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.
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.
9,000-year-old ritualized decapitation found in Brazil
A 9,000 year-old case of human decapitation has been found in the rock shelter of Lapa do Santo in Brazil.
Religious acts in the reconciliation agreement of Dikaia
"Religious acts in the reconciliation agreement of Dikaia" is the topic to be presented by E. Voutiras in the framework of The Athens Greek Religion Seminar, organized by the Swedish Institute at Athens.
New dinosaur species discovered in Alaska
Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis, which means ancient grazer of the Colville River, endured months of winter darkness and probably experienced snow.
Minoan tomb with clay sarcophagi found in northern Crete
A rock-cut tomb of the Late Minoan period (around 1300 BC) was located in an rural area near the Malevisi Monastery in Heraklion of northern Crete.
DNA analysis identifies long-lost remains of Irish nationalist
Αrchaeologists and geneticists at University College Dublin (UCD) have identified the remains of Irish nationalist Thomas Kent, one of 16 men executed by the British in 1916 after the Easter Rising.
Earliest evidence of ancient North American salmon fishing verified
Researchers in Alaska have found the earliest known evidence that Ice Age humans in North America used salmon as a food source.
The Qin-Han Dynasties of China and Roman Cyprus: Aspects of Life of Two Distant Worlds
“The Qin-Han Dynasties of China and Roman Cyprus: Aspects of Life of Two Distant Worlds” opens at the Archaeological Museum of the Lemesos District, Cyprus, on Monday the 28th of September 2015.
Relics from Palmyra and Nimrud are now for sale in London
Archaeologist Dr Mark Altaweel from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London warns once again that antiquities looted in Syria are being sold in London.
Philippine Gold in New York
An exhibition of gold artefacts from the Philippines opened earlier this month at the Asia Society in New York. "Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms" will run until 3 January 2016.
Pre-Roman tomb unearthed in Pompeii
An undisturbed 4th-century BC burial of an adult woman was found in Pompeii. The find is expected to shed light on social aspects of the Pre-Roman era.
200 Napoleonic soldiers’ tombs unearthed in Frankfurt
The skeletons of estimated 200 Napoleonic soldiers have been found in Frankfurt, Germany, during construction works.
What the Inuit can tell us about omega-3 fats and ‘paleo’ diets
"We think it is a quite old selection that may have helped humans adapt to the environment during the last Ice Age, but the selection is far stronger in the Inuit than anywhere else" (Matteo Fumagalli).
Africa’s earliest known coelacanth found in Eastern Cape
More than 30 complete specimens of the new fossil species, Serenichthys kowiensis, were collected from the famous Late Devonian aged Waterloo Farm locality.
The Prosymna Lady goes “Unseen”
The ivory statuette kept in the dark storerooms of Athens' National Archaeological Museum, will soon be on display through the "Unseen Museum" project.
Archaeologists in the Hanged Man Cave
Skeletal and crematory graves from the mid-1st millennium, and the remains of representatives of megafauna, living in the present Polish territory during the last Ice Age, have been discovered.
Frankfurt archaeologists discover ‘Roman Village’ in Gernsheim
During their first Gernsheim dig last year, Frankfurt University archaeologists suspected that a small Roman settlement must have also existed here in the Hessian Ried.
EMAC 2015 ‐ 13th European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics
The preliminary conference programme for EMAC 2015.
Unlocking secrets of how fossils form
Scientists report in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry a new way to probe fossils to find out how these ancient remains formed in greater detail than before.
The Doridis telescope turned to the sky
The Doridis telescope is again fully functional for observing the wonders of the Athens night sky by the public.
“Byzantine Pompeii” stays at the heart of Thessaloniki
A new decision issued by the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) favors the in situ preservation of the antiquities found two years ago at the heart of Thessaloniki.
Gallery talks at the Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum gives visitors the opportunity to discover the landscapes, the people and the great archaeological exhibits of Samothrace, together with the Museum’s Archaeologist-Hosts.