Ornate Roman fresco revealed in London
An ornate fresco that once adorned the residence of a wealthy Roman citizen has been discovered by a team of archaeologists at 21 Lime Street, in London.
Lord Byron and Greece
Grethe Rostboell will give a lecture at the Danish Institute be about Byron's extraordinary life and about his active engagement in Greek matters for many years.
Vikings use of crystals as navigation tools theory tested
A team of scientists have been working on the idea that the Vikings used crystals to estimate the position of geographical north.
The Getty returned head of Hades to Sicily
On Friday, January 29, 2016, the J. Paul Getty Museum returned the terracotta head of Hades back to Sicily.
Humans evolved by sharing technology and culture
Our early ancestors, Homo sapiens, managed to evolve and journey across the earth by exchanging and improving their technology.
New research sharpens understanding of poison-arrow hunting in Africa
Α comprehensive study of the hunting tradition of the San peoples of Namibia sheds new light on their use of beetle and plant poisons to boost the lethality of their arrows.
Ancient Technology and Ancient Economies
The International Hellenic University organizes a Summer School entitled “Ancient Technology and Ancient Economies”, due to take place in July 2016.
Old Kingdom large boat found in tomb in Abusir
A Czech mission of archaeologists have discovered an Old Kingdom boat in Abusir, at a mastaba tomb.
Looking for Dinosaurs in Antarctica
Millions of years ago Antarctica was a warm and lush environment ruled by dinosaurs and inhabited by a great diversity of life...
Exhibition illuminating the archaeology of childhood
The exhibition takes a look at how the concept of childhood has changed over the last million years, and how visible children are in the archaeological record.
Early man had a penchant for tortoises
According to a new discovery at Qesem Cave near Tel Aviv tortoises were cooked and eaten there some 400,000 years ago.
Homo heidelbergensis used highly sophisticated weapons and tools
Excavations at the Lower Paleolithic site of Schöningen (Germany) change our views on human evolution. A special volume of the Journal of Human Evolution presents the state of research.
Minoan shipwreck found off Turkish coast
Scientists have discovered a 4,000 year-old shipwreck off the Turkish coast, probably of the Minoan Civilisation.
University of Copenhagen: Humanities threatened
Smaller programmes such as Hebrew, Balkan Studies and Indology will admit no students in 2016, and may face closure or mergers in the future at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Copenhagen.
Recent summer temperatures in Europe are likely the warmest of the last 2 millennia
New research now puts the current warmth in a 2100-year historical context using tree-ring information and historical documentary evidence to derive a new European summer temperature reconstruction.
Ancient extinction of giant Australian bird points to humans
Study provides first reliable evidence humans were preying on now-extinct Australian Megafauna.
Sudan Archaeology from a Greco-Roman Perspective (Part 2)
This paper reviews models of political economy and negotiations of power through regional exchange systems and long distance trade at the Meroitic state.
Forum: Archaeologies of forced and undocumented migration
Call for contributions is now open for a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary Archaeology, which focuses on Archaeologies of forced and undocumented migration.
The grave stele of Aristomache
Found in 1891 in Athens, in Athinas street, at the Acharnian Gate, this grave stele dates back to c. 420 BC.
New research into the origins of the Austronesian languages
Complex genetic data rejects “Out of Taiwan” theory by demonstrating that Mitochondrial DNA found in Pacific islanders was present in Island Southeast Asia at a much earlier period.
Geometry in Babylonian Astronomy
Scientist of the Excellence Cluster TOPOI discovers that Babylonian astronomers computed the position of Jupiter with geometric methods.
Cultural heritage monuments to be preserved through 3D imaging
The destruction of world heritage monuments and antiquities by extremist groups has mobilised scientists towards creating 3D replicas of monuments to preserve them in a digital form.
Ancient rodent’s brain was big … but not necessarily ‘smart’
A recent reconstruction of two endocasts of Paramys, the oldest and best-preserved rodent skulls on record, showed surprising results.
Eight face trial over King Tut’s knocked off and reattached beard
Eight people involved in the botched repair of King Tutankhamun’s golden mask two years ago now face trial for “gross negligence”.