A species of bone-eating worm that was believed to have evolved in conjunction with whales has been dated back to prehistoric times when it fed on the carcasses of giant marine reptiles.
The Center for Hellenic Studies has announced the forthcoming online publication of Aspects of History and Epic in Ancient Iran: From Gaumāta to Wahnām, by M. Rahim Shayegan on the CHS website.
By comparing the genes of current-day North and South Americans with African and European populations, a new study has found the genetic fingerprints of the slave trade and colonisation that shaped migrations to the Americas hundreds of years ago.
Νew research and imaging work discovered eerie faces and lines of verse which had previously been erased from history in one of UK’s most important medieval manuscripts.
Cuban and Canadian researchers demonstrated the use of cultivated plants in the Caribbean well before the commonly accepted advancement of agricultural groups in the region at around AD 500.
"The Great Wonders of the World" lectures organized by the Penn Museum are a series of presentations about the seven wonders of the world and other great monuments of archaeological interest.
The fellowship aims to support research into the anthropology, archaeology, architecture, arts, etc. of Greece and Cyprus, and related areas, in all periods to modern times.
Over twenty years from its discovery, an international study led by the University of Florence and the University of Rome 1 “La Sapienza” proves that the Altamura Man has lived around 150,000 years ago.
The Hardt Foundation for the Study of Classical Antiquity offers young researchers an opportunity to apply for research scholarships covering stays of two to four weeks.
A lecture about systematic understanding and “calculation” of space and its main properties by using a software that is designed for performing this kind of analysis.
Three years after it was damaged by an earthquake, the Camera degli Sposi (Bridal Chamber), a Renaissance art decorated room has reopened at Mantua's Palazzo Ducale.
Two Old Kingdom tombs were discovered south of Sakkara at the site Tabit El-Geish in Egypt. The 6th Dynasty tombs were discovered during excavations conducted by the Institut Français d’archéologie Orientale (IFAO) at the necropolis.