New photographic wartime exhibition

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Orkney Museum is excited to support a special exhibition showcasing the work of the NHS Orkney Photo Group, originally created for the Orkney Vintage Club

Advances in Digital and Cultural Tourism Management

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This series highlights works dealing with the economic and social impact of cultural tourism in Europe, with a focus on digital and cultural heritage tourism. ...

Signs on Stone Age objects: Precursor to written language dates back 40,000 years

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Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis by linguist Christian Bentz at Saarland University and archaeologist Ewa Dutkiewicz at the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte (Museum of Prehistory and Early History) in Berlin, these sign sequences have the same level of complexity and information density as the earliest proto-cuneiform script that emerged tens of thousands of years later, around 3,000 B.C.E.

A geometric morphometrics approach to sex estimation of infants from 0 to 6 years using the auricular surface - Scientific Reports

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Estimating biological sex is an essential tool for studying past population dynamics and cultural behaviour. Typically, it is not performed in non-adults before the onset of puberty, limiting the knowledge that can be gained from immature skeletal remains. This study used three-dimensional (3D) geometric morphometrics (GM) to examine sexual dimorphism and assess its effectiveness in estimating biological sex in infants aged 0–6 years using the auricular surface of the ilium. This approach was tested with 46 individuals (20 females and 26 males) from the Lisbon Identified Skeletal Collection. All specimens were digitised, and standard GM analysis was conducted. Apparent sex-related morphological differences in the auricular surface were observed in infants under one year, although these did not reach statistical significance at α = 0.05. Such differences were not identified in older individuals. These findings suggest that the auricular surface may potentially serve as a sex indicator in infants under one year, whereas sexual dimorphism appears to decrease in older individuals. This study demonstrates the potential of employing 3D GM for sex estimation in non-adult skeletal remains. Further research should explore additional iliac features for infant sex estimation, incorporate larger and more diverse samples, and potentially include Artificial Intelligence techniques.

Collections in the spotlight (NINO & Leiden Papyrological Institute)

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NINO initiates, supports, and conducts scholarly research in the civilizations of the Near East from the ancient to the early modern period. In particular, it concentrates on the archaeology, history, languages, and cultures of Egypt, Levant, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Persia.

Schließung des Instituts für Archäologie an der HU-Berlin | WeAct

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Die Archäologie gehört seit fast 200 Jahren zur wissenschaftlichen Tradition der Humboldt-Universität. Ihre Schließung bedeutet den Abbruch einer gewachsenen Forschungstradition und eine dauerhafte Schwächung der Berliner Wissenschaftslandschaft. Die Begründung, Archäologie werde bereits an einer anderen Universität angeboten, greift zu kurz. Wissenschaft lebt von Vielfalt, unterschiedlichen Profilen und konkurrierenden Ansätzen. Ein Fach an einer Universität zu streichen, weil es anderswo...

Winners crowned at Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities

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Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, hosted a landmark celebration of inclusivity as the 2nd Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities concluded on Republic Day. A record 34 teams took part in the over-the-board festival, which featured cultural performances, inspiring personal stories and fierce final-round battles. With FIDE confirming that future editions will be held alongside the main Olympiad starting in 2026, the event marked a major step toward full integration within the global chess community.

Gruenfeld's Gambit: Israeli chess master wins deaf world title

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In a triumph for Israeli chess, Yehuda Gruenfeld clinched the title of World Champion for the Deaf in Belgrade on Sunday. “The importance of the win intensified in light of October 7 and therefore the desire to put Israel on the map,” said Greenfield. “The atmosphere here is good, Israelis are treated well. There are […]

Unterwasserarchäologie in Wels – Auf der Suche nach römischen Spuren | UNESCO Welterbe Prähistorische Pfahlbauten

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Das Kuratorium Pfahlbauten unterstützt die Forschung des Projektteams der Universität Trier bei Taucharbeiten in der Traun.

WGM Jana Schneider sucht Teilnehmer für wissenschaftliche Arbeit - Schachkicker

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Lieber Walter, ich arbeite aktuell an meiner Masterarbeit über das Thema, wie sich das Hobby

Unterwasserarchäologie in Wels – Auf der Suche nach römischen Spuren | UNESCO Welterbe Prähistorische Pfahlbauten

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Das Kuratorium Pfahlbauten unterstützt die Forschung des Projektteams der Universität Trier bei Taucharbeiten in der Traun.

