AI algorithm puts the colour back in black and white films. This is particularly interesting for the restoration of historical recordings
This spring, The Royal Ballet celebrates the 75th anniversary of Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella with a brand-new production of the much-loved ballet
“If we could better understand the distinction between the literal and the figurative, this could help us to understand the human mind” says Allott
Genomic analysis shows the Amazon’s Ashaninka people are made up of two subgroups with distinct histories; the study is in the journal Current Biology
Cyprus’s copper deposits created one of the most important trade hubs in the Bronze Age in the village of Hala Sultan Tekke
Uncovering the ritual past of a mustatil, an ancient stone monument in Saudi Arabia; the study has been published in PLoS ONE
Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral was historical first in using iron reinforcements in the 12th century; the study is published in PLoS ONE
The pottery left behind by the Wari gives archaeologists clues as to how the empire functioned: an analysis of the pottery’s chemical make-up
Surprising similarities in stone tools of early humans and monkeys; the study has been published in Science Advances
A study analyzes the notion of spectacle through the figure of Antigone; the study has been published in Signa
Four and a half million euros from Veronica Atkins to the Uffizi Galleries, to completely restore the Amphitheater of the Boboli Gardens
Potted and Painted: The Production and Technical Development of Underglaze Blue Porcelain in China; an exhibition at the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong
Runes were just as advanced as Roman alphabet writing: Johan Bollaert has investigated written language used in public inscriptions in Norway from the 1100s to the 1500s
A new study ratifies that carnivores did not participate in the accumulation of human remains in the Sima de los Huesos
Digitalisation excludes older adults: technology developments mean that older adults are increasingly at risk of digital exclusion
The colors on these ancient pots hint at the power of the Wari empire: the same rich black pigment is found in ceramics used in rituals
Does the artificial watercourse in the Hessian Ried have a Roman past? The Landgraben, the body of water between the German cities of Groß-Gerau and Trebur
The world’s first horse riders: researchers discovered evidence by studying the remains of human skeletons found in burial mounds called kurgans
Archaeological study of 24 ancient Mexican cities reveals that collective forms of governance, infrastructural investments, and collaboration all help societies last longer
Tree rings and strontium point researchers to the provenance of 400-year-old timber; the study is published in PLoS ONE