Wooden Hercules figurine found on the island of Ibiza
A rare wooden sculpture of Hercules has been discovered in a refuse pit on the Spanish island of Ibiza.
Ancient theatre discovered in Herakleia, Italy
A recent geophysical study at the Herakleia Archaeological Park has brought to light the remains of a large semicircular structure.
Neanderthal DNA reveals ancient long-distance migrations
Tiny 5 cm long bone allows insights into crucial period when Neanderthals disappeared and Homo sapiens replaced them.
Stone slab with carved human facial features
A stone slab carved with human facial features and a vast urn cemetery containing twelve burials has been found at the Argishtikhinili site.
Funerary Practices in the Ancient Necropolis of Olbia
Near the ancient settlement of Olbia, a preventive excavation has uncovered a Roman necropolis dating from the 1st to the 3rd century AD.
Ancient teeth reveal mammalian responses to climate change
New isotopic analysis of fossil teeth uncovers how dietary flexibility determined survival or extinction over the last 150.000 years.
Excavations at the Pyla-Vigla have been completed
The 2025 excavation season of The Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project (PKAP) at Pyla-Vigla has been completed.
The Pharmacopeia of Ancient Egyptian Alabaster Vessels
This study presents the clearest comprehensive evidence yet that opiates were a broader part of ancient Egyptian society.
The Grand Egyptian Museum Ahead of the Grand Opening
As the highly anticipated opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) draws near, Egypt is preparing to launch a long-awaited global event.
At Home in the 17th Century
The Rijksmuseum presents 'At Home in the 17th Century', offering an up-close experience of daily life 400 years ago.
Two unsuspected pathogens struck Napoleon’s army
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have genetically analyzed the remains of former soldiers who retreated from Russia in 1812.
Why did ancient people build Poverty Point?
Some 3,500 years ago, hunter-gatherers began building massive earthwork mounds along the Mississippi River at Poverty Point.
Mortality Crisis at Akhetaten?
The question of whether the ancient Egyptian city of Akhetaten was affected by an epidemic has long been debated.
The Minoan Thera eruption predates Pharaoh Ahmose
Radiocarbon dating of Egyptian artifacts puts Thera (Santorini) volcanic eruption prior to Pharaoh Ahmose.
Stone tools trace Paleolithic Pacific migration
Ancient people from the Pacific Rim traveled a coastal route from East Asia during the last ice age to become North America’s First Peoples.
Escape from Pompeii
A story of triumph out of tragedy, uncovered in the ashes of Vesuvius. To be published in January 2026 by Oxforde University Press.
The Bremenium Fort archaeological dig
The fifth consecutive year of archaeological excavations at Bremenium Fort has delivered its most remarkable season yet.
Dimitris Pikionis: An aesthetic topography
The exhibition focuses on the landscape treatment of the entrances to the Acropolis of Athens, full of pictorial references in the pavements.
PhD opportunities in Classics and Ancient History at Warwick
The Classics and Ancient History Department at Warwick is seeking expressions of interest for students looking to undertake doctoral study.
Michaelina Wautier: A (still) unfinished Story
This comprehensive exhibition offers for the first time an opportunity to discover the nearly complete Œuvre of this extraordinary painter.
Did lead limit brain and language development in ancient hominids
Ancient human relatives were exposed to lead up to two million years ago, but a gene mutation may have protected modern human brains.
National Museums of Scotland: The Peebles Hoard
Dating to the Late Bronze Age (c.1000-800 BCE), it contains several hundred elements from a complex set of objects.
Human-like dexterity and gorilla-like gripping strength
Stony Brook-led study on new hand and foot fossils of Paranthropus extend the understanding of the evolution of tool use and bipedality.
Archaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan
A research team led by the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a remarkable Early Bronze Age ritual landscape at Murayghat in Jordan.