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Missing link in Indo-European languages’ history found

Missing link in Indo-European languages’ history found

Researchers found out that a newly recognized Caucasus-Lower Volga population can be connected to all Indo-European-speaking populations.
Ramesside Settlement Identified at Plinthine, Egypt

Ramesside Settlement Identified at Plinthine, Egypt

A Ramesside settlement has been identified in the lower levels of an otherwise Grecoroman site next to Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria.
New details about lunar history

New details about lunar history

University of Chicago scientists study samples from Apollo missions and reveal new details about lunar history.
Postdoctoral Researcher in Ancient Near Eastern Studies

Postdoctoral Researcher in Ancient Near Eastern Studies

The Faculty of Humanities and NINO at Leiden University invite applications for a fulltime postdoctoral researcher in ANE.
Hand axes that may go back 1,5 million years ago in Iraqi desert

Hand axes that may go back 1,5 million years ago in Iraqi desert

Ella Egberts (VUB) traveled to Iraq in November and December as part of a pilot project to search for archaeological surface material.
College Lectureship in Roman History

College Lectureship in Roman History

St. John’s College, Oxford invite applications for a 1.0 FTE fixed-term College Lectureship in Roman History.
Unique system gave way to the “Neolithic Revolution”

Unique system gave way to the “Neolithic Revolution”

A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system to produce maize throughout the year.
Ancient Water Management (16th CCC)

Ancient Water Management (16th CCC)

This panel, which will take place in Coimbra this coming July, will gather researchers working on water in the ancient city.
Lead Contamination in Ancient Greece Points to Societal Change

Lead Contamination in Ancient Greece Points to Societal Change

Heidelberg geoscientists find the oldest evidence of human-caused contamination with the heavy metal lead in the Aegean region.
Islamic ‘altar tent’ discovery

Islamic ‘altar tent’ discovery

A 13th-c. fresco rediscovered in Ferrara provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high altars.
Reconstructions of Medieval Robes from Nubia

Reconstructions of Medieval Robes from Nubia

The exhibition shows glamourous garments from medieval Nubia. The reconstructions are based on wall paintings from the cathedral of Faras.
Forgery and fiscal fraud in Roman times

Forgery and fiscal fraud in Roman times

The new papyrus unveiled from the collections held by the IAA furnishes a strikingly direct view of Roman jurisdiction and legal practice.
A story of successful cultural integration from the Avar period

A story of successful cultural integration from the Avar period

Genes and culture do not have to match, as confirmed by the latest research project in two cemeteries from the 8th century Avar period.
Natural climate archives: speleothem and ice cores

Natural climate archives: speleothem and ice cores

Researchers precisely date devastating volcanic eruption. It did not cause the sudden-onset cold period 13,000 years ago.
Juvenile Pterosaur Fossil with a Bite Mark Discovered

Juvenile Pterosaur Fossil with a Bite Mark Discovered

New research reveals a bite mark found in a fossil neck vertebra of a juvenile pterosaur from the Cretaceous of Alberta.
Spaces and Landscapes of Production in the Aegean World

Spaces and Landscapes of Production in the Aegean World

This workshop seeks to explore the spatial dimensions of ancient production across all forms – e.g. crafts, food, architecture, and more.
Veterans and personnel uncover Iron Age treasures at RAF airfield

Veterans and personnel uncover Iron Age treasures at RAF airfield

Parts of a Celtic chariot, thought to be around 2,000 years old, were discovered underneath the airfield at RAF Valley in Anglesey.
Archaeologists find ‘lost’ site depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry

Archaeologists find ‘lost’ site depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry

Archaeologists have found evidence that a house in England is the site of a lost residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.
Web Scraping and Text Analysis in R

Web Scraping and Text Analysis in R

Web scraping can automate the extraction of scientific data from public databases, scientific publications, and organisational websites.
Open again: The Vasari Corridor

Open again: The Vasari Corridor

Visitors enter through the Gallery of Statues and Paintings, walk through the core of the Ponte Vecchio, and exit at the Boboli Gardens.
Design for New Modern and Contemporary Art Wing of The Met

Design for New Modern and Contemporary Art Wing of The Met

Redesigned wing will create world-class home for The Met’s diverse collection of 20th- and 21st-century art.
Stunning Corinthian helmet in auction

Stunning Corinthian helmet in auction

The Corinthian hoplite bronze helmet is about to be sold at an estimated price of £60,000-£90,000 by Apollo Art Auctions house.
Queerness beyond identity

Queerness beyond identity

This panel invites methodological interventions, especially in conversation with queer and trans studies, to the treatment of content claimed or marginalized by Classics.
Revealing the menu of 5000 years ago

Revealing the menu of 5000 years ago

Up to now, a mystery has remained regarding the preferred plant food ingredients of the so-called Funnel Beaker Culture.
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