Human impact has created a ‘plastic planet’, research shows
University of Leicester researchers lead Anthropocene study into lasting effects of plastic on land and oceans.
Cats domesticated in China earlier than 3000 BC
Scientists from France, the UK and China have studied cat remains found in agricultural settlements in China, thus providing evidence on the domestication as well as the origin of cats in China.
Individuals and Communities at Newcastle University
The 13th Annual Postgraduate Form Conference of the Newcastle University will be held on 20th May 2016.
Summer edition of The Rosetta Journal
Call for Papers to be published in the Summer edition of The Rosetta Journal.
Research team identifies rare dinosaur from Appalachia
An international team of researchers has identified and named a new species of dinosaur that is the most complete, primitive duck-billed dinosaur to ever be discovered in the eastern United States.
Exhibition: Beyond Beauty. Transforming the body in ancient Egypt
The viewer of "Beyond Beauty" is invited to ask why Egyptians cared so much about transforming the way they looked.
Unique archaeological find in Ancient Aptera, Crete
A pair of two small, but remarkably well-preserved statues was discovered at the archaeological site of Ancient Aptera, in Western Crete, archaeologists announced on Tuesday.
Massive dump-site found in archaeological area
Police in Italy have uncovered a large illegal dumpsite in Rome on Monday following investigations at the remains of ancient Roman catacombs.
Prado acquired Fra Angelico’s Virgin of the Pomegranate
Madrid’s Museo del Prado has acquired Fra Angelico's The Virgin of the Pomegranate from the Alba ducal collection.
BSA Teacher Fellowship
The School Teacher Fellowship at the British School at Athens is offered each year to enable a teacher to pursue a project in Greece designed to enhance their teaching.
The Museums Association launches revised Code of Ethics
The Museums Association (MA) has launched its revised Code of Ethics, following an 18 month consultation.
BSA: Postgraduate Course in Prehistoric, Greek and Roman Pottery
Application deadline is January 31st, 2016.
Jurassic ‘sea monster’ donated to Oxford University Museum of Natural History
A rare 165 million-year-old plesiosaur skeleton has been donated to the Oxford University Museum of Natural History after being discovered in a quarry near Peterborough.
GAO 2016 Graduate Conference Registration Open
Registration for the Graduate Archaeology at Oxford (GAO) conference is now open.
The Hellenistic Peloponnese: New Perspectives
“The Hellenistic Peloponnese: New Perspectives” is organised under the auspices of the School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester.
Lecturer in Hellenistic History
Cardiff's School of History, Archaeology and Religion is looking to appoint a Lecturer in Hellenistic History.
First Probable Case of Scurvy in Ancient Egypt
The discovery was made by the Aswan-Kom Ombo Archaeological Project (AKAP), a joint venture between the University of Bologna and Yale University.
The Neolithic settlement of Toumba Kremasti Koilada (Part 5)
Interpretation of the Kremasti ditches should not focus on the form they present today, neither should they be seen as a large community work constructed at a given moment in time to serve a specific need.
Οldest Christian monastery in Iraq destroyed by ISIS
The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been destroyed by ISIS.
Ex Ionia Scientia ‒ ‘Knowledge’ in Archaic Greece
The international conference “Ex Ionia Scientia ‒ ‘Knowledge’ in Archaic Greece” will be held in Greece on 12-14 December 2016.
Göbekli Tepe to get a makeover
Göbekli Tepe, home to what has been interpreted as one of the world’s earliest temple structures is to get a makeover through a new restoration project.
Evidence of a prehistoric massacre found in Kenya
Skeletal remains of a group of foragers massacred around 10,000 years ago on the shores of a lagoon 30km west of Lake Turkana, Kenya.
Neolithic tomb reveals community stayed together, even in death
A Neolithic Spanish burial site contains remains of a closely-related local community from 6000 years ago, according to a recent study.