Earliest cases of genetic disorders from ancient DNA identified
Study used ancient DNA to identify the earliest known people to have suffered from genetic disorders affecting the number of sex chromosomes.
Urban planning, policy and predictions in the Anthropocene
State-of-the-art methods and perspectives from archaeology, history, and palaeoecology are sheds new light on 5,500 years of urban life.
Rare wall paintings reveal medieval example of royal ‘branding’
Rare medieval wall paintings have been uncovered in a loft space during restoration of fifteenth-century First Court.
Chance find fulfils 110-year mission to give ancient Nubians a voice
A biomedical Egyptologist from The University of Manchester has fulfilled the mission of an illustrious Manchester anatomist from 1910.
Immense fortifications in north-western Arabia
A fortification enclosing the Khaybar Oasis was just revealed by a team of scientists from the CNRS and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU).
Sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia: A 100-foot temple for the goddess
For the fourth consecutive year, a team of Swiss and Greek archaeologists worked at the heart of the sanctuary of Artemis Amarysia (Greece).
Anglo-Saxon cemetery found in excavations for Viking Link
The burials in the cemetery deliberately focus on an earlier Bronze Age ring ditch and indicate the funerary landscape was long established.
Ancient jar handle bearing the name Menachem was uncovered
Settlement remains including an inscription in ancient Hebrew script that mentions the name “Menachem” were recently exposed.
Grecoroman stone-cut tombs found in Bahnasa, Egypt
The Spanish archeological mission succeeded in uncovering a number of tombs dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras.
New discoveries at Saqqara by an Egyptian-Japanese team
The mission completed the excavation of a rock cut tomb, further architectural remains and burials in Saqqara.
Cult mentality: SLU professor makes monumental discovery in Italy
Ancient Roman temple adds significant insights into the social change from pagan gods to Christianity within the Roman Empire.
Inscription on a Naxian-style sphinx statue deciphered
This paper gives a translation of an inscription around the base of a bronze sphinx statue from the 3rd century Roman Province of Dacia.
New technology interprets archaeological findings from biblical times
Researchers rely on the earth's magnetic field to verify an event mentioned in the Old Testament.
Rise of Archery in Andes Mountains Dated to 5,000 Years Ago
When did archery arise in the Americas? And what were the effects of this technology on society?
Mesopotamian bricks unveil the strength of Earth’s ancient magnetic field
Ancient bricks inscribed with the names of Mesopotamian kings have yielded important insights into a mysterious anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field 3,000 years ago.
Lead-based impregnation of the canvas for ‘The Night Watch’
New research has revealed that Rembrandt used a lead-containing substance even before applying the first ground layer.
Archaeologists unravel the mysteries of Pueblo culture
Prof. Radosław Palonka has been investigating historic sites and customs of the 3000-year-old Pueblo culture.
Mythos as MythUS International Summer School
The Mythos as MythUs summer school program studies myth and popular narrative, from antiquity to the present.
Theoretical approaches to Ancient Greek Religion
The deadline for the receipt of all abstracts is the 11th of February 2024.
Rijksmuseum: Rediscovered Rembrandt portraits on long-term loan
The 1635 portraits of Jan Willemsz van der Pluym and Jaapgen Caerlsdr. disappeared from view for almost two centuries, before resurfacing two years ago.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art repatriates artifacts
The returned antiquities include statues from the Koh Ker archaeological site.
North America’s first people may have arrived by sea ice highway
A growing number of archeological and genetic finds suggests that people made their way onto the continent much earlier than believed.
China deciphers ancient rituals
Scholars of China's Tsinghua University have deciphered five documents recorded on bamboo slips dating back to the Warring States period.
First ground-based survey of damage to Ukrainian cultural sites
The war in Ukraine is not just a war against a people, but a war on culture.