The exhibition is organised by the University of Heidelberg. It is divided into three thematic sections. The first section focuses on the life of the inhabitants of the islands and the mainland seaside areas. The second section presents the development of shipbuilding materials, tools and other materials and the use of vessels. In the third part the land-based facilities of
The French archaeologist Jacques Raison died on 2 December 2010. He was known for his work on Linear A and in particular for his two books on the Palace of Knossos (published in 1969 & 1988).
A once fertile landmass now submerged beneath the Persian Gulf may have been home to some of the earliest human populations outside Africa, according to an article published in Current Anthropology. Jeffrey Rose, an archaeologist and researcher with the University of Birmingham in the U.K., says that the area in and around this “Persian Gulf Oasis” may have been
The body of a man with an arrow tip still lodged in his spine was found during ongoing excavations in Bursa’s Aktopraklık tumulus. Archeologists believe that the man had died shortly after he was shot with an arrow from a bowman on higher ground. The tumulus where the skeleton was buried is estimated to have a history of about 8,500
CNRS archeologists have recently provided proof that the Duzdagi salt deposits, situated in the Araxes Valley in Azerbaijan, were already being exploited from the second half of the 5th millennium BC. It is therefore the most ancient exploitation of rock salt attested to date. And, to the researchers’ surprise, intensive salt production was carried out in this mine at least
Ποιες είναι οι ταφικές πρακτικές και η κοινωνική οργάνωση στη Θεσσαλία κατά τη μέση εποχή του χαλκού; Τι δείχνει σχετική έρευνα; Η Κασσάνδρα Σισμάνη, αρχαιολόγος, απόφοιτος του τμήματος Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας του Α.Π.Θ. και κάτοχος μεταπτυχιακού διπλώματος με ειδίκευση στην Προϊστορική Αρχαιολογία του τμήματος Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας του Α.Π.Θ. με βάση σχετική μελέτη, φωτίζει άγνωστες πτυχές της Θεσσαλικής κοινωνίας στη
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A rare 4,400-year-old marble sculpture sold for a stunning $16.8 million (USD) at Christie’s in New York on Thursday (December 9). The sculpture is believed to date all the way back to 2400 B.C. and has survived antiquity in perfect condition. The 11 and a half inch figure is carved from white marble. It is one of only twelve known
Traces of a previously unknown Bronze Age civilization have been discovered in the peaks of Russia’s Caucasus Mountains thanks to aerial photographs taken 40 years ago, researchers said Monday. “We have discovered a civilization dating from the 16th to the 14th centuries B.C., high in the mountains south of Kislovodsk,” in Russia’s North Caucasus region, Andrei Belinsky, the head of
Ο αρχαιότερος κάτοικος της Αττικής ζούσε στο όρος Αιγάλεω με θέα τη θάλασσα, κυνηγούσε στα δάση της περιοχής ελάφια, ψάρευε στα πλούσια νερά του Σκαραμαγκά και κατοικούσε στο Σπήλαιο Σχιστού, πάνω από την ομώνυμη σημερινή λεωφόρο.
Αυτό είναι το συμπέρασμα της αρχαιολογικής έρευνας στο Σπήλαιο, που έφερε στο φως σημαντικά ευρήματα, ικανά να προσθέσουν στοιχεία για την κατανόηση των πρώιμων
Ολες οι πτυχές της χρήσης της στην Ιστορία της ανθρωπότητας μέσα από 200 εκθέματα σε έναν Μουσειακό Περίπατο που διοργανώνουν οι Νύχτες Πρεμιέρας.
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Τρύπες κλασικές, μεσαιωνικές και σύγχρονες. Τρύπες πραγματικές, αστρικές και ερωτικές. Τρύπες υπαρκτές, χρηστικές, τρύπες φανταστικές, ψηφιακές, αρχιτεκτονικές, ιστορικές, μεταφορικές, τρύπες ιδεατές και ιδεώδεις. Τρύπες που είτε δημιουργούν τα μεγαλύτερα φαινόμενα της φύσης, είτε τα διαμορφώνουν. Την «τρύπα»
New research by archaeologists at the University of York suggests that it is beyond reasonable doubt Neanderthals – often misrepresented as furry, primitive caveman hobbling about – had a deep seated sense of compassion. Dr Penny Spikins, Andy Needham and Holly Rutherford from the university’s Department of Archaeology examined the archaeological record in search for evidence for compassionate acts in
Evolutionary divergence of humans and chimpanzees likely occurred some 8 million years ago rather than the 5 million year estimate widely accepted by scientists, a new statistical model suggests. The revised estimate of when the human species parted ways from its closest primate relatives should enable scientists to better interpret the history of human evolution, said Robert D. Martin, curator
Έκπληκτοι άκουσαν οι φοιτητές του Πανεπιστημίου Κρήτης, το βράδυ της Κυριακής της 28 Νοεμβρίου 2010, κατά τον αποχαιρετισμό στην καταληκτήρια συνεδρία της ΙΙης Παγκρήτιας Συνάντησης για το Αρχαιολογικό Έργο στην Κρήτη, την ΓΓ του ΥΠΠΟΤ κ. Λ. Μενδώνη να προβαίνει αφενός σε ατυχείς υπαινιγμούς για την «απουσία των φοιτητών του Πανεπιστημίου από τις εργασίες της Συνάντησης», αφετέρου σε ουσιαστικούς
A sophisticated new examination of teeth from 11 Neanderthal and early human fossils shows that modern humans are slower than our ancestors to reach full maturity. The finding suggests that our characteristically slow development and long childhood are recent and unique to our own species, and may have given early humans an evolutionary advantage over Neanderthals. The research, led by
Neanderthals reached full maturity faster than humans do today, suggests a new examination of teeth from 11 Neanderthal and early human fossils. The findings, detailed in the latest Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, portray Neanderthals as a live fast and die young species. Our characteristically slow development and long childhood therefore appear to be recent and unique
