Conflict between the Rhodians and Lycians in the light of Homer’s Iliad
Homer’s Iliad and specifically the episode of the duel between Sarpedon and Tlepolemus uses mythology and the epic to reflect the conflict between Rhodians and Lycians which had already begun in the Mycenaean era.
Megalithic burial monument unearthed in India
A megalithic burial monument discovered in Malabar, India, has yielded additional evidence of proto-historic habitation of the area.
Neanderthals were stocky from birth
Analysis of two well-preserved skeletons of Neandertal neonates shows that Neandertals’ wide bodies and robust bones were formed by birth.
Alpine rock art
Archaeologists at the University of York have undertaken pioneering scans of the highest prehistoric paintings of animals in Europe.
Migration back to Africa took place during the Paleolithic
A piece of international research led by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has retrieved the mitogenome of a fossil belonging to the first Homo sapiens population in Europe.
Taj Mahal is turning green due to insect secretion
The marble of Taj Mahal is turning green due to droppings of insects from a polluted river. The 17th century monument is full of green and black patches of waste on its walls, which need to be scrubbed and cleaned every day.
Greek Art and Archaeology, c. 1200-30 BC
The book surveys Greek archaeology from the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces in ca. 1200 BC to the subordination of the last Hellenistic kingdoms to Rome in c. 30 BC.
Ancient DNA study finds Phoenician from Carthage had European ancestry
A research team co-led by a scientist at New Zealand’s University of Otago has sequenced the first complete mitochondrial genome of a 2500-year-old Phoenician dubbed the “Young Man of Byrsa” or “Ariche”.
Women in southern Germany Corded Ware culture may have been highly mobile
Women in Corded Ware Culture may have been highly mobile and may have married outside their social group, according to a new study.
Oxyrhynchus papyri reveal magical spells
Two of the Oxyrhynchus papyri, a collection from ancient Egypt discovered about 100 years ago, have been deciphered, yielding magical words and spells used at the time.
PhD fellowship in Classics at Ghent University
The Department of Literary Studies at Ghent University (Belgium) is seeking well-qualified applicants for a fully-funded and full-time doctoral research fellowship (4 years), starting on 1 October 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter.
New research maps the devastation of the Black Death on medieval England
An innovative new archaeological study has revealed in detail for the first time how individual towns, villages and hamlets across swathes of medieval England were decimated by the Black Death.
Rapid rise of the Mesozoic sea dragons
New research shows that marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs burst onto the scene, rather than expanding slowly into their ecosystems.
Crucial interaction between fire and mankind explored in new research
A pioneering team of international researchers have devised a "manifesto for fire science" to explore the pivotal relationship that exists between mankind and fire, on a global stage.
The discovery of a 12th dynasty mummy
The head of the ancient Egyptian Antiquities Section, Dr. Mahmoud Afifi, announces the discovery of the burial of the mother of two governors of Elephantine by a Spanish Mission from the University of Jaén during their excavation work in the necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa, West Aswan.
Lost Italian Renaissance statues from Berlin collection have been located
Sculptures missing from Berlin's collection since the Second World War have been identified by Art Historians at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow.
Three 12-Month Internships supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation
With the support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, MoMA is accepting applications for three 12-month internships for Greek nationals.
Painted Medieval church walls discovered in Northern Sudan
The largest group of paintings from the turn of the 8th-9th century has been discovered in Sudan.
Israeli MFA transfers ancient sarcophagi covers to ambassador of Egypt
Yesterday, May 22, 2016, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over two ancient relics from Pharaonic times, which had reached Israel illegally, to the Ambassador of Egypt.
Man’s perception of time
The views expressed by Aristotle the philosopher regarding the nature of time, a natural quantity that mankind has tried to define since time immemorial.
A shaggy dog story
A contagious form of cancer that can spread between dogs during mating has highlighted the extent to which dogs accompanied human travellers throughout our seafaring history.
Genes for nose shape found
Genes that drive the shape of human noses have been identified by a UCL-led study.
Oldest actinopterygian from China provides new evidence for origin of ray-finned fishes
Researchers used high-resolution computed tomography to re-examine the most complete remains of Meemannia, and presented new details of the internal skeleton and one of the earliest osteichthyan endocasts.
UAE burial to reveal evidence on Neolithic way of life
The bodies unearthed in a 2013 archaeological site at the UAE yield valuable information regarding funerary practices as well as identity and nation creation.