Scientists gain a new insight from Roman graves in Britain
Evidence of frankincense found in Britain offer scientists a new insight in Roman burials.
Parthenon Marbles ‘ god Ilissos goes Russia
The loan to the Hermitage took place after the British Museum' Trustees decided to proceed with it fifteen days ago.
Redefining the Conflict over the Parthenon Marbles
The lecture will attempt to redefine the conflict as a ‘framing’ conflict and discuss the best negotiation strategy for all concerned.
Cultural Heritage in Danger: Illicit excavations and trade
The international conference "Cultural Heritage in Danger: Illicit excavations and trade" will take place on 11th/12th December 2014 in Berlin.
Ancient farm and tools found in Rome at subway works site
Subway construction gave the opportunity to archaeologists to discover an ancient commercial farm in the heart of modern Rome.
Domenikos Theotokopoulos before El Greco
The exhibition opening today seeks to shed light on the social and artistic environment of 26th-century Crete, where Theotokopoulos’ personality was formed before he left Candia for Venice in 1567, and to place the painter and his early artistic output in the context of this environment.
Old Sarum mapped by Southampton archaeology students
The site of Old Sarum, 2 miles north of Salisbury, has been researched by archaeology students using new technologies revealing the city plan.
Paintings are coming to light
As conservation works at the seven marble parts of the "epistyles" in the third, most elaborate chamber of the burial monument on the Kasta Hill go on, paintings are gradually coming to light.
Tomb of Amenhotep-Huy to be opened to the public
After three years of restoration the tomb of Huy, Qurnet Marei / Luxor, will be opened to the public in mid-December.
The evidence is overwhelming that these are the remains of Richard III!
"These are the remains of Richard III": Read the main results of Leicester University's research and watch the videos.
New discoveries tell more on the story behind the Sandby borg massacre
The discovery of a skeleton belonging to a child has revealed more on what happened 1,500 years ago at Sandy borg ring-fort, Sweden, a mystery waiting to be solved.
Palaeolithic-era “Venus” sculpture unearthed in France
While digging in Amiens, northern France, at the Paleolithic site of Renancourt, archaeologists discovered a 23,000-year-old limestone statuette.
Excavations at the cemeteries of ancient Pydna
Lecture by Matthaios Besios and Athena Athanasiadou at the ASCSA.
Mass extinction led to many new species of bony fish
As paleontologists reveal, a series of serious extinction events between 300 to 200 million years ago played a central role in the development of today’s fish fauna.
Golden Ratio offers a unity of science
Researchers from the Universities of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria suggest that the “Golden Ratio” relates to the topology of space-time, and to a biological species constant (T).
The source of the “Golden Fleece” myth was indeed gold
The “Golden Fleece” myth had a “golden” historical background according to Georgian geologists.
One step before the difficult path of research
Scientific announcements about Amphipolis were made on Saturday by head of excavations K. Peristeri, Secretary General to the Ministry of Culture L. Mendoni, architect M. Lefantzis, and the civil engineer D. Egglezos.
From death to new life
A lecture about the reception of Byzantium by the late 19th-century avant-garde.
From ancient Kition to Larnaka: Finds of extraordinary historical value
Excavation works conducted parallel to the constructions of the sewerage system at Larnaka have brought to light an abundance of finds, from defensive walls to grave goods.
Ironbridge cottages uncovered 60 years after landslide
The remains of cottages buried by an enormous landslide in 1952 in Shropshire, Britain, have now been uncovered, revealing amazing artefacts and tile floors.
Hafted flint axe sheds light on Stone Age rituals
An approx. 5,500-year-old flint axe with a well-preserved haft sheds light on the Stone Age population's ritual acts.
Wheat and barley part of Neolithic diet
Scientists have discovered that wheat and barley were part of Neolithic diet after examination of evidence from Sudanese cemeteries.
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.