Ancient Akrotiri-Dreamer’s Bay Project
Between September 8th and 19th 2019, a second season of underwater investigation was conducted at Dreamer’s Bay on the southern shores of the Akrotiri Peninsula, Cyprus.
Advancing archaeology millions of years
A University of North Texas team developed a way to identify sex and species of animals that lived more than one million years ago by analyzing proteins extracted from fossils.
Deinotheria and sequoia trees from the petrified forest of Lesvos
The exhibition aims to acquaint the public and particularly students and young people with the unique scientific value of the fossils of the Lesvos Petrified Forest.
Egypt’s oldest beer analysed
The early brewers of Egypt had acquired the knowledge needed to efficiently produce and preserve large quantities of beer.
Infants buried with “helmets” discovered in Ecuador
Scientists have discovered an unprecedented garb for the dead: children’s skulls that were fashioned into helmets and placed over the heads of two smaller buried children.
The archaeological site of Philippi is being unified
The site is preparing to be upgraded to a large degree and at the same time reveal even more evidence of its long rich.
Nasca Pampa: 143 new geoglyphs discovered
A research group at Yamagata University discovered 143 new geoglyphs which represent living things and other objects, on the Nasca Pampa and surrounding area.
Ancient warrior graves 2,000 years old discovered near Bejsce
Warrior graves dating back 2,000 years have been found by archaeologists near Bejsce in the province Świętokrzyskie.
Unexpected discovery of 91-million-year-old shark new to science
A 91-million-year-old fossil shark newly named Cretodus houghtonorum discovered in Kansas joins a list of large dinosaur-era animals.
Mysterious Viking boat graves unearthed in central Norway
Who were the two and why were they buried together, even though they died 100 years apart?
23 arrests and around 10,000 cultural items seized
On 18 November 2019, an international police operation dismantled an international organised crime group involved in large-scale trafficking of looted archaeological items.
New finding on origin of avian predentary in Mesozoic birds
Using a battery of analytical methods researchers presented strong evidence that the avian predentary was covered by a keratinous beak.
Francesco Morosini and his Legacy on Crete, Athens and the Morea
The Gennadius Library has a wealth of materials that will be exhibited to showcase several important events in the military and administrative career of Francesco Morosini.
Two people were arrested for illegal possession of antiquities
On Tuesday November 12, two individuals aged 42 and 73 were arrested on Kalymnos by the local police for illegal possession of antiquities.
The Acropolis is to be illuminated with the colours of UNICEF
On November 20 2019, it will be 30 years since the United Nation’s signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Research shows people made ropes and baskets during the Paleolithic era
The materials analysed indicate the manufacture of various basketry objects using ropes, without ruling out the possible elaboration of fabrics.
Repatriation of Spyros Louis skyphos vase to Greece
This black figure 6th century BC skyphos vase was given as a gift by the antique dealer Ioannis Lambros to Spyros Louis after his victory in the Marathon race in the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens.
The study for the restoration of the Imaret Mosque of Arta has been approved
The Imaret is an important monument and its history is inextricably linked to the cultural heritage of Arta.
Genetic analysis suggests ‘wise’ bin chickens tamed and sacrificed to Egyptian God
The research, led by Griffith University, investigated historical suggestions that Sacred Ibis were farmed on an industrial scale in order to provide the God of Wisdom Thoth with millions of sacrificed birds each year.
What felled the great Assyrian Empire?
A team of researchers was able for the first time to determine the underlying cause for the collapse of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.
Alpine rock axeheads became social and economic exchange fetishes in the Neolithic
Axeheads made out of Alpine rocks had strong social and economic symbolic meaning in the Neolithic, given their production and use value.
Casablanca by photographer Melita Vangelatou
Casablanca, a port-city with a unique and multifaceted character, is presented at the Benaki Museum of Islamic Art through the photographs of Melita Vangelatou.
The export economy of the Iberian Peninsula and their connections with the Eastern Mediterranean
The aim of this lecture is to have a look at the economy of ancient Iberian Peninsula based on the current archaeological evidence.
The Archaeological Museum of Karditsa is impressive
The Archaeological Museum of Karditsa is inside the city’s urban web, in a neighbourhood that could be described as the town’s “islet of culture”.