Harvests, wildfires, epidemics
Research team published the first reconstruction of the jet stream over the past 700 years in the journal Nature.
Over 100 fossils per week including shark teeth
Palaeontologists discovered over 100 bones of terrestrial and marine animals from 240 million years ago each week during excavations at a site in Miedary (Silesia).
Research Seminars in Classics (Winter Semester 2024/25)
The Department of Classics and Philosophy, University of Cyprus, announces the Program of the Classics Research Seminars for the Winter Semester 2024/25.
The Treasure of the Egyptian Queen Ahhotep
The volume details the circumstances of the treasure’s discovery, its history of display and publication.
Fossils may have inspired mysterious SA cave painting
The first inhabitants of southern Africa knew about locally abundant dicynodont fossils and made rock art about them.
Language and Cultural Interactions in the Roman World
Proposals of no more than 500 words should be submitted no later than Monday, October 21st, 2024.
ARCE Annual Meeting 2025: Call for Papers Now Open
Submissions must be received through ARCE’s All Academic site by December 13th, 2024
New archaeological find uncovered at Carlisle dig
This stone head has been much more delicately carved and is more detailed than the previous two heads discovered at the site in 2023.
Getty returns ancient bronze couch to Türkiye
The J. Paul Getty Museum and the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the return to the Republic of Türkiye of an ancient bronze funerary couch dating back to ca. 530 BCE.
Scientists explore origins of horseback riding
In a new study, the team examined medical studies of modern equestrians, records of human remains across thousands of years etc.
Ancient humans strategically targeted reindeer-rich territory
Research reveals that the Gravettian hunters were not following migrating herds of reindeer over long distances.
Spectacular archaeological discovery in Kazimierza Wielka
Excavation revealed the remains of 160 objects related to Neolithic and early Bronze Age colonisation, as well as a mixed rite cemetery.
Kykladitisses: Untold stories of women in the Cyclades
The archaeological exhibition Kykladitisses: Untold Stories of women in the Cyclades, which will be on display at the Museum of Cycladic Art - Stathatos Mansion from December 12, 2024 to May 4, 2025.
Early dingoes are related to dogs from New Guinea and East Asia
The findings challenges previous claims that dingoes derived from pariah dogs from India or Thailand.
Digital Humanities Assistant
The British School at Athens (BSA) is seeking a dynamic and innovative Digital Humanities Assistant to join their team.
Results of excavations in ancient Fregellae
From 22 July to 19 August 2024, a team of researchers investigated the remains of the late Republican city of Fregellae in present-day Italy.
AAH 2025 Annual Meeting
The Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati will host the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Association of Ancient Historians (AAH).
BA and Leverhulme Fellowships in Classics at St Andrews
The School of Classics at the University of St Andrews welcomes applications from eligible scholars interested in applying for a fellowship at St Andrews.
Clovis people used Great Lakes camp annually 13,000 years ago
The earliest humans to settle the Great Lakes region likely returned to a campsite in southwest Michigan for several years in a row.
A Master of Secrets in the Chamber of Darkness
A volume in honor of Robert K. Ritner presenting the latest groundbreaking research in Egyptology and beyond.
Norwegian gold treasure found with a metal detector
On the island of Rennesøy, a metal detectorist recently discovered nine coin-like gold pendants engraved with rare horse symbols.
Monumental Roman arsenal in Novae, Bulgaria
The arsenal in the camp of the Roman Italian Legion in Novae (Bulgaria) occupied as much as 32,000 square meters.
Easter Island population collapse never happened
A genetic study published in "Nature" debunks the long-standing theory of a collapse marked by famine, violence and even cannibalism.
Isolated lifestyle may have led to Neanderthal extinction
Neanderthal remains recently discovered in a cave in France support well-known theory of why the Neanderthals became extinct.