Kunstmuseum Bern accepts Gurlitt’s collection
The private Kunstmuseum Bern Foundation declared it would accept the inheritance of Cornelius Gurlitt. The German Federal Government, the Bavarian Ministry of State for Justice and the museum signed an agreement on dealing with the legacy of Cornelius Gurlitt.
Post-medieval Polish buried as potential ‘vampires’ were likely local
Potential 'vampires' buried in northwestern Poland with sickles and rocks across their bodies were likely local and not immigrants to the region, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.
28,000-year-old flesh brings mammoth cloning closer
Mammoth cloning is closer to becoming a reality following the discovery of the best-preserved specimen ever found.
Cemetery containing mythical carvings found by archaeologists
A 1,700-year-old cemetery has containing mythical carvings has been discovered by archaeologists in north-west China, in the city of Kucha, along part of the Silk Road.
People ate mammoth, dogs got reindeer
Tübingen biogeologists show how Gravettian people shared their food 30,000 years ago.
Gold jewellery found in Tuthmosis III temple tomb
A small collection of jewellery made of gold, that survived looters, were found in one of the tombs that lie beneath the Temple of Millions of Years of Tuthmosis III in Luxor.
A well with rich movable material was excavated in Cyprus
Fine and plain wares, cooking ware, transport amphorae, terracotta figurines, coins and metal objects were found in Cyprus during the 2014 field work within the framework of the Pafos Agora Project.
The Future is Now
On December 4, 2014, the Benaki Museum in Athens will host a one-day-conference entitled "The future is now. Evolving Museum Strategy, Programming and Communication".
Gold necklace found in Celtic hoard
Experts performing conservation works on the world's largest Celtic hoard of coins, dating to about 70BC, came across a gold necklace, probably from the Baiocasses, a tribe from Normandy.
Biggest ancient stone block in Baalbek/ancient Heliopolis
The monolithic block in the stone quarry of Baalbek measures 19,60x6x5,5m. It weighs ca 1,650 tons...
Ancient Egyptian spell book deciphered
A 1300 year-old ancient Egyptian handbook including magic spells and invocations has been deciphered by Australian scientists. The spell book is a parchment codex including spells on love matters, exorcising evil spirits and treating infections. It is written in Coptic and scientists believe that it was used by ritual practitioners.
Geologists discover ancient buried canyon in South Tibet
The discovery of an ancient buried canyon in Tibet rules out a popular model used to explain how the massive and picturesque gorges of the Himalaya became so steep, so fast.
Amphipolis: Slowing down the pace
After three months of intensive excavations with the dazzling array of finds, the pace on Kasta Hill is slowing down.
Sunken parts of the Stadion District found in the waters off Delos
Recent surveys conducted in the waters off Delos show sunken settlement remains in the Stadion District, where commercial and manufacturing activities took place.
Attic funerary stele found at Kerameikos
During the ongoing excavations by the German Archaeological Institute, Athens at Kerameikos the fragment of a Classical period funerary stele was found.
Promoting and elevating the activities of the European Cultural Centre of Delphi
Project aiming to upgrade the digital services offered by the European Cultural Centre of Delphi to citizens by utilizing the philosophy and technology of Web 2.0.
Mycenaean era artefacts unearthed in south-western Turkey
Mycenaean artefacts unearthed in south-western Turkey will enrich the collection of the Bodrum Underwater Archaeology Museum.
Good news from the Swedish Institutes of Athens, Rome and Istanbul
Yesterday the Swedish government officially announced that they will not cut the funding of the Swedish Institutes.
Climate change was not to blame for the collapse of the Bronze Age
Scientists will have to find alternative explanations for a huge population collapse in Europe at the end of the Bronze Age as researchers prove definitively that climate change - commonly assumed to be responsible - could not have been the culprit.
Kontopigado
In the framework of the Mycenaean Seminar series, Konstandina Kaza-Papageorgiou (Honorary Director of Archaeological Sites) will present excavation results at the site of Kontopigado.
2014 Archaeological Excavations at Nea Paphos: Results
Archaeological investigations focused on the cavea of the Hellenistic-Roman theatre and on the Roman road.
Archaeologists study Thracian burial ground in Romania
Archaeologists in Romania have completed the sixth excavational season at the vast necropolis in Teliţa-Celic Dere. The necropolis dates back to the 1st millennium BC and consists of nearly 100 mounds.
Unique Roman relief discovered in Turkey
Classical scholars of the Cluster of Excellence find depiction of unknown god in Turkey – relics from 2,000 years of cult history excavated.
Remains of Ice Age infants discovered in Alaska
A tenderly decorated grave, with the remains of two infants dating back 11,500 years was discovered in Alaska. The content of the grave also included artefacts and burial goods as well as hunting tools, providing new insights into the life, rituals, and burial practices of Ice Age humans.