Albania and the Aegean during the Bronze Age

Albania and the Aegean during the Bronze Age

Dr Akis Tsonos will give a lecture on the nature of the relations between Albania and the Aegean and on the unknown sides of the Albanian Bronze Age.
Unraveling the Mystery of Machu Picchu

Unraveling the Mystery of Machu Picchu

Researchers will analyze the genomes of the skeletal remains from more than 170 individuals buried at the site.
Palmyra’s Arch of Triumph blown up by IS

Palmyra’s Arch of Triumph blown up by IS

IS militants have “pulverized” Palmyra’s Arch of Triumph, according to officials and local sources.
Middle Kalamas Archaeology Project

Middle Kalamas Archaeology Project

On Friday, October 9, Georgia Kourtessi-Philippakis (Associate Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Athens, Greece) will present the results of the Middle Kalamas Archaeology Project in Thesprotia.
Burnt bone could shed light on life in Staffin 8,000 years ago

Burnt bone could shed light on life in Staffin 8,000 years ago

An archaeological excavation in Staffin has yielded a fragment of worked bone, and several hundred flints, which could provide further clues about life in the area 8,000 years ago.
Stability of surviving communities increases following mass extinction

Stability of surviving communities increases following mass extinction

The structure of ecological communities leading up to the Permian-Triassic Extinction is a key predictor of the ecological communities that would demonstrate stability through the event.
The Amphipolis monument was erected in honour of Hephaestion

The Amphipolis monument was erected in honour of Hephaestion

The burial monument of Amphipolis has been commissioned and funded by Alexander the Great in honour of his beloved friend Hephaestion, according to the latest announcement of the excavators.
Unique multi-chambered tomb in Pella opens to public

Unique multi-chambered tomb in Pella opens to public

The imposing eight-chambered family tomb in ancient Pella, the largest rock-hewn chamber tomb in Greece, will be opened to the public until November.
Mummification was commonplace in Bronze Age Britain

Mummification was commonplace in Bronze Age Britain

Ancient Britons may have intentionally mummified some of their dead during the Bronze Age, according to archaeologists at the University of Sheffield.
What’s inside the Pompeii mummies

What’s inside the Pompeii mummies

Archaeologists have released impressive images of the scanned Pompeii victims, which leave little to imagination...
Byzantine mosaic depicting a map with streets and buildings

Byzantine mosaic depicting a map with streets and buildings

A 1,500 year old mosaic, depicting a map with streets and buildings, found two years ago, will be presented to the public for the first time on October 1.
Archaeologists uncover Bronze Age ‘sauna house’ in Orkney

Archaeologists uncover Bronze Age ‘sauna house’ in Orkney

The exciting discovery was made recently on the periphery of the prehistoric Links of Noltland, on the island of Westray, next to where the famous ‘Westray Wife’ was found in 2009.
Two shiprecks located off the coast of Methoni

Two shiprecks located off the coast of Methoni

Marine geophysical surveys have located and mapped two shipwrecks laying on the seabed off the coast of Methoni.
A hill’s secret: Ammotopos

A hill’s secret: Ammotopos

During construction works for the Ionian Road significant finds came to light enriching the archaeological map of Arta.
Early humans’ hearing pattern resembles chimpanzees

Early humans’ hearing pattern resembles chimpanzees

Research into human fossils dating back to approximately two million years ago reveals that the hearing pattern resembles chimpanzees, but with some slight differences in the direction of humans.
Tutankhamun’s tomb might soon reveal sensational secrets

Tutankhamun’s tomb might soon reveal sensational secrets

After inspecting Tutanhamun's tomb, Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Eldamaty announced on Monday that the tomb's northern and western walls both hide chambers.
How to find out about the human mind through stone

How to find out about the human mind through stone

Researchers at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country are looking at flint flakes to study laterality in Palaeolithic humans, in other words, which hand they used to fashion their artifacts.
Enamel evolved in the skin and colonized the teeth much later

Enamel evolved in the skin and colonized the teeth much later

When did the enamel that covers our teeth evolve? And where in the body did this tissue first appear?
Old Kingdom wooden statuette to be repatriated from France

Old Kingdom wooden statuette to be repatriated from France

A 6th Dynasty wooden statuette will soon be repatriated from France. The artefact was stolen from the Saqqara Museum Store.
The Sunken Treasure of Antikythera on show in Switzerland

The Sunken Treasure of Antikythera on show in Switzerland

The exhibition tells the story of a ship that sank around 70/60 BC during a storm off the Island of Antikythera near Crete...
Antikythera Shipwreck: Fabulous finds with every single dive

Antikythera Shipwreck: Fabulous finds with every single dive

Archaeologists excavating the famous ancient Greek shipwreck that yielded the Antikythera mechanism returned to the field this summer to find out that it is far from exhausted.
Following Hercules: The story of classical art

Following Hercules: The story of classical art

The exhibition "Following Hercules" tells the story of classical art, namely why casts of Greek and Roman art remain awesome and relevant, through the mythical figure of the famous hero.
Cycladica in Crete

Cycladica in Crete

International symposium on the Cycladic and Cycladic-type figurines from Crete.
Munch and Van Gogh meet in Amsterdam

Munch and Van Gogh meet in Amsterdam

The Van Gogh Museum is presenting "Munch : Van Gogh", the long-awaited major exhibition that brings together work by Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch for the first time in history.
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