Art, Archaeology, and the Way We Learn to Look
Inside the Newly Reopened Princeton University Art Museum.
Archaeologists use AI to create prehistoric video game
Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Bergen have used AI and free digital tools to create a dynamic and educational video game about the Stone...
New methodology to decipher how human ancestors moved
A new approach to reconstructing locomotion in hominids.
A new fossil face sheds light on early migrations of ancient human ancestor
A 1.5-million-year-old fossil from Gona, Ethiopia reveals new details about the first hominin species to disperse from Africa.
Pompeii offers insights into ancient Roman building technology
MIT researchers analyzed a recently discovered ancient construction site to shed new light on a material that has endured for thousands of years.
Severe drought linked to the decline of the hobbits 61,000 years ago
New study links climate stress to the disappearance of early human species Homo floresiensis, the ‘hobbits’ of Flores.
Archaeologists use lasers to locate ancient settlements and artifacts on Greek Islands
Scientists are studying the Cyclades, looking for signs of early human activity. They are using technology such as laser scanning and magnetometry, which may be more effective and non-invasive...
Celebrated Rutland mosaic depicts ‘long-lost’ Troy story connecting Roman Britain to the ancient classical world
Ancient Historian at University of Leicester reveals that the Rutland mosaic depicts an alternative telling of the Trojan War to Homer’s Iliad.
Historical geography helps researchers solve 2,700-year old eclipse mystery
Humanity’s earliest datable record for a total solar eclipse allows scientists to derive accurate measurements of Earth’s ancient rotation speed and provides independent validation of solar cycle reconstruction in...
Mapping the Luwian Lands: How 483 Forgotten Settlements Are Redrawing the Map of the Bronze Age
New open-access database has revealed 483 Bronze Age settlements in western Anatolia, helping to redraw the political and economic geography of the Late Bronze Age.
