A coin of Queen Fastrada and Charlemagne
A Carolingian coin has recently been acquired by the Centre Charlemagne in Aachen which represents an entirely unexpected and truly historic addition to our knowledge of the reign of Charlemagne, as it bears the name of his wife Fastrada.
Alpha Bank presents “The other side of the coin”
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the world-famous Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection, the Bank organizes major retrospective exhibition.
Alexandria’s Shatby Necropolis now accessible to the public
The site has been excavated, restored and upgraded.
Archaeologists map hidden Northern Territory landscape
Scientists at Flinders University have used sub-surface imaging and aerial surveys to see through floodplains in the Red Lily Lagoon area of West Arnhem Land.
Longstanding cultural continuity at oldest occupied site in West Africa
Stone tools recovered from near the Senegalese coast extend occupation of the region back to 150 thousand years ago.
Book review: M. Cook, Rewriting History: The decipherement of Linear A
In his work, Cook applies data-sorting expertise to decipher Linear A and proposes a boldh theory.
Malvern Priory medieval stained glass restored and reinstalled
Adam now can be seen holding a yellow apple, and Eve holding another whilst the devil looks on from a tree.
Reconstruction of the ceremonial chariot from Civita Giuliana
A story of recovery, legality and the enhancement of a unique find on display for the first time at the Museo Nazionale Romano from 4 May.
Research shines new light on the Stone of Destiny
Innovative methods have revealed new information, including previously unrecorded markings and further evidence of the Stone’s provenance.
Translating Akkadian to English with neural machine translation
An AI model has been developed to automatically translate Akkadian text written in cuneiform into English.
Roman military camps identified in Arabian desert
Three new Roman fortified camps have been identified across northern Arabia by a remote sensing survey by the University of Oxford’s School of Archaeology.
Disease control and disposal of infectious materials in Renaissance Rome
New publication by Cristina Boschetti, Laura di Siena, Jan Kindberg Jacobsen, Gloria Mittica, Giovanni Murro, Claudio Parisi Presicce, Rubina Raja and Massimo Vitti.
Repatriation of over 80 antiquities to Cyprus
On the 26th April 2023, the repatriation of over 80 Cypriot antiquities from the United States of America was successfully completed.
Like new: a 2,300-year-old pair of scissors surprises researchers
In the Sendling district of Munich, an excavation team has recovered a Celtic grave with exceptional finds.
Hidden Hellenistic underground chamber detected in Naples
Around 10 metres beneath present-day Naples there is a hidden treasure: the ruins of the ancient necropolis of Neapolis.
Interactive 3D model recreates Old Man of the Mountain
The iconic symbol of New Hampshire can now be explored through an online interactive 3D model created by Matthew Maclay.
Buddha statue found at Berenike on the Red Sea Coast
A statue of the Buddha dating from the Roman era has been found in the city of Berenike on the Red Sea coast.
Research project finds elusive European yeast for Lager beer
A new paper in FEMS Yeast Research reports that, for the first time in Europe, scientists have discovered the ancestor of the yeast species necessary for the production of lager beer.
Prolonged droughts likely spelled the end for Indus megacities
Research involving Cambridge University has found evidence of a series of severe and lengthy droughts which may have upturned the Bronze Age Indus Civilization.
New insight into the mystery of ancient Gaza wine
Research into grape pips found from an excavated Byzantine monastery in Israel hints at the origins of the ‘mysterious’ Gaza wine and the history of grapevine cultivation in desert conditions.
First human representations of Tartessian culture
Excavations by the Arqueología de Mérida (IAM-CSIC) at the site of Casas del Turuñuelo (Badajoz) have brought to light the remains of five figural reliefs, partly fragmentary, from the 5th century BC.
Important human discovery made while searching for ancient bears
Charlotte Lindqvist and team show that some modern Alaska Natives still live almost exactly where their ancestors did some 3,000 years ago.
3,200 year old tomb discovered in Saqqara
New archaeological find was discovered in the necropolis of Saqqara, 30 km south of Cairo.