Tutankhamun’s broken beard
On January 24, a press conference was given at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo about Tutanhamun's beard and the unfortunate attempt to glue it back to the funerary mask using epoxy.
Early ancestors used their hands like modern humans
New research suggests pre-Homo human ancestral species used human-like hand postures much earlier than was previously thought.
The Mycenaean sanctuary at Abai/Kalapodi
Professor Wolf Dietrich Niemeier will address the topic “The Mycenaean sanctuary at Abai/Kalapodi and the question of continuity of cult between the Bronze and the Iron Age”, during the the 4th meeting of this year’s Mycenaean Seminar series.
Building Beta at Akrotiri, Thera
The next Minoan Seminar, presented by Fragoula Georma, Irene Nikolakopoulou, and Ioannis Bitis.
Greek Iconographies
The Netherlands Institute at Athens and the Belgian School of Athens organize the lecture series “Greek Iconographies”.
Red numbers on Colosseum
During the ongoing restoration of the Colosseum traces of painted red numbers have been found on its arches.
Content of charred papyri from volcano eruption revealed
Scientists have discovered a new x-ray method to reach the content of papyrus scrolls charred by volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago.
Earliest dated building in Derry revealed
An excavation carried out in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, has brought to light part of a building that is thought to have burned down during the O’Doherty rising of 1608.
5,361 looted artefacts seized in Switzerland
Record haul of rare antiquities illegally looted from Italy was recovered in Switzerland.
The Canine Cooperation Hypothesis
Behavioural scientists studied the origins of the famous dog-human relationship.
Oldest known Gospel discovered in a mummy mask
A fragment of what could be the earliest copy of the Gospel of Mark was discovered in the face mask of an Egyptian mummy.
The Name Giver of dinosaurs, crocs and other reptiles
Nundasuchus is the name palaeontologist Nesbitt gave to the 9-feet-long carnivorous reptile he had discovered in 2007.
The Edict of Emperor Anastasius I
The reading of the al-Hallabat imperial edict is one of the most exciting achievements of recent research on the cultural heritage of Jordan. Thomas Maria Weber will give a lecture on the subject/
Drone mapping of medieval Pompeii
A drone, named Indiana Jones has been used for the 3D mapping of the underground city known as Medieval Pompeii.
Humans consumed domestic dog, wild cat, fox, and badger
Between 7,200 and 3,100 years ago, humans that lived in the Cueva El Mirador at Atapuerca (Burgos) included in their diet domestic dog, wild cat, fox and badger.
Hermes head seized in Turkey
The head of a 2,000-year-old Hermes statue, among other artefacts, has been seized during an operation by police forces in the Central Anatolian province of Sivas.
Nazlet Khater Man returns to Egypt
The skeleton had come into the possession of Leuven University, which had discovered it in the '80s. Now it will be repatriated and displayed in Fustat.
Greek Colonisation: New Data, Current Approaches
Scientific Meeting to be held in the context of the exhibition “The Europe of Greece: Colonies and Coins from the Alpha Bank Collection.”
Visitable shipwrecks in the Archipelago of Sporades and the Pagasetic Gulf
Four shipwrecks have been declared visitable in Greece in the framework of promoting diving tourism.
Five skeletons buried in Amphipolis
According to the announcement released today by the Cultural Ministry of Greece buried in the impressive monument were not one but five individuals: an elderly woman, two middle-aged men, a new-born and a fifth person.
Piecing together the puzzle of ‘Prepalatial’ Knossos
Peter Tomkins will explore the development of the Knossos community from the end of the Neolithic down to the end of the third millennium.
An ancient Greek drinking game in modern Pennsylvania
An effort to play Kottabos, a drinking game played in ancient Greece, was organized by Heather Sharpe, University of Pennsylvania, with the participation of students.
Ancient DNA from extinct giant roos
Scientists have finally managed to extract DNA from Australia's extinct giant kangaroos.
Cinerary amphora with relief decoration under the handles
A cinerary amphora with relief decoration under the handles is presented by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Arta and the Archaeological Museum of Arta as the exhibit of the month.