The Museum and Change V
The main theme of the meeting will be the impact of demographic changes on the social role of museums, in all fields and aspects of museum work.
Anchor stock and cannon found underwater near Hong Kong
A diving team recovered a cannon and an anchor stock around Basalt Island, highlighting the area's maritime heritage.
Oldest Egyptian papyri on display at the Egyptian Museum
A collection of the oldest known papyri from a Red Sea port and other items, such as replicas, are displayed for the first time at the Cairo's Egyptian Museum in a short but worth-visiting exhibition.
Despotiko: Finds shed light on the topography of the sanctuary
The results of the excavations conducted this summer on the uninhabited islet of Despotiko, west of Antiparos (Cyclades), are very significant, shedding light on the history and the topography of the Apollo sanctuary.
Coin hoard found in Empúries
A coin hoard hidden in an amphora was found in a house excavated at the ancient Greek colony of Empúries on the Costa Brava.
Neanderthals in Germany – first population peak, then sudden extinction
Around 45,000 years ago, Homo neanderthalensis was the predominant human species in Europe. Archaeological findings show that there were also several settlements in Germany.
Travel broadens chimps’ horizons too
Chimpanzees who travel are more frequent tool users, according to new findings from the University of Neuchâtel and the University of Geneva.
“Us versus them” social traits may have evolved in monkeys before humans
Our closest primate relatives may have evolved “us versus them” social traits as a means to cope with competition from rival groups of monkeys long before this behaviour first occurred in humans.
After the age of dinosaurs came the age of ant farmers
A group of South American ants has farmed fungi since shortly after the dinosaurs died out, according to an international research team including Smithsonian scientists.
Cave discoveries shed new light on Native and European religious encounters
British Museum and University of Leicester-led research uncovers new evidence in Caribbean.
Aftermath of a mass extinction
A new study of fossil fishes from Middle Triassic sediments provides new insights into the recovery of biodiversity following the great mass extinction event at the Permo-Triassic boundary.
How meltwater from the ice sheets disturbed the climate 10,000 years ago
How will the melting of ice in Greenland affect our climate? In order to gain an idea how that process might look like, researchers have taken a look into the past.
Genome of 6,000-year-old barley grains sequenced for first time
An international team of researchers has succeeded for the first time in sequencing the genome of Chalcolithic barley grains. This is the oldest plant genome to be reconstructed to date.
An important Chalcolithic settlement at the Chlorakas-Palloures site
Two small neighbourhoods of the 5000 year-old site of Chlorakas-Palloures were investigated during the second season of excavations at the site.
17 Le Corbusier buildings named as UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Τhe World Heritage Committee has inscribed the Architectural Work of Le Corbusier on the World Heritage List, namely 17 buildings in seven countries.
The Archaeological Museum of Thermo has opened
The museum's permanent exhibition mainly includes finds from the Sanctuary of Apollo in Thermo and smaller neighbouring shrines, spanning a period from Early Prehistoric times to the Roman conquest.
Scientists discover real reason turtles have shells
A new study by an international group of paleontologists suggests that the broad ribbed proto shell on the earliest partially shelled fossil turtles was initially an adaptation, for burrowing underground, not for protection.
More about the builders of the Bronze Age-wall in Poland
Unique stone wall that protected the villagers who came from the area of the Mediterranean more than 3.5 thousand years ago, reveals further secrets to scientists working in Maszkowice (Małopolska).
Teeth tell the story of people who didn’t get enough sunshine
Dental enamel – much harder than bone – protects the dentin long after death, making teeth a rich and accurate source of archaeological information.
Philippi on the World Heritage List
The Archaeological Site of Philippi has been inscribed on the World Heritage List. The site is one of the five inscribed by the World Heritage Committee on July 15, 2016.
The success of the plant-eating dinosaurs
Why were dinosaurs so successful? Say dinosaur, and most people think of T. rex, but the most successful dinosaurs were of course the plant-eaters.
The architectural imprint left by the Franciscans on Tinos
The present article attempts to explore and interpret the distinctive features of two Franciscan monasteries in Tinos, which form two more unknown precious stones in the island’s extremely rich and largely unexplored cultural mosaic.
UK MPs back the return of Parthenon Sculptures to Greece
MPs from various parties in the UK are preparing a bill with the aim of returning the Parthenon Marbles, the so-called Elgin Marbles, to Greece.
Roman Dacian capital to be restored and reconstructed
Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, the capital and largest settlement in Roman Dacia, is to be restored as part of million-euro project.