Long-term history of violence in hunter-gatherer societies uncovered in the Atacama Desert: 10,000 years of violent conflict revealed by skeletons, weaponry, and rock art
Stone age artists carved detailed human and animal tracks in rock art from the Doro !Nawas Mountains in central Western Namibia; the study is published on PLoS ONE
Archaelogists revael the largest palaeolithic cave art site at Cova (or Cueva) Dones, in Eastern Iberia; the study is published on Antiquity
Necklace from child’s grave reveals complex ancient culture at the Neolithic village of Ba’ja in Jordan; the study is published in PLoS ONE
Hidden details of Egyptian paintings revealed by chemical imaging: on-site analysis of paint layering identifies history of alterations in ancient paintings
The Self Portraits Rooms at the Uffizi Galleries: twelve rooms show six hundred years of art history in the form of self-portraits and portraits
The distinctive roof of the Sydney Opera House – consisting of shells in the form of boat sails – was assembled through a remarkable feat of engineering
New ArchCUT3-D technology explores 3-D micromorphological characteristics of engravings with unprecedented precision
Neanderthal engravings at La Roche-Cotard are oldest known, at least for Europe, being dated at over 57,000 years old
The exhibition Sovereign Metals. Festivities, the Hunt and the Firmament in Medieval Islam, is held at the MAO Museo d’Arte Orientale