City wall unearthed in Tal al-Dabaa
A team of experts from the Austrian Archaeological Institute has unearthed a giant fence in Tal al-Dabaa in the Sharqiya province, Egypt.
Tapestries of Louis XIV at the Getty
With rare loans from the French state, this exhibition presents a selection of monumental tapestries that evoke the brilliance of the Sun King's court.
Paleolithic elephant butchering site found in Greece
A new Lower Paleolithic elephant butchering site, Marathousa 1, has been discovered in Megalopolis, Greece.
Greece, Greeks, and Greek in the Renaissance
"Greece, Greeks, and Greek in the Renaissance" is the title of the conference organized by the University of Cyprus and due to be held on December 13, 2015.
Redefining the Margins: Seeing the Unseen in the Eastern Mediterranean
The 17th Annual Postgraduate Colloquium at the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies of the University of Birmingham.
Biologists trace how human innovation impacts tool evolution
Professor Marcus Feldman's lab has devised a computer model that could help solve a long-standing mystery over why the introduction of new tools in prehistoric societies sometimes comes in periodic bursts.
Human nature’s dark side helped us spread across the world
New research suggests that betrayals of trust were the missing link in understanding the rapid spread of our own species around the world.
DNA Tracks Adaptations in Europe’s First Farmers
The introduction of agriculture into Europe about 8,500 years ago changed the way people lived right down to their DNA.
Prehistoric man in the Galilee preferred legumes
Inhabitants' diet in Neolithic Galilee consisted mainly of fava beans, as well as lentils, various types of peas and chickpeas.
Loss of mastodons aided domestication of pumpkins, squash
If Pleistocene megafauna --mastodons, mammoths, giant sloths and others-- had not become extinct, humans might not be eating pumpkin pie and squash for the holidays, according to an international team of anthropologists.
Getting under the skin of a medieval mystery
A simple PVC eraser has helped an international team of scientists led by bioarchaeologists at the University of York to resolve the mystery surrounding the tissue-thin parchment used by medieval scribes to produce the first pocket Bibles.
Iran gains membership at ICCROM
Iran got a membership at the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM).
Syphilis widespread in Central Europe even before Columbus’ voyage to America
Congenital syphilis, which is passed from mother to child, has been detected in human skeletal remains from among the 9,000 burials in the cathedral square of St. Pölten, Austria.
Medieval skeleton of burnt teenage girl found in Italy
Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered a Medieval skeleton of a teenage girl, burnt and thrown in a pit, as was the practice with witches at the time.
Large hoard of Roman coins found in Swiss orchard
The discovery of a hoard of Roman coins in Ueken, Switzerland, was announced on Thursday by the regional archaeological service.
New clues about the earliest known Americans
New evidence shows that the earliest known Americans--a nomadic people adapted to a cold, ice-age environment--were established deep in South America more than 15,000 years ago.
Tropical fossil forests unearthed in Arctic Norway
UK researchers have unearthed ancient fossil forests, thought to be partly responsible for one of the most dramatic shifts in the Earth's climate in the past 400 million years.
Underwater antiquities and environmental impact study completed
An extensive underwater geoarchaeological survey at the area of Methoni, Greece, has been completed, revealing significant antiquities.
Sunoikisis
Course Planning seminar (June 10-20, 2016) and internship (June 6-26, 2016) at the Center for Hellenic Studies.
Reconstruction in Archaeology
Call for Contributions: "Archaeology and Reconstruction". Deadline: Thursday, December 10, 2015.
Postgraduate Training Course in Greek Epigraphy
The course provides training for historians, archaeologists and textual scholars alike in the discipline of reading and interpreting epigraphic evidence.
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships at Newcastle
The School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Newcastle University invites applications to the new round of the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship competition.
Ancient Egypt: It wasn’t all Pharaohs and gold
In her new book, Professor Joann Fletcher explores everyday life in one of our most intriguing civilisations.