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.
Another Macedonian tomb has been located at Aigai
Another tomb was unearthed this week in the cemetery of the tumuli at Aigai, northern Greece. According to head of the excavations, Angeliki Kottaridi, the tomb is unlooted.
Supercomputing beyond genealogy reveals surprising European ancestors
Scientists took the genomes from ancient humans and compared them to those from 2,345 modern-day Europeans. The results were surprising...
The Benaki Museum celebrates the life and work of Domenikos Theotokopoulos
On the occasion of the quatercentenary of Domenikos Theotokopoulos’ death, the Benaki Museum organizes two exhibitions and an international conference.
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.