Research uncovers “water” mystery of the first large city in southern Africa
In an area plagued by periods of drought, it is difficult to understand how the great ancient city of Great Zimbabwe thrived for centuries, but the answer to that has now been found.
New finds from Ancient Tenea, Chiliomodi, Corinthia
In October 2022, the work of the systematic archaeological research project in Chiliomodi, Corinthia, was completed under the direction of Archaeologist Dr. Elena Korka
Kinship formation in Neolithic Anatolia helped communities to avoid inbreeding
Early neolithic settlers of villages but also megasites in Anatolia could mate and procreate withing their community, refraining from inbreeding, with the help or kinship-making procedures.
Celtic Conference in Classics, Coimbra 2023
The CCC includes upwards of 20 panels on broad topics in Classics with roughly 15-20 presenters for each panel.
‘Golden’ mummified boy reveals its secrets
CT scans and 3D printing revealed new evidence on the “golden” mummy of a boy, which was
stored in the basement of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir for more than a century.
Earliest human remains discovered in northern Britain
An international team led by archaeologists at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has discovered the earliest human remains ever found in northern Britain.
Whale skull extraction at Maryland Beach
While combing Matoaka Beach for fossils and shark’s teeth, Pennsylvania resident, Cody Goddard, made a fascinating discovery.
PhD Position at Universidad Pablo de Olavide se Sevilla
The research project "Celebrations of the Empire from the provinces" (2022-2025) offers one fully-funded four-year PhD position.
Agriculture linked to changes in age-independent mortality
New study is first to tie patterns of age-independent human mortality to food production.
Violence was widespread in early farming society
Of the skeletal remains of more than 2300 early farmers from 180 sites dating from around 8000–4000 years ago to, more than one in ten displayed weapon injuries, bioarchaeologists found.
Authentic 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Age sword at Field Museum
Once thought to be a replica, this authentic, ancient sword will be on view as a teaser for First Kings of Europe exhibition.
Waterlogged wood found in Bedforshire
Incredible wooden objects found were preserved in the boggy ground for 2000 years.
Shedding light on the lives of Stone Age hunter-gatherers in Britain
Achaeologists made discoveries which shed new light on the communities who inhabited Britain after the end of the last Ice Age.
Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean
This major free exhibition brings together extraordinary loans of antiquities and cultural treasures from the islands of Sardinia, Cyprus and Crete, with many on display in the UK for the first time.
Fossils Reveal Dinosaurs of Prehistoric Patagonia
A study led by The University of Texas at Austin is providing a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretaceous, just before the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct.
Understanding the elusive origins of the Black Death
Despite massive advances in DNA technology and analysis, the origin, evolution and dissemination of the plague remain notoriously difficult to pinpoint.
Egyptian tomb with ten crocodile mummies discovered
Spanish archaeologists made an unusual discovery in southern Egypt: a still undisturbed tomb containing ten mummified crocodiles.
Culture and Society in Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Egypt
The American Society of Papyrologists invites proposals for papers for its panel “Culture and Society in Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Egypt” at the 2024 meeting.
High mobility of ancient hunter-gatherers 7,500 years ago
International research team says highly connected gene pools over vast distances suggest migrations were common in North Asia since at least the Early Holocene.
Fossilised nests of the world’s largest dinosaur discovered in India
More than 250 titanosaur eggs have been uncovered in India, revealing more about the lives of some of the largest animals which ever lived.
Archaeologist awarded NSF grant to study prehistoric city creation
The ancient Native American city of Cahokia is located near modern-day St. Louis, on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River.
Cognitive Science and the Ancient Mediterranean
The graduate students of the Cornell University Department of Classics invites papers from a range of institutions and expertise in and beyond Greece and Rome to discuss these and related questions in the field.
Found the world’s oldest rune stone
An ancient Norwegian rune stone is attracting international attention among runic scholars and archaeologists. The inscriptions are up to 2,000 years old and date back to the earliest days of the enigmatic history of runic writing.
Quantity and Quality. The World of Greek Terracottas
The exhibition Quantity and Quality at the Altes Museum focuses on the contexts in which clay figures were used, and provides new perspectives on this often overlooked medium.