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Getty restores Artemisia Gentileschi painting

Getty restores Artemisia Gentileschi painting

Five years after surviving an explosion in Beirut, the painting goes on view in a display focused on the artist’s portrayal of strong women.
Archaeologist sailing like a Viking makes unexpected discoveries

Archaeologist sailing like a Viking makes unexpected discoveries

Archaeologist Greer Jarrett at Lund University in Sweden has been sailing in the footsteps of Vikings for three years.
Dutch Museum returns ‘priceless’ Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Dutch Museum returns ‘priceless’ Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Wearing protective gloves, a staff member at the Wereldmuseum in Leiden carefully removes a Benin Bronze from display, puts it on a pillow...
1,000 years of genetic history in the Low Countries

1,000 years of genetic history in the Low Countries

KU Leuven geneticists and international colleagues have conducted the largest DNA study on human remains from a single medieval burial site.
Amphoras and the Archaeology of Ancient Economies

Amphoras and the Archaeology of Ancient Economies

This conference is the third of three such meetings to highlight new research programs and attendant issues arising in each region.
The Ottoman Monuments of Macedonia and Thrace

The Ottoman Monuments of Macedonia and Thrace

The AMTH will host the international hybrid conference "Early and Classical Ottoman Architecture in Macedonia and Thrace (14th–16th c.)".
Stone by Stone

Stone by Stone

The approximately 5,500-year-old Küsterberg megalithic tomb was partially reconstructed this spring by the City of Haldensleben.
The Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology bids farewell to Yannis Tzedakis

The Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology bids farewell to Yannis Tzedakis

The Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology bids farewell to Yannis Tzedakis, who passed away last week at the age of 87.
Akrotiri, Thera – Zakros, Crete: “Parallel Lives”

Akrotiri, Thera – Zakros, Crete: “Parallel Lives”

By Lefteris Platon (Professor in the Department of History and Archaeology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens).
Paros: Impressive findings of ancient sculpture workshop

Paros: Impressive findings of ancient sculpture workshop

Excavations at the site of the ancient sculpture workshop at the site "Floga" in Parikia, Paros, have been completed for this season.
A tragic play in Greek with song and dance? No prob

A tragic play in Greek with song and dance? No prob

Expert in ancient Greek wants to produce the most authentic performance of “Antigone” that audiences have heard in nearly 2,500 years.
Join the Timeless Treasures Project

Join the Timeless Treasures Project

The Museum of Chelmsford recently announced that a hoard of 933 gold Iron Age coins, thought to be possibly linked to Julius Caesar.
Sarcophagus of the Spouses undergoes restoration in public view

Sarcophagus of the Spouses undergoes restoration in public view

The most iconic works of Etruscan art, is currently undergoing a major restoration — and visitors can watch the process live.
Archaeological Museum Frankfurt: guided tour

Archaeological Museum Frankfurt: guided tour

Guided tour to the highlights of the Archaeological Museum Frankfurt and the Imperial Palace franconofurd in English language.
Archaeologist Panos Valavanis dies at 71

Archaeologist Panos Valavanis dies at 71

Archaeologist and Emeritus Professor of Classical Archaeology Panos Valavanis passed away on May 14, 2025, at the age of 71.
Amathous-West Terrace Exploration Project

Amathous-West Terrace Exploration Project

The Department of Antiquities, Deputy Ministry of Culture, announces the completion of the  first excavation season at Amathous-West Terrace.
Tiny Saxon treasure has a big story to tell

Tiny Saxon treasure has a big story to tell

Ancient Saxon pendant buried for more than 1,200 years in a Leeds field is giving experts a glimpse into life in early medieval Yorkshire.
Takis: major retrospective by B&E Goulandris Foundation

Takis: major retrospective by B&E Goulandris Foundation

A major retrospective exhibition at the museums of the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation in Athens and Andros.
Spectacular find in the ancient city of Nineveh

Spectacular find in the ancient city of Nineveh

Archeologists from Heidelberg University discover major portions of a large-scale relief with depictions of Assyrian deities.
New dating for the world-famous Schöningen spears

New dating for the world-famous Schöningen spears

Scientists have analysed amino acids locked in snail shells to establish a new age for the world’s oldest complete wooden hunting weapons.
Shipwreck site of 19th c. Dutch merchant vessel found

Shipwreck site of 19th c. Dutch merchant vessel found

Researchers are confident they have located the shipwreck site of Koning Willem de Tweede, lost in Guichen Bay, South Australia in June 1857.
Michael Rakowitz & Ancient Cultures

Michael Rakowitz & Ancient Cultures

A collaboration between the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, the AcropolisMuseum, the Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens, and NEON.
Earliest human presence in Sicily

Earliest human presence in Sicily

Archaeologists have discovered the earliest known evidence of human occupation on the island of Sicily in San Teodoro cave.
Vast Aztec trade networks behind ancient obsidian artifacts

Vast Aztec trade networks behind ancient obsidian artifacts

New archaeological research reveals how obsidian moved across ancient Mesoamerica and shaped life in its capital, Tenochtitlan.
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