A New Open Access Database for the Study of Medieval Europe
More than 50,000 multi-isotope measurements and supplemental historical information covering the entirety of the European Middle Ages.
Oldest European salamander fossil, discovered in Scotland
Fossils discovered in Scotland represent some of the world’s oldest salamanders, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.
Jewellery from grave of high status Viking woman left at museum’s door
Archaeologists at the Museum of Archaeology in Stavanger could hardly believe their eyes when dress accessories typical of a Viking Age woman were delivered to the museum.
Marksman’s shield from Dresden council treasury returned
Thanks to the generous support of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Dresden City Museum was once again able to fill a World War II–related gap in its collections.
Mysterious vampire-slaying kit stuns at auction
A mysterious vampire-slaying kit containing objects reputed to ward off the blood-thirsty monsters sparked an international bidding battle – and smashed its auction estimate to smithereens.
Bronze Age enclosure could offer earliest clues on the origins of Cardiff
An archaeological dig at a city park has uncovered what could be the earliest house found in Cardiff.
Archaeology at the site of the Warsaw Ghetto sheds dramatic light
The excavations are concentrated on the site where two pre-war apartment buildings stood.
Hidden Van Gogh self-portrait discovered by National Galleries of Scotland
The National Galleries of Scotland has discovered what is almost certainly a previously unknown self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh.
Constant innovation and regeneration at the heart of Bedminster’s history
Between January and March 2022, Wessex Archaeology carried out an archaeological excavation at Plot 3 Bedminster Green – once the site of the Bedminster Smelting Works.
Holy Sepulchre excavation presented to the local communities
The activities at the archaeological site were presented to the communities of the Orthodox Patriarchate, Custody of the Holy Land and Armenian Patriarchate.
Rare ‘time capsule’ cobalt mine abandoned over 200 years ago
New discovery at Alderley Edge in Cheshire offers a glimpse into a mine in production during the Napoleonic Wars, with personal objects, equipment and inscriptions the workers left behind.
Living Streams: New Perspectives on Ancient Rivers
Conference on the physical and cultural aspects of ancient rivers in the ancient Mediterranean and beyond.
Important discovery of a wooden sculpture in the Huaca Takaynamo
The perfectly preserved wooden sculpture was found at the Chan Chan archaeological site in La Esperanza of Trujillo.
London Summer School in Classics 2022
Few places are still available for some classes/levels at the London Summer School in Classics 2022.
Postdoctoral fellowships at University of Warwick
The Dept of Classics and Ancient History, University of Warwick invites outstanding early career postdoctoral researchers to apply for postdoctoral research fellowships.
British Academy and Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowships
The Department of Classics & Ancient History at Durham invites expressions of interest from candidates with well-developed proposals.
The face of the first European found in Atapuerca
The new human fossil discovered in the TE7 level of the Sima del Elefante site in the Sierra de Atapuerca is about 1.4 million years old.
Tooth isotopes offer window into South Australia’s early colonial history
New archaeological techniques have uncovered the origins of 13 early South Australian colonists buried in unmarked graves in the Anglican Parish of St Mary’s Church in Adelaide.
Possible traces of cancer discovered in Egyptian mummy
Extensive facial skeleton defects of a 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummy may indicate that she suffered from nasopharyngeal cancer.
V&A announced cultural partnership with the Ministry of Culture in Türkiye
The partnership centres around a joint conservation and restoration project to reattach the Head of Eros to the famous Sidamara Sarcophagus.
Archaeologists reveal first known depictions of two biblical heroines
A team of specialists recently returned to Lower Galilee to continue unearthing nearly 1,600-year-old mosaics in an ancient Jewish synagogue.
A Dürer miniature found in a book of the 16th c.
The miniature measures only 16 by 6.5 cm and has been lying unnoticed in a book of the Oldenburg State Library for 230 years.
A new pre-Neolithic archeological site on the island borderland
In April 2022, a survey with a grid for the collection of lithic artefacts was conducted in the coastal zone of the Akamas Peninsula.
First Restitution of “Benin Bronzes” from the Ethnologisches Museum
Two objects from the Ethnologisches Museum’s collection were handed over to Nigeria as part of an initial agreement on 1 July 2022.