Unique finds have come to light at Petras in Siteia
For the 12th year in a row, the excavation of the un plundered prepalatial and protopalatial Minoan cemetery has continued with spectacular results, under the direction of Dr Metaxia Tsipopoulou.
My 2000-Year-Old Double
The exhibition "My 2000-Year-Old Double" will be shown at the Musée de la Civilisation in Québec.
How Teotihuacan’s urban design was lost and found
Name one civilization located in the Americas that pre-dates the arrival of Europeans. You probably replied with the Aztecs, the Inca or perhaps the Maya. A new paper, published in De Gruyter’s open access journal Open Archeology, by Michael E. Smith of Arizona State University shows how this view of American civilizations is narrow.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus is to be restored
One of the most significant and ancient sanctuaries in Athens is on its way to being structurally reinforced and conserved.
Solving the Easter Island population puzzle
Easter Island, known as Rapa Nui by its inhabitants, has been surrounded in mystery ever since the Europeans first landed in 1722.
Ancient tree reveals cause of spike in Arctic temperature
A kauri tree preserved in a New Zealand has revealed a new mechanism that may explain how temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere spiked several degrees centigrade in just a few decades during the last global ice age.
Zominthos: the Minoan mountain palace
New impressive entrances were discovered in the Minoan palace of Zominthos on Psiloritis Mountain during this year’s six week excavation by Dr Efi Sapouna-Sakellarakis.
Secrets of ancient Irish burial practices revealed
New insights into the lifeways -- and death rites -- of the ancient people of Ireland are being provided through recent funerary studies.
Dawn of agriculture linked with poor start to life in ancient Atacama, Chile
Learning to cultivate crops and other agricultural food – rather than relying on hunter-gathering – is often thought of as a key milestone in the history of humanity.
Ancient amphibian had mouthful of teeth ready to grab you
The presence of such an extensive field of teeth provides clues to how the intriguing feeding mechanism seen in modern amphibians was also likely used by their ancient ancestors.
Monet’s secret collection is displayed at the Marmottan Museum
'I am an egotist. My collection is only for myself ... and a few friends' stated Claude Monet (1840-1926), around 1900, to journalists who visited him at his home in Giverny.
Memorandum of Cooperation between Greece and Italy for the protection of cultural goods
As mentioned in the announcement by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, this move strengthens the already very good collaboration between two countries with a significant cultural past in their fight against the illicit trafficking of antiquities.
Celebrity fossil reveals all for science
A geology professor at Lund University in Sweden has figuratively speaking breathed life into one of science’s most well-known fossil species; Agnostus pisiformis.
Magnificent Gems: Medieval Treasure Bindings
The Morgan Library presents Medieval treasure bindings in context for the first time.
The Emperor Hadrian and the intellectual life in Athens of his time
The occasion for its organization is the 1900th anniversary of the Roman Emperor’s ascension to the throne.
New Peruvian whale fossil discovery sheds light on whale lineages
A new study led by a Monash biologist has provided fresh information on the origin of one of the major baleen whale lineages, which helps to connect living whales with their deep evolutionary past.
Tomb of early classic Maya ruler found in Guatemala
The tomb of a Maya ruler excavated this summer at the Classic Maya city of Waka’ in northern Guatemala is the oldest royal tomb yet to be discovered at the site.
Masterpieces from the MoMA at the Paris Louis Vuitton Foundation
More than 200 works from modern art collections will be on show from October 11 2017 to March 5 2018, under Frank Gehry’s stunning glass ‟ sails”.
‘Mysterious’ ancient creature was definitely an animal, research confirms
It lived well over 550 million years ago, is known only through fossils and has variously been described as looking a bit like a jellyfish, a worm, a fungus and lichen...
Earliest recorded use of zero is centuries older than first thought
The concept and associated value of the mathematical symbol ‘zero’ is used the world over as a fundamental numerical pillar. However, its origin has until now been one of the field’s greatest conundrums.
The Athens and Macedonian News Agency at Ambelakia Bay
A discovery has been made of the military port where the Greek navy gathered on the eve of the Battle of Salamis.
Birds’ unique skulls linked to young dinosaur brains
Bird skulls and brains look like those of young dinosaurs, providing clues to their unique evolution and modern success.
Colin Renfrew: “The museums of the world should not purchase ‘illegal’ antiquities”
Lord Andrew Colin Renfrew talks to Eleni Markou. He is currently in Greece to continue the excavations he is jointly heading on Keros, the most ancient island sanctuary in the world.