The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of an empire
In a new study in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, archaeologists compared the colors on pieces of ancient Peruvian pottery.
Venus in a gold bikini
The Acropolis Museum, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day (8 March 2023), is commencing a new series of exhibitions titled “Temporary and unexpected visitors”.
Sphinx statue and Roman architectural remains found in Dendera
The statue of a sphinx and the remains of a building dating to the time of the Roman Emperor Claudius have been found near the Temple of Dendera, in Egypt’s Qena Governorate.
Does the artificial watercourse in the Hessian Ried have a Roman past?
The Roman military may have dug the Landgraben, the body of water between the German cities of Groß-Gerau and Trebur, in the 1st century AD.
The world’s first horse riders
The earliest evidence of horse riders has been found by an international team of archaeologists and bioanthropologists.
Tree rings and strontium point to the provenance of 400-year-old timber
Strontium isotopes, along with tree-ring analysis, point researchers to the origins of timber used to build houses in Denmark 400 years ago.
Collective governance and infrastructure helps societies last longer
The cities that lasted the longest had a combination of infrastructural investments and collective governance.
From Byzantium to the modern world handmade ceramics of Chios
The Byzantine & Christian Museum and the Directorate of Modern and Intangible Cultural Heritage invite you to the opening of the temporary exhibition.
Unknown room discovered in the Great Pyramid
Using a high-frequency ground penetrating radar, the ScanPyramids team found an opening in the joint behind the lower blocks of the chevrons.
A rare inscription bearing the name of the Persian king Darius the Great
A 2,500-year-old potsherd found by visitors at Tel Lachish bears a brief inscription with the name of the Persian king Darius the Great, the father of King Ahasuerus.
Hieroglyphs discovered in Old Dongola, Sudan
During the current excavation season in Old Dongola (Sudan), archaeologists came across an unexpected find: architectural elements from a Pharaonic temple.
Scientists may have solved a Chaco Canyon mystery
In a new study, several researchers at CU Boulder reenacted a small part of a trek that people in what is today the Southwest United States may have made more than 1,000 years ago.
The Bar Hill Comb
When archaeologists working on the National Highways A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon scheme discovered a fragment of a comb, they knew they had found something unusual.
Longest hieratic papyrus goes on display in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum
The 16 m. long papyrus was found in Saqqara and has been named Papyrus Waziry 1.
Project to revitalize the oldest mosque in Sudan
The Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW) is launching a new cultural heritage protection project “Baraka: Revitalization of the Oldest Preserved Mosque at Old Dongola”.
Steel was already used in Europe 2900 years ago
Team headed by Freiburg researcher has discovered earliest use of steel in Europe – on Iberian stone pillars from the Final Bronze Age.
Surface survey at Hala Sultan Tekke
The “Hala Sultan Tekke Hinterland Survey Project” completed its second season of surface survey.
A Girl Ηovers over Kerameikos
The award-winning children's book by Christos Boulotis also available in English.
The Białowieża Forest no longer an archaeological ‘blank spot’
Most of the known barrows and other remains of ancient human activity in the Białowieża Forest were discovered in the 21st century.
Mediterranean hunter-gatherers relied heavily on fish diet
New research has revealed humans living on the Mediterranean coast 9,500 years ago may have relied more heavily on a fish diet than previously thought.
Labyrinth: Knossos, Myth and Reality
Discover the palace of Knossos, and the search for the labyrinth, in this major exhibition in Oxford.
Bow-and-arrow, technology of the first modern humans in Europe
The use of bow-and-arrow technology gave humans an edge over Neanderthal neighbors in hunting game.
Early evidence of brain surgery in Ancient Near East
A recent excavation in Megiddo, Israel, unearthed the earliest example of a particular type of cranial surgery in the Ancient Near East.
Scientists may have solved a Chaco Canyon mystery
In a new study, several researchers at CU Boulder reenacted a small part of a trek that people in what is today the Southwest United States may have made more than 1,000 years ago.