Breathing life into ancient texts: unveiling Greco-Roman medicine through modern reenactments; a study published in PNAS
Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic people at Vasagård, on the Danish island Bornholm, to sacrifice unique “sun stones”
Ground-penetrating radar reveals new secrets, passages under Milan’s Sforza Castle: a cutting-edge technological investigation
Ancient artifacts unearthed in Iraq shed light on hidden History of Mesopotamia: results of the fieldwork summary of the 2024 season at Kurd Qaburstan
The historical bond between the artist Felice Casorati and the city of Milan is one of the themes of the exhibition at Palazzo Reale
Early Hominin toolmaking at the Melka Wakena site, in Ethiopia, sheds light on Engineering ingenuity; a study published in PLoS ONE
Cleopatra’s sister remains missing: the remains found at the Octagon in the ruins of Ephesos (Turkey) in 1929 cannot be the ones of Arsinoë IV
New strontium isotope map of Sub-Saharan Africa is a powerful tool for archaeology, forensics, and wildlife conservation
Painting materials from the San Salvatore crypt in Brescia, Italy, are confirmed to be from the Lombard Period, according to a study in EPJ Plus
Ancient DNA unlocks new understanding of migrations in the first millennium AD; a new study has been published in Nature
New insights about Sagas and the literary tradition of Iceland can be found in ancient, reused parchments, written in Latin
The ancient copper industry in King Solomon’s mines, located in the Timna Valley, did not pollute the environment
Water and gruel – not bread: the diet of early Neolithic farmers at Frydenlund, Fuenen, in Scandinavia; the study in Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
The Vasari Corridor reopens on December 21, 2024. For the first time in its history, the chance to enjoy a unique panoramic walk above the center of Florence
Nicolas Detering was investigating on how often the images and lives of saints continue to be referenced in literature, visual arts and popular culture
New computational method uncovers surprising variability in Neolithic building practices, according to a new study in Archaeological Research in Asia
Butchered bones from the Early Bronze Age site of Charterhouse Warren suggest violent ‘othering’ of enemies in Bronze Age Britain
Some of the oldest coastal human occupations in West Africa, preserved in the sites Bargny 1 and 3 (Senegal), and associated with classic Middle Stone Age (MSA)
Magnetic resonance imaging sheds light on history without destroying fragile finds: Ancient Roman harbour wooden structures analysed
Norwegian Christmas traditions: a rich cultural heritage shaped by food, drink and nature, a study in culture and science
