Times of Rise and Failure – TORF
The Research Unit 'Times of Rise and Failure – TORF' is undertaking 7 subprojects in various natural science and humanities disciplines.
12,000-year-old monumental camel rock art
The engravings, primarily depicting camels, ibex, equids, gazelles, and aurochs, include 130 life-sized and naturalistic figures.
Early Neolithic farmers were diversifying cereal cultivation
An interdisciplinary research shows that early farming societies began to integrate new cereal varieties almost 7,000 years ago.
Pompeii: Ancient “waiting bench” uncovered
The people waiting at the time were clients who had come to ask the master of the house for a favour and labourers, rather than art lovers.
Evidence for medieval hair styling at the iconic Eilean Donan castle
A rare 13th century tool used for styling hair has been acquired by National Museums Scotland after being discovered in Eilean Donan castle.
Polish researchers investigate Saqqara’s shells
Mollusc shells are providing archaeologists with new insights into the customs, beliefs, and daily life of ancient Egyptians.
Research of the ancient Shipwreck in Sukošan, Croatia
Underwater archaeologists from the ICUAZ once again spent two weeks researching the remains of an ancient shipwreck in Sukošan.
Roman mosaic in Tivoli
a room with black and white mosaic flooring with a geometric pattern, dating back to the early imperial age, was uncovered.
2,000 years of human activity found on market site in Leicester
The discoveries were made during excavations carried out alongside groundworks for the city’s new market square.
Neanderthal coasteering and the first Portuguese hominin tracksites
In this paper the first two hominin tracksites found in the southwestern most region of Europe are being described.
Dolmen dating back more than 5,000 years found in Teba (Málaga)
A team from the University of Cádiz has unearthed one of the most monumental and best-preserved funerary structures in Andalusia.
The oldest shell jewellery workshop in Western Europe
The oldest workshop for making shell jewellery has been unearthed at the site of La Roche-à-Pierrot in Saint-Césaire, Charente-Maritime.
Discovery expands understanding of Neolithic agricultural practices
Discovery by international research team sheds new light on the historical use and domestication of the adzuki bean across East Asia.
Rare Mesolithic mass burial site found
Polish archaeologists have uncovered a rare Mesolithic mass burial during gas pipeline construction in Poland.
Secrets of Rosemarkie Bronze Age hoard uncovered
New findings by GUARD Archaeology have shed light on why a precious Bronze Age hoard was buried on the Black Isle nearly three millennia ago.
Original drawing of Night Watch dog found
Rembrandt based the barking dog in The Night Watch on an early 17th-century drawing by Adriaen van de Venne (1590–1662).
Repatriation of 86 Greek antiquities
86 antiquities have been voluntarily handed over to the Greek Ministry of Culture by a private foreign collector.
Specialists restore Costa Rica’s mysterious spheres
Specialists from Costa Rica and Mexico restore limestone spheres at the Finca 6 Museum Site in Palmar de Osa.
Cities on the Edge
International workshop on a variety of aspects pertaining to the urban heritage of Egypt, Sudan and Palestine.
Oldest evidence of mummification uncovered
Earliest known evidence of mummification uncovered in burials at sites across southeastern Asia dating back more than 10,000 years.
Ancient Egyptian Bracelet Stolen and Lost Forever
Authorities in Egypt are alert due to the loss of a golden bracelet which was kept in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
Long-distance travellers in Seddin during the Bronze Age
Recent research suggests that many of the Bronze Age people buried in Seddin, Germany, were not locals but came from outside the region.
Excavations completed at Erimi-Laonin tou Porakou
The excavations at Erimi-Laonin tou Porakou in Cyprus under the direction of Prof. Luca Bombardieri have been completed.
Carpaccio’s altarpiece masterpiece
The great altarpiece by Vittore Carpaccio returned to Piran after 85 years in the first week of September.