Two 100,000-year-old “toolkits” for processing ochre into paint have been found at the site of Blombos Cave in South Africa. Christopher Henshilwood of the University of Bergen in Norway and his colleagues think the paint may have been used to decorate skin or clothing. Other scientists think such a mixture may have been used as an […]

The Athens Acropolis was closed today due to a strike by archaeologists and Greek culture ministry employees. Here’s an update on the state of Libya’s archaeological sites from CNN. UNESCO and the World Heritage Fund will assist Thailand with the flooding of the ancient city of Ayutthaya. Neutron radiographs allow scientists to see how ancient artifacts were made. […]