Evidence of a 600-year-old Maori settlement, including ovens, food remains, a shell bead, and a small fired clay ball, has been unearthed during excavation of a waste-water pipe near Christchurch, New Zealand. A metal detector enthusiast found a medieval coin in Gloucester, England, that fills in a knowledge gap. “The discovery of this coin therefore […]

Greek officials announced that the cost of permits for filming and photographing ancient monuments would be reduced, and they now are attempting to streamline the process of securing those permits. “We need a fast-track treatment so that interested parties do not have to wait for months for a response from KAS [the Central Archaeological Council] […]

The remains of 20,000-year-old huts lived in by hunter-gatherers have been unearthed in eastern Jordan. “It may not look very impressive to the untrained eye, but it is one of the densest and largest Palaeolithic open-air sites in the region,” said Lisa Maher of the University of California, Berkeley. These long-term residences were in use 10,000 […]

Early this morning, thieves wielding hammers broke into the Ancient Olympia Museum and stole between 60 and 70 artifacts after tying up the one employee on duty. Greece’s culture minister, Pavlous Geroulanos, has tendered his resignation over the lack of security. An Iron Age army made up of life-sized stone warriors has been reassembled from thousands of [. […]

Analysis of Mesolithic artifacts discovered in the Solent, a strait separating the Isle of Wight from mainland England, has shown that the area once contained a boat-building site. Food, string, flint tools, and wooden boat and structure parts have been found. A team made up of archaeologists, climate modelers, and palaeoclimatologists will look at correlati […]