Who made the first stone tools?
Discovery of Stone Tools and Cut-Marked Animal Bones in Kenya Offers Window Into the Dawn of Stone Technology.
Sea-level rise drove prehistoric human migration in sea
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at NTU has found that rapid sea-level rise drove early settlers in Southeast Asia to migrate during the prehistoric period, increasing the genetic diversity of the region today.
8th Symposium of the Hellenic Society for Archaeometry Athens
The 8th Symposium on Archaeometry which will take place on the 3rd week of October 2023 atthe Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens.
Rare gold bead more than 1,600 years old discovered in City of David
A rare gold bead from the end of the Roman era was uncovered within the Israel Antiquities Authority excavation of the Pilgrimage Road in the City of David.
Rare drought coincided with Hittite Empire collapse
The collapse of the Hittite Empire in the Late Bronze Age has been blamed on various factors, from war with other territories to internal strife.
Evidence that Neanderthals hunted giant elephants
Neanderthals were able to outwit straight-tusked elephants, the largest land mammals of the past few million years.
7th annual Islamic Archaeology Day to be held in March
A call for papers for the 7th annual Islamic Archaeology Day, being held at the UCL Institute of Archaeology in March, is announced.
Registration Now Open: ARCE 2023 Annual Meeting
For 2023, ARCE will continue to host a dual access meeting consisting of both an in-person meeting and a live-virtual meeting held on two separate weekends.
XX ARYS International Conference. Religious mobility in the Ancient World
The 20th International ARYS Congress, "Religious Mobility in the Ancient World", invites researchers specialising in the ancient sciences to submit proposals reflecting on religious mobility in ancient societies from these epistemological foundations.
UNIQ+ graduate summer research internships at Oxford
Applications are open (until the 17th of February) for two projects, one on Documenting Cultural Heritage through the Manar al-Athar Digital Archive, and one on The History of Oxford Classics (also with a digital/archival angle).
Workshops and artisans in the ancient Aegean
Specialized researchers will explore the world of ancient Greek artisans and their working spaces, based on evidence provided by written sources, excavations, inscriptions, scientific studies etc.
Taught Master Bursary in Cypriot and Greek Archaeology
A bursary of €1000 (towards the cost of tuition fees) is being offered for a student registered on the MPhil in Classics.
D.A. Bragg returns 14 stolen antiquities to Italy
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., announced the repatriation of 14 antiquities collectively valued at nearly $2.5 million to Italy.
From image to experience at the Museum of Byzantine Culture
The Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki carried out actions in response to the needs of the Museum and its international public.
Fifteen ancient artefacts to be repatriated from Switzerland
Fifteen ancient artefacts dating from the Prehistoric to the Roman period will be repatriated to Greece from Switzerland.
Oldest bone spear point identified in the Americas
The Manis bone projectile point represents the oldest direct evidence of mastodon hunting in the Americas.
Study confirms that Neanderthals possessed symbolic capacity
New research by CENIEH shows that the Neanderthals used the skulls of large herbivores as hunting trophies.
The chemistry of mummification – Traces of a global network
A international team of researchers from LMU and University of Tübingen is unveiling the secrets of ancient Egyptian embalming.
Place of sacrifice from 2,500 years ago years found near Chełmno
Dozens of bronze ornaments: necklaces, bracelets, greaves, decorative pins, as well as numerous human bones, were discovered in the Chełmno district.
Evidence suggests Vikings brought animals to Britain
Archaeologists have found first solid scientific evidence suggesting that Vikings crossed the North Sea to Britain with dogs and horses.
The world of employment in ancient Athens
A new thematic section in the Archaic Acropolis Gallery and three ceramic vases from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Viking brutality failed to wipe out community, dig finds
Anglo-Saxon monasteries were more resilient to Viking attacks than previously thought, archaeologists have concluded.
Scientists and archaeologists confirm identity of 17th-c. Dutch warship
An unknown Protected Wreck off the coast of Sussex has been identified as the 17th-century Dutch warship Klein Hollandia.
Tudor Jewel associated with Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon
A remarkable gold pendant on a chain — associated with Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon — has been unveiled by the British Museum.