Unions préhistoriques : les hommes néandertaliens se tournaient davantage vers les femmes Homo sapiens

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Une analyse génomique portant sur trois femmes néandertaliennes suggère que les femmes Homo sapiens s'accouplaient plus fréquemment avec les hommes néandertaliens que l’inverse.

Laser Focused: Interpreting Landscapes with Drone Lidar

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Drones allow archaeologists to get a high-level understanding of historic landscapes to in relatively short timeframes.

Chess Book Reviews: Which chess books should you read?

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Find out which books you should read. Tell us your rating, your weaknesses, and which openings you play, and get personalised recommendations.

Alamannenmuseum Ellwangen: Leidenschaft und Forschung

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Vom 19. März 2026 bis 10. Januar 2027 ist im Alamannenmuseum die Sonderausstellung »Leidenschaft und Forschung – Die ­archäologische Sammlung Hohenzollern« zu sehen.

2,500-year-old 'primitive prosthetic' found on jaw of mummified Scythian woman who survived complex jaw surgery

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Researchers used CT scans to peer inside a partially mummified skull and discovered the woman survived jaw surgery 2,500 years ago.

Reevaluating Hand Stencil Phenomena in Cave Art: A Step Forward towards the Characterization of Symbolic Patterns during the Upper Palaeolithic in Europe | Cambridge Archaeological Journal | Cambridge Core

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Reevaluating Hand Stencil Phenomena in Cave Art: A Step Forward towards the Characterization of Symbolic Patterns during the Upper Palaeolithic in Europe

Canterbury's hidden vaults bringing the city's past alive

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One of the vaults in Canterbury could be the resting place of an 18th Century vicar and poet.

Archaeologists in Svishtov Discover Five Burial Structures, Fragment of Centurion's Tombstone

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A fragment of the tombstone of a centurion of the Legio I Italica was uncovered during salvage excavations in the Western Necropolis of the Roman military camp of Novae near Svishtov, archaeologist Marin Marinov of the Svishtov Historical Museum said on Tuesday.

Une maladie génétique rare identifiée dans deux émouvants squelettes enlacés depuis l'ère glaciaire

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La découverte récente d’une maladie génétique rare chez des squelettes enlacés datant de l’Âge de glace éclaire d’un jour nouveau les connaissances sur la santé et les relations humaines à la préhistoire.

Barbarians as the Religious Other in the Late Roman World

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Barbarians as the Religious Other in the Late Roman World

Vorläufer der Schrift ist über 40.000 Jahre alt

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Vor rund 40.000 Jahren ritzten unsere frühen Vorfahren Zeichen in Werkzeuge und Skulpturen. Diese Zeichenabfolgen weisen die gleiche Komplexität und Informationsdichte auf wie die früheste Proto-Keilschrift um 3.000 vor Christus – zehntausende Jahre später. Dies fanden der Sprachforscher Christian Bentz von der Universität des Saarlandes und die Archäologin Ewa Dutkiewicz vom Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin heraus. Über 3.000 Zeichen auf 260 Objekten untersuchte das Team mit Computermethoden und kam so der DNA der Schrift auf die Spur. Die Eindeutigkeit der Ergebnisse überraschte selbst die Forscher.

This Ancient Roman Game Board Was a Mystery. Researchers Used A.I. to Figure Out How to Play

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The limestone oval is carved with a dark, thin rectangle on which ancient people repeatedly moved game pieces

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Das Dorf ist vermutlich viel älter als die Urkunde von 1326 belegt

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AT5: Na jaren weer een levensgroot schaakbord in de stad, nu op het Frederiksplein

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Na jaren weer een levensgroot schaakbord in de stad, nu op het Frederiksplein

2004_Beiheft_07_Findlinge_und_große_Steine.pdf

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Timothy C. Hart. 2024. Beyond the river: under the eye of Rome. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press; 978-0-472-13353-6 hardback $80; ebook Open Access doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11453670 | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

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Timothy C. Hart. 2024. Beyond the river: under the eye of Rome. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press; 978-0-472-13353-6 hardback $80; ebook Open Access doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11453670

Inscribed sandstone fragments of Hole, Norway: radiocarbon dates provide insight into rune-stone traditions | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

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Inscribed sandstone fragments of Hole, Norway: radiocarbon dates provide insight into rune-stone traditions - Volume 99 Issue 404

Operation „Vogelkäfig“ | Verschlusssache

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In den 1970er Jahren startete der Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) eine gemeinsame Operation mit dem Geheimdienst des persischen Schahs: In Teheran wurde die Botschaft der DDR verwanzt und jahrelang a…