Ancient Greek and Roman cultures caused lead pollution in Aegean Sea region, according to a study in Communications Earth & Environment
An extensive, freely accessible database featuring 483 known Middle and Late Bronze Age settlement sites of the Luwian region, in the west of Turkey
Harvests, wildfires, epidemics: How the jet stream has shaped extreme weather in Europe for centuries; a study published in Nature
Archivist explores Troy’s invisible workers in the ’30s: laborers at early archaeological sites often received no recognition for their contributions
Updated radiocarbon dates for the Greek shipwreck Kyrenia: a new study establishes revised radiocarbon calibration curve, tests dates on Greek shipwrecks
Greek island of Aegina was home to a Bronze Age purple dye workshop; tools, ceramics, and snail shells provide details of Mycenaean dye production in 16th century BC
The Dendra panoply, an Ancient Mycenaean armour, has been tested by Marines and pronounced suitable for extended combat
Researchers established a chronology for Dispilio, by combining radiocarbon dating, dendrochronology and information on cosmic particles from Miyake events
A re-evaluation of the Etruscan bronze lamp of Cortona concludes that it is a cult object associated with the mystery cult of the god Dionysus
Far more female infants than male infants died in Europe from 1700–1950. Researchers have been investigating why