Pentecopterus: the world’s largest sea scorpion
An ancient sea scorpion, one of the oldest and largest in the world, has been identified by scientists according to a study in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology.
Study reveals four stages of human body evolution
Research into 430,000-year-old fossils collected in northern Spain found that the evolution of the human body’s size and shape has gone through four main stages.
Distribution of mammoths in last Ice Age map published
The most accurate global map of the maximum geographic distribution of the woolly mammoth during the last Ice Age has been published.
Satellite images show Temple of Bel destruction
The destruction of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra by the Islamic State has been confirmed through satellite images by the UN.
Giant Egyptian statues on display in Paris
Three giant Egyptian statues, part of an exhibition at the Arab World Institute in Paris, have been transported to France. The three statues on display as a preview of the “Osiris: Egypt’s Sunken Mysteries” exhibition, opening on 8 September, had
New significant finds in centre of Athens archaeological sites
Greek Culture Ministry announced two significant finds on Friday at the archaeological sites of Kerameikos Cemetery and Roman Agora, at the centre of Athens.
Retrieving river water levels reveal WW2 finds in Poland
Drought in Poland has caused the levels of the water in rivers to fall to record lows, revealing significant WW2 remnants, Jewish tombstones and a Soviet fighter plane.
World’s oldest bible to be displayed at the British Museum
The world's oldest bible, The Codex Sinaiticus, will be lent by the British Library to the British Museum for an exhibition covering 1,200 years of Christian, Islamic and Jewish faith in Egypt after the pharaohs.
IS blow up part of Temple of Bel in Palmyra
The Islamic State has destroyed through explosives part of what is thought to be the most important temple of the ancient Syrian site of Palmyra, the Temple of Bel.
Museums and museology in modern society. New challenges, new relationships (Part 15)
In the present article, a series of teaching scenarios are presented, related to approaches in teaching about the past, as realized in practice with Secondary school students in museums and the class room.
Headless remains in Kazakhstan puzzle archaeologists
Numerous theories have been proposed to explain the lack of heads from the dead.
New Journal of Greek Archaeology
Archaeopress announces a new international English-language journal focusing on Greek Archaeology.
Rare Use of Blue Pigment Found in Ancient Mummy Portraits
Ancient artists used the pigment Egyptian blue as material for underdrawings and for modulating color in Egyptian mummy portraits.
Where bread began
Team including researchers from Bar-Ilan University and Harvard University unravel the mystery of 12,500-year-old rock-cut mortars found throughout Southwestern Asia.
Arianna villa frescoes restored in Stabiae
Murals ornamenting the oldest villa in the ancient town of Stabiae, the villa Arianna, underwent conservation.
The Geronisos Island Expedition
The New York University Geronisos Island Expedition has conducted four weeks of excavation this summer at the island of Geronisos.
Experimental archaeology at the Prastio-Mesorotsos site
The 2015 excavation of the cooking installations at the Prastio-Mesorotsos site was accompanied by a simultaneous experimental archaeology project that resulted in a replica pit oven.
Οξυδερκείν at Korakou
A Conference by the Institute of Aegean Prehistory and by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. It will take place in Athens and Corinth on September 4-6, 2015.
Laconia: Important finds at two excavations
A Mycenaean palace, Linear B tablets, Egyptian scarabs, Bronze swords, a Doric capital with a hypotrachelium are some of the astonishing finds of recent surveys in Laconia, Greece.
UNESCO condemns the destruction the Baalshamin Temple
The Director-General of UNESCO firmly condemns the destruction of the ancient temple of Baalshamin, an iconic part of the Syrian site of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Archaeologists aim to unravel the mystery of the Rhynie Man
A team of archaeologists from the University of Aberdeen are leading a dig which they hope will yield answers to the mystery of Aberdeenshire’s ‘oldest man’.
Argentina to return thousands of artefacts to Ecuador and Peru
Argentina said it will return more than 4,000 archaeological artefacts to Ecuador and Peru.
Isis blew up Baal Shamin temple in Palmyra
Isis blew up Baal Shamin temple in Palmyra on Sunday, official says.