New human ancestor species from Ethiopia lived alongside Lucy’s species
An international team of scientists, led by Dr. Yohannes Haile-Selassie of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, has discovered a 3.3 to 3.5 million-year-old new human ancestor species.
Playing Scrabble with Sappho
Today, May 28, 2015, at 4.00 p.m., James N. Stone, educator, psychologist, and translator, will hold the first of two sessions on the poetry of Sappho at the Center for Hellenic Studies.
Byzantine shipwreck discovered off the coast of Sevastopol
Α Byzantine trade ship has been found by divers on the Black Sea bed off the coast of Crimea. Around the sunken vessel hundreds of ceramic amphoras were discovered, which were probably used to transport wine and oil.
Stolen Pompeii frescoes returned to Italy by the US
A collection of stolen artefacts has been returned to Italy, following an international investigation by cooperating Italian and American authorities.
Looting of the tomb of Djehutyhotep
The Leuven University archaeology mission, who has been carrying out excavations in Deir el-Bersha, where the looted tomb of Djehutyhotep is located, has posted some new photos, showing the damaged wall reliefs, and issued a statement.
New finds at Plassi, Marathon in Attica
University of Athens has announced the completion of the Plassi excavations and issued a press release of this season's most important findings.
Earliest known depiction of music scene in Israel
The most ancient music scene known in the research of Israel appears on a rare 5,000 year old cylinder seal impression from the Early Bronze Age.
“Pompeii and Europe” opens in Naples
"Pompeii and Europe" opens its doors tomorrow, May 27th, at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.
Evidence of Neanderthals on Greek island of Naxos
Archaeological findings at the Stélida site, on the Greek island of Naxos, indicate the existence of humans on the island as early as 260,000 years ago.
Our bond with dogs may go back more than 27,000 years
Dogs' special relationship to humans may go back 27,000 to 40,000 years, according to genomic analysis of an ancient Taimyr wolf bone.
Jerusalem’s Lower Aqueduct came to light
A section of Jerusalem’s Lower Aqueduct was revealed in the Umm Tuba quarter (near Har Homa) during the construction of a sewer line in the neighborhood by the Gihon Company.
Pantāi krēpides: shoe-talk from Homer to Herodas
A Dialogos lecture offering a comprehensive discussion of ancient Greek poetic talk about shoes, slippers and sandals, as well as a sample of iconographic representations.
The first painting to be sold from Cornelius Gurlitt’s trove of art
Sotheby’s to offer an exceptional painting by Max Liebermann. Discovered in Gurlitt’s home and since successfully restituted to its rightful heirs.
The Egtved Girl was not from Denmark
The Bronze Age Egtved Girl came from far away, as revealed by strontium isotope analyses of the girl's teeth.
Aristotelianism in Western Europe and Plato’s Statesman
The Danish Institute organizes two lectures next week in Athens. Speakers: Prof. Sten Ebbesen and Anders Dahl Sørensen.
Α new beginning to the known archaeological record
The stone tools mark "a new beginning to the known archaeological record," say the authors of a new paper about the discovery in Kenya.
Neolithic settlement of two-storey houses unearthed in Bulgaria
Archaeologists in Bulgaria have announced that they unearthed a Neolithic settlement of 60 two-storey houses, near Mursalevo in Southwest Bulgaria. The houses had been deliberately set on fire.
Islamic State troops take over Palmyra
The world heritage site of Palmyra has been taken over by IS troops. Artefacts have been transferred to safe locations but the international community fears that large buildings and monuments will be destroyed.
First dinosaur fossil in Washington state
Burke Museum paleontologists have published a description of the first dinosaur fossil from Washington state.
Inlaid eyes in Roman stone sculptures
Why were so many statues of gods featured with inlaid eyes? Is it to give the sculpture a liveliness through the high polished surface and glance of the material?
Most European men descend from a handful of Bronze Age forefathers
University of Leicester researchers discover a European male-specific population explosion that occurred between 2000 and 4000 years ago.
Reappraising Kirrha
"Reappraising Kirrha. New evidence on landscape, economy and society from Southern Phocis" is the title of the next Aegean lecture to be given by Julien Zurbach and Raphaël Orgeolet.
Syrian ancient cultural site threatened by IS troops
Another cultural heritage site faced the threat of being destroyed by IS troops last weekend. The troops seem to have withdrawn for the time being, but the potential hazard still lingers above the ancient remains.
Athens and Attica in Prehistory
When was Attica first inhabited? To what extent did the coastline change? How was everyday life in the 3rd and the 2nd millennium BC? How did the sea affect the economy and contacts with other regions? Was Athens really the centre of Mycenaean Attica?