turtle, according to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Marble tablet with rental agreement found in Turkey
Excavations at the ancient Greek city of Teos in Izmir's Seferihisar district, on the west coast of Turkey, have yielded an inscribed marble tablet with a rental agreement.
More than 2,000 looted objects have been recovered in Greece
According to the Greek police, the arrests are connected to a criminal organisation that has been active in archaeological sites' looting and smuggling for the past 10 years.
Researchers reconstruct house in ancient Pompeii using 3D technology
By combining traditional archaeology with 3D technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have managed to reconstruct a house in Pompeii to its original state before the volcano eruption.
Research to answer a ‘crushing’ evolutionary question
Studying the physical features of long-extinct creatures continues to yield surprising new knowledge of how evolution fosters traits desirable for survival in diverse environments.
Astonishing late bronze age pressed flower found
Archaeologists in Lancashire unearthed a hoard inside the hollow end of an axe handle, including a pristine 3,000-year-old pressed flower.
Greek Studies on Site
The center "Greek Studies on Site" offers a series of seminars in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute at Athens.
Antiguo Oriente 2016
Antiguo Oriente is still receiving papers and book reviews to be considered for publication.
Archaeologists in Yorkshire discover oldest Iron Age mound
A mound in Yorkshire is an Iron Age monument rather than a Norman castle motte as it was previously thought, archaeologists say.