Web browsing the B&E Goulandris Collection from home
Digital reproductions of 148 works, images of details and audio guided tours in two languages offer users a complete picture of the art works.
Museums in Egypt close due to Coronavirus
Museums in Egypt close to the public in the framework of measurements against the Coronavirus spread.
Bone analyses tell about kitchen utensils in the Middle Ages
Who in the Middle Ages cooked their dinner in copper pots? And where did they do it? Such information can be revealed by chemical analyses of human bones.
Maize, not metal, key to native settlements’ history in NY
New Cornell University research is producing a more accurate historical timeline for the occupation of Native American sites in upstate New York.
Painters remind us of the pleasures of “staying at home”!
Reading a book, playing board games, nibbling something from the fridge at midnight, snuggling up in bed and more…
Ancient secret of lightning strikes at stone circles revealed
New evidence of a massive lightning strike at the centre of a stone circle in the Outer Hebrides may help shed light on why these monuments were created thousands of years ago.
Fine-tuning radiocarbon dating could ‘rewrite’ ancient events
Radiocarbon dating, invented in the late 1940s and improved ever since to provide more precise measurements, is the standard method for determining the dates of artifacts in archaeology and other disciplines.
“We stay home” but go on a digital walk…
Web browsing apps and interactive digital educational programmes invite us to get a close look at our monuments, to learn and amuse ourselves.
The life and death of one of America’s most mysterious trees
A symbol of life, an ancient sundial or just firewood? Tree-ring scientists trace the origin of a tree log unearthed almost a century ago.
‘Little Foot’ skull reveals how this human ancestor lived
Micro-CT scanning of 'Little Foot' skull reveals new aspects of the life of this more than 3-million year-old-human ancestor.
Unraveling the puzzle of Madagascar’s forest cats
In a recent study, Sauther and her colleagues have drawn on genetic data from dozens of these wild cats to narrow in on an answer.
Tang Dynasty noblewoman buried with her donkeys
The research provides the first physical evidence of donkey polo in Imperial China, which previously was only known from historical texts.
Attempt by a 35-year-old to sell an ancient coin via the internet
It was found to be a bronze Roman coin from the 2nd to 3rd century AD.
Ancient mantis-man petroglyph discovered in Iran
A unique rock carving found in the Teymareh rock art site (Khomein county) in Central Iran with six limbs has been described as part man, part mantis.
Mysterious bone circles made from the remains of mammoths
Mysterious bone circles made from the remains of dozens of mammoths have revealed clues about how ancient communities survived Europe's ice age.
Raphael 1520-1483: Pictures at an exhibition
The exhibition will remain closed until further notice.
Olympia: Enhancement of the archaeological site’s Roman phase
It regards 6 buildings: the Baths of Nero, the Athletes’ Lesche, the Leonidaion Baths, the Baths of Kladeos, the South Baths and the Early Christian Basilica.
Baboons from ancient Egypt might hold the key to domestication mechanisms
When raised in captivity, such baboons were found to bearing a unique oral microbiome surviving in their dental plaque.
Hummingbird-sized dinosaur from the Cretaceous period of Myanmar
This discovery highlights the potential of amber deposits to reveal the lowest limits of vertebrate body size.
Announcement by the Benaki Museum
Until 30 March, the Museum will stay in contact with its audience and associates in the ways described in the announcement.
Iron Age ‘warrior’ burial with sword and spear
A richly-furnished grave belonging to an Iron Age ‘warrior’ buried 2,000 years ago has been uncovered in West Sussex by UCL archaeologists.
Tatoi Estate: The aim is to have completed the palace by 2023
In an interview on SKAI radio station, Minister of Culture and Sports L. Mendoni referred to the progress of work underway in Tatoi.
Closed museums and sites in Greece
Museums and archaeological sites in Greece will stay closed until March 30, 2020 due to lack of security personnel.
Need for immediate shutdown of museums across the country
"We urge the leadership of the Ministry of Culture to immediately react to an emergency and protect both employees and visitors", emphasizes the announcement.