Did incestuous ‘god-kings’ rule during Neolithic Ireland?
New research cast doubts over suggestions an incestuous social elite ruled over the ancient people of Ireland, 5500 years ago.
Digitization for Cultural Preservation in Tuvalu
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu stands as a stark example of the devastating impacts of climate change...
Cooking for the craft
A pioneering study shows how prehistoric communities in north-eastern Europe extracted animal teeth for crafting personal ornaments.
UC experts share Griffin Warrior with America
The UC Classics researchers in 2015 uncovered the tomb of a Mycenaean leader they called the Griffin Warrior.
Archaeologists confirm Venus of Kołobrzeg’s age
A small limestone figurine discovered by a farmer near the Baltic coastal city of Kołobrzeg dates back approximately 6,000 years.
Earliest evidence of humans in the Americas confirmed
Tracks showed human activity in the area occurred between 23,000 and 21,000 years ago – indicating when cultures developed in North America.
Humans learned to thrive in diverse habitats
Before the ‘Out of Africa’ migration, new research shows that humans expanded their niche to include African forests and deserts.
Τhe incredible journey of dogs in the Americas
A new study from the University of Oxford shows how dogs slowly spread southward alongside early farming societies.
Crno Jezero Cave unveils 4,000 years of Illyrian and Prehistoric life
Archaeologists from the Dubrovnik Museums recently uncovered a wealth of archaeological artifacts in Crno Jezero Cave.
Rare Medieval sword discovered in the Netherlands
A remarkable medieval sword, dating back to 1050-1150 AD, was uncovered last year in the Dutch province of Utrecht.
Australia’s oldest occupied Ice Age cave
New evidence found in an ancient Blue Mountains cave overturns the theory that Australia's high country was unoccupied during the Ice Age.
Archaeologists discover France’s deepest shipwreck
On June 12, researchers identified the remains of a 16th‑c. merchant vessel lying more than 2.5 km beneath the Mediterranean Sea.
Scientists uncover massive fossil salamander
The fossil found near East Tennessee State University leads to a better understanding of how it helped shape Appalachian amphibian diversity.
Pits, wells and a burial found in Delbrück-Bentfeld
In the village of Delbrück-Bentfeld, eastern Germany, archaeologists have wrapped up an extensive months-long excavation.
Stolen paintings recovered and returned to New Mexico museum
The paintings, by Victor Higgins and by Joseph Henry Sharp, were stolen in March of 1985 from Harwood, a public library at the time.
Facets of daily life came to light at Finziade, Italy
Archaeologists working at Finziade, located in southern Italy, recently uncovered remarkable finds at an unexplored area of the site.
San José: World’s richest shipwreck
Since 2015, four non-invasive campaigns have surveyed the San José Galleon shipwreck in the Colombian Caribbean...
Ancient DNA uncovers rare matrilineal society in prehistoric China
A team of researchers have found genetic evidence of a rare matrilineal community dating back more than 4000 years.
Closest known ancestor of tyrannosaurs
Palaeontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur, named Khankhuuluu, which is the closest-known ancestor to the gigantic tyrannosaurs.
Memory, Violence and Landscape
The conference programme for “Memory, Violence and Landscape in the Ancient and Medieval World” at Royal Holloway, University of London.
The new ‘cultural continuity’ hypothesis
The new ‘cultural continuity’ hypothesis says we all try to keep traditions alive—but what we preserve, and how much, varies greatly.
Tiny fossils, big discoveries
More than 514 million years ago, sponge-like creatures called archaeocyathids were already busy building some of the planet’s earliest reefs.
In a Bright Green Field
The third in a series of collaborative exhibitions highlighting the work of contemporary Greek and Cypriot artists.
Remains of Norman tower found during archaeological excavation
A recent archaeological dig in Chichester's Priory Park has uncovered the remains of a stone tower used to defend the city's Norman castle.