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AI for Community: Preserving Culture and Tradition

AI for Community: Preserving Culture and Tradition

This forthcoming book explore how artificial intelligence can preserve heritages that might otherwise be at risk of being lost.
Bornholm’s oldest cemetery points to island’s key role in Iron Age

Bornholm’s oldest cemetery points to island’s key role in Iron Age

Scientists have analysed finds from the Store Frigård cemetery on Bornholm, including such as women's 'Scandinavian belts' and spearheads.
New life for the “Stanzino delle Matematiche”

New life for the “Stanzino delle Matematiche”

The space beside Buontalenti’s Tribune, decorated with original frescoes of scientific instruments and discoveries, has been restored.
Fog Sculpture in the Sculpture Garden of the Neue Nationalgalerie

Fog Sculpture in the Sculpture Garden of the Neue Nationalgalerie

A new site-specific fog sculpture by the Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya engaging with the iconic architecture of Mies van der Rohe.
A stonemason’s toolkit from the pre-Roman limestone quarry

A stonemason’s toolkit from the pre-Roman limestone quarry

This article by Aurora Pețan discusses a stonemason’s toolkit that was  discovered  by  chance  at  Măgura  Călanului,  Romania.
Britain’s long-distance tin trade transformed the Bronze Age

Britain’s long-distance tin trade transformed the Bronze Age

3300 years ago, tin mined in south-west Britain was a key resource for major Bronze Age civilisations in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Ancient psychedelics helped create class hierarchies in the Andes

Ancient psychedelics helped create class hierarchies in the Andes

Snuff tubes were found at the heart of monumental stone structures at Chavín de Huántar, a prehistoric ceremonial site in the mountains Peru.
An ancient Roman road and a rare bronze panther

An ancient Roman road and a rare bronze panther

A major dig in northern Switzerland has revealed a well-preserved stretch of an ancient Roman road and a rare bronze panther figurine.
T. rex’s direct ancestor crossed from Asia to North America

T. rex’s direct ancestor crossed from Asia to North America

Tyrannosaurus rex evolved in North America, but its direct ancestor came from Asia, crossing a land bridge...
Drone-assisted 3D model for dating dinosaur fossils

Drone-assisted 3D model for dating dinosaur fossils

Researchers have uncovered significant variations in a key geological marker, challenging long-standing methods of dating dinosaur fossils.
The Øivind Andersen Lecture Series

The Øivind Andersen Lecture Series

The Norwegian Institute at Athens launches the ØivindAndersen Lecture Series, an annual event honoring the Institute's founding director.
Cold War Classics Workshop

Cold War Classics Workshop

How was Greco-Roman culture selectively interpreted, appropriated or suppressed to advance political agendas and bolster Cold War narratives?
Elite warriors of the past?

Elite warriors of the past?

In western Hungary, archaeologists have uncovered more than 900 artefacts dating back to the Bronze and Iron Ages on Somló Hill—a volcanic outcrop now better known for wine production. Using metal detectors and advanced techniques like lidar scanning, the team
The National Gallery acquires large 16th-century mystery altarpiece

The National Gallery acquires large 16th-century mystery altarpiece

The National Gallery has acquired a fascinating and mysterious early 16th-c. Northern Renaissance altarpiece.
Monarchies and the Organization of Power

Monarchies and the Organization of Power

This Element explores the organization of power in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and the interaction of diverse social actors between 2100 and 1750 BC.
The Piraeus Lion: Whose Story

The Piraeus Lion: Whose Story

Join todays' online di­a­logue organised by the Swedish In­sti­tute at Athens and the Re­trac­ing Con­nec­tions Re­search Pro­gramme.
ERETRIA XXVI

ERETRIA XXVI

Eretria before 490 BC, the extent of the damage inflicted by the Persians, and the subsequent recovery of the city.
Medieval Warhorse

Medieval Warhorse

This volume presents a fresh perspective on warhorses, and medieval horses generally, in Britain, within its wider European context.
The mystery of the “air-dried chaplain” solved

The mystery of the “air-dried chaplain” solved

The multidisciplinary study solved the “mystery” of the excellent preservation of the trunk of this unusual mummified human body.
Roman Egypt in the Second Century CE

Roman Egypt in the Second Century CE

The upcoming conference Roman Egypt in the Second Century CE: A Nexus of Transformation will take place in Rome on February 17–18, 2026.
Digital Byzantine Studies: Current Methods and Future

Digital Byzantine Studies: Current Methods and Future

This workshop will explore XML encoding and AI applications in areas such as digital palaeography, sigillography, and epigraphy.
Excavation of Drouseia Skloinikia in the Akamas Peninsula

Excavation of Drouseia Skloinikia in the Akamas Peninsula

Account of the excavation carried out at the newly identified site of Drouseia-Skloinikia in the northwest sector ofthe Akamas Peninsula.
Ancient human settlement discovered on Scottish island

Ancient human settlement discovered on Scottish island

A team of archaeologists and scientists has discovered evidence for one of the earliest human populations yet known in Scotland.
Extreme drought contributed to the ‘Barbarian Conspiracy’

Extreme drought contributed to the ‘Barbarian Conspiracy’

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to barbarian invasion of late Roman Britain, a pivotal moment in its history.
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