Athens, 180 years the capital of Greece
The exhibition includes more than a hundred paintings, engravings, and sculptures from the collections of the Municipal Gallery, inviting the public in a dialogue between present and past.
New single-step method for conserving waterlogged wooden artefacts
A team of researchers, led by the University of Cambridge in collaboration with the Mary Rose Trust, have designed a new, more effective, method for preserving waterlogged historical wooden artefacts.
Assyrian Empire collapsed because of overpopulation and drought
Drought and overpopulation helped destroy Assyrian Empire, study says. Researchers see parallels with modern Syria and Iraq, and caution other regions also facing weather stresses.
Cambridge University Press to publish Antichthon from 2015
Cambridge University Press announced that it will publish Antichthon, the journal of the Australasian Society for Classical Studies (ASCS), from 2015.
The DNA of modern Europeans may date back 37,000 years
Scientific belief that today's Europeans come from three different sources is challenged, as the mapping of the DNA of a skeleton found in Russia suggests otherwise.
Ancient Luxury and the Roman Silver Treasure from Berthouville
The opulent cache is presented in its entirety for the first time outside Paris.
Derveni Papyrus: candidate for UNESCO Register 2014
The Derveni Papyrus, parts of which are exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, has been submitted by Greece as a candidate to be included in the Memory of the World Register in 2014.
Thermi, Lesbos 1936-2014
Olga Philaniotou (Honorary Ephor of Antiquities) will give a lecture entitled “Thermi, Lesbos 1936-2014” at the Swedish Institute in Athens.
New Zealand’s moa exterminated by an extremely low-density human population
A new study suggests that the flightless birds named moa were completely extinct by the time New Zealand's human population had grown to two and half thousand people at most.
A/C came standard on armored dinosaur models
New study shows that armor-plated dinosaurs (ankylosaurs) had the capacity to modify the temperature of the air they breathed in an exceptional way: by using their long, winding nasal passages as heat transfer devices.
Bronze Age burial in Buckinghamshire revealed by archaeologists
Bone fragments from the skeletons of two pre-pubescent children as well as pieces of Bronze Age pottery have been discovered by archaeologists in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.
African diamond mine reveals dinosaur and large mammal tracks
Unexpectedly one of the largest diamond mines in Africa, Catoca in Angola, holds 118 million year old dinosaur, crocodile and large mammal tracks.
Taking a deeper look at ‘ancient wing’
Research presented at the recent Society of Vertebrate Paleontology meeting shows the importance of using new imaging technologies in reconstructing the color of Archaeopteryx, one of the most famous and important fossils species.
2000-year-old youth organization
In Roman Egypt, 14-year-old boys were enrolled in a youth organization in order to learn to be good citizens.
Τhe Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great
The exhibition, featuring 522 artefacts on loan from Greek museums, illustrates the Greeks as figures reconstructed through the archaeological record.
Ancient Greek port revealed in the Corinth Gulf sea area
A submerged ancient Greek port was revealed and recorded in the area of the Corinth Gulf, in the Peloponnese, where the Ancient Lechaion Harbour was located.
Necropoleis of Issa
Lecture by Marina Ugarković about burial practices at Issa, a Greek settlement on the island of Vis in Central Dalmatia.
Despotiko: Meet the new Delos
Despotiko: The uninhabited islet, west of Paros and Antiparos (Cyclades) is turning into a visitable site.
Italian culture minister backs Colosseum floor restoration
After a proposal to restore the floor of the Colosseum by archaeologist Daniele Manacorda, Italian culture minister Dario Francheschini supports the idea.
Minoan Neopalatial sealings from Akrotiri in Thera
Artemis Karnava will present Minoan Neopalatial sealings from Akrotiri in Thera, in the context of the Minoan Seminar series.
84 English Heritage archaeology monographs free to download
As a service to the wider archaeological community, English Heritage is making out of print monographs available as ebooks and as PDFs which can be accessed for free.
Underground vault found on Kasta hill
An underground vault and the second marble door leaf are the new findings in ancient Amphipolis.
17th century hidden hoard found at Rathfarnham Castle
A well preserved hoard of 17th century artefacts was discovered in Rathfarnham Castle, when workers lifted the stone floors.
The data of Kastri phase in the Cave of Zas on Naxos
The fourth Cycladic Seminar for 2014, which will be presented by Kostas L. Zachos and Angelika Douzougli on Tuesday, November 4, in Athens.