New finds at the Prastio-Mesorotsos site

The 2018 archaeological expedition at the multi-period site of Prastio-Mesorotsos in the Pafos district by the University of Edinburgh has been completed. Excavations were conducted from 27 June to 8 August 2018 under the direction of Dr. Andrew McCarthy, Fellow of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. The project involves the cooperation of an international team of specialists and field school students. Continue reading “New finds at the Prastio-Mesorotsos site” →

September 4, 2018 0

Analysis of 3800-year-old Yersinia pestis genomes suggests Bronze Age origin for bubonic plague

Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Maria A. Spyrou, Rezeda I. Tukhbatova, Chuan-Chao Wang, Aida Andrades Valtueña, Aditya K. Lankapalli, Vitaly V. Kondrashin, Victor A. Tsybin, Aleksandr Khokhlov, Denise Kühnert, Alexander Herbig, Kirsten I. Bos & Johannes Krause. Continue reading “Analysis of 3800-year-old Yersinia pestis genomes suggests Bronze Age origin for bubonic plague” →

August 10, 2018 0

A European population in Minoan Bronze Age Crete

Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Jeffery R. Hughey, Peristera Paschou, Petros Drineas, Donald Mastropaolo, Dimitra M. Lotakis, Patrick A. Navas, Manolis Michalodimitrakis, John A. Stamatoyannopoulos & George Stamatoyannopoulos. Continue reading “A European population in Minoan Bronze Age Crete” →

July 18, 2018 0

New finds from the prehistoric settlement of Therasia

Excavations at the Koimesis site of the southeastern end of Therasia island have been continued this year. A prehistoric settlement has been revealed on the hill, where the monastery Koimesis reigns, built almost adjacent to the settlement. Continue reading “New finds from the prehistoric settlement of Therasia” →

July 6, 2018 0

Evidence of Hepatitis B have been found in Bronze Age DNA

Researchers have found that evidence of Hepatitis B in human DNA dates back to the Bronze Age, earlier than previously though. It seems the disease was spread in humans across Eurasia for millennia, in contrast to previous evidence dating it only 450 years back. Continue reading “Evidence of Hepatitis B have been found in Bronze Age DNA” →

June 18, 2018 0

Bronze Dagger of Mycenaean type from Pelynt, Cornwall

Here we present the first page of the corresponding publication by V. Gordon Childe, which claims a Mycenean presence in Cornwall, Britain. Continue reading “Bronze Dagger of Mycenaean type from Pelynt, Cornwall” →

March 29, 2018 1

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