Expedition reveals new Batavia burial site
Australian archaeologists are back at Beacon Island examining archaeological sites related to one of WA's most famous shipwrecks, the Batavia.
Menkaure Pyramid open to public
The pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of the three at the Giza Necropolis, is now open to the public after renovation works were completed.
Neanderthals extinct from Iberian Peninsula earlier than thought
Findings at the El Salt site in Spain, show that Neanderthals disappeared from the Iberian Peninsula earlier than it was believed until now.
Nok Culture study enters its third round
Excavations in Nigeria currently not possible. Frankfurt archaeologists do not want to take any security risks. Now the existing data will first be evaluated at home.
Polish student reconstructed houses of the first Egyptians
Jacek Karmowski prepared virtual 3D models of ancient Egyptian houses, based on the results of the Tell el-Farcha excavations in the Nile Delta.
The systematic excavation at the Peak Sanctuary of Vrysinas
The animal remains and zoomorphic figurines found at the peak sanctuary at Vrysinas open up a window to the Minoan world at around 1700 BC. They enable us to explore various aspects of the human-animal relationships.
In a crisis, the bigger your social network, the better
The more you know your neighbors, the better off you may be when disaster strikes, a new study from the University of Arizona suggests.
15-million-year-old mollusk protein “beautifully preserved”
A find which gives us a window back around 15 million years, which is about the same time the first mammoths appeared.
Narratives Across Space and Time: Transmissions and Adaptations
The Proceedings of the 15th Congress of the International Society for Folk Narrative Research) present the results of the works of the Congress, and contribute to the international narratοlogical research.
International Museum Day 2015
This internationally popular event is an occasion to raise awareness on how important museums are in the development of society.
By the Rivers of Babylon
On display for the first time are original artifacts dating to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian Exile, including clay tablets from the Al-Yahudu archive.
Upright body plan may have evolved multiple times
The fossilized, about 6 inches long hipbone of an ape called Sivapithecus is raising a host of new questions about whether the upright body plan of apes may have evolved multiple times.
Olympus: The Greco-Roman Collections of Berlin
Exhibition featuring over 160 works, including marble statues and reliefs, bronze statuettes, terracotta vases, and jewelry from the Berlin State Museum’s classical antiquities collection, drawn from the Altes Museum and the Pergamonmuseum.
Methodologies in Ancient Material Culture
The Conference on Methodologies in Ancient Material Culture will be hosted at the University of Winnipeg, in Canada, on October 2-4, 2015.
Lepanto: The Naval Battle
The exhibition “Alkis Pierrakos. Lepanto: The Naval Battle” opens its doors today (February 5, 2015), at the at the Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika Gallery of Athens.
Hunter-gatherers’ dental “harmony” disrupted by diet shift
Hunter gatherer populations had an almost "perfect harmony" between their lower jaws and teeth. This harmony began to fade with the transition to agriculture.
Director of Benaki Museum
The Benaki Museum is seeking a dynamic, creative, and experienced Director to replace Professor Angelos Delivorrias.
Fishy cooking habits of North American hunter-gatherers
Archaeologists have discovered the first use of pottery in north-eastern North America was largely due to the cooking, storage and social feasting of fish by hunter-gatherers.
Tonal languages require humidity
Languages with a wide range of tone pitches have primarily developed in regions with high levels of humidity.
The giant pacarana used its teeth as tusks
Josephoartigasia monesi may have used its incisors for activities other than biting, such as digging in the ground for food, or defending itself from predators.
Nineveh wall blown up by ISIS
Large parts of the ancient Nineveh wall were detonated by ISIS, as was announced by a Kurdish official on Tuesday.
Bowhunting may have fostered social cohesion during the Neolithic period
Spanish archaeologists have analyzed the Neolithic bows found in the site of La Draga (Girona, Spain).
Angels: The Bureaucracy of the Divine
Lecture by Hara Papatheodorou (Emeritus Professor of Art History and the Visual Arts, The American College of Greece) at the Canadian Institute in Greece.
Digital Heritage 2015
A "federated" world congress of the leading international societies, organizations, and events around IT for heritage.