TU Graz conducts research into endangered cultural heritage in the Western Himalayas
Using 3D technology and interdisciplinary expertise, a research team has explored Buddhist temples in the remote Dolpo region of Nepal and digitized them for posterity.
New radiocarbon dating of Egyptian artifacts puts Thera (Santorini) volcanic eruption prior to Pharaoh Ahmose
First study given access to artifacts in British museums for radiocarbon dating the transition period between the Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
Training AI to identify ancient artists
Griffith researchers built and tested a digital archaeology framework to learn more about the ancient humans who created one of the oldest forms of rock art, finger fluting.
Ancient lead exposure shaped evolution of human brain
A groundbreaking international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. Instead, the findings reveal our human ancestors were periodically exposed...
Paranthropus and the Greatest Whodunit of All Time
Our robust Paranthropus cousins thrived in Africa for a million and a half years, making stone tools and sharing the landscape with different Homo species at the dawn of...
A Scholar’s Quest to Find the Ancestral People of the Most Influential Language on Earth
Who and where were the Proto-Indo-Europeans? Almost 450 languages spoken by 4 billion people descend from their tongue—and J.P. Mallory has been on a life-long journey to reconstruct their...
The Trojan War, Mycenaeans, and an ancient Treasure in Los Angeles
Rare and priceless artifacts tell a compelling story of ancient Greek royal families and warrior elites.
The Raucus Roman Forum
The ancient Roman Forum was a happening place in its day.
The Breath of the Underworld: The Last Rite in Hierapolis
A dramatic retelling of a sacred, mystical event of ancient Anatolia.
Pioneering Archaeology in the Middle Mekong Basin: An Interview with Dr. Joyce White, University of Pennsylvania
A pioneering University of Pennsylvania archaeologist speaks about two major projects in Southeast Asia.
