The Great London [05/11/22] 

  • Near East: Revelations abound with scanning of Maidstone Museum's mummy

    One of the most exciting projects in recent years at Maidstone Museum – the scanning and facial reconstruction of its very own 2,700-year-old mummy – is well underway thanks to the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The project, within the redevelopment of the museum’s Ancient Civilisations gallery, has seen the mummy tra…

  • Evolution: Study sheds light on the function of the penis bone in male competition

    A new UCL study examines how the baculum (penis bone) evolved in mammals and explores its possible function in primates and carnivores—groups where many species have a baculum, but some do not.Baculum bones [Credit: WikiCommons]The baculum has been described as "the most diverse of all bones", varying dramatically in length, width…

  • Astrophysics: Theory that challenges Einstein's physics could soon be put to the test

    Scientists behind a theory that the speed of light is variable - and not constant as Einstein suggested - have made a prediction that could be tested.A theory by Imperial physicists that the speed of light is variable - and not constant as Einstein suggested - could soon be put to the test [Credit: Imperial College London]Einstein…

  1. 'The Dying Gaul: An Ancient Roman Masterpiece from the Capitoline Museum, Rome' at the National Gallery of Art, Washington
  2. Ice Age art: arrival of the modern mind at the British Museum
  3. Greek antiquities travel to Marseille
  4. Exhibition of Ancient Greek Technology in Cyprus
  5. 'BEYOND. Death and Afterlife in Ancient Greece' at The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens