Getty Museum announces two landmark sculpture acquisitions
Rodin’s marble Christ and Mary Magdalene (1908) goes on view alongside newly acquired early 17th-century Italian bronze of Belvedere Antinous by Pietro Tacca that once belonged to King Louis XIV.
Single ticket for Capitoline and Vatican museums
Visitors and residents of Rome will be able to buy a combined admission ticket to the Vatican and Capitoline Museums in a one-year trial period starting this summer.
“Once the jaws have developed, the whole world opens”
A major fossil discovery in Canada sheds new light on the development of the earliest vertebrates, including the origin of jaws.
Visitor numbers in museums at archaeological sites have increased
Visitor numbers in Greek museums and archaeological sites have experienced an increase in February 2014, according to ELSTAT.
IX Mediterranean Seas
The Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki in collaboration with the Fundación Pedro Cano, in Spain, presents the temporary exhibition of Pedro Cano paintings entitled ”IX Mediterranean Seas”
Northern Greece and Southeastern Europe during the Neolithic Period
The conference "Northern Greece and Southeastern Europe during the Neolithic Period" will take place in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki from June 26, to June 29 2014.
Neolithic farmers reached Europe by sea
How the Neolithic people found their way to Europe has long been a subject of debate. A study published June 6 of genetic markers in modern populations offers some new clues.
Burnt City to be reconstructed
Τhe 5200-year-old Burnt City in southeastern Iran will be reconstructed by an archaeological team during the new excavation season.
The Geoarchaeology of Mediterranean Islands
An International Colloquium on paleoenvironmental changes and human occupation in the Mediterranean islands since the Last Glacial Maximum (Cargèse, 30/06-02/07/2015).
The rare seal of St. Sabas
An 800-year-old lead seal stamped by the Monastery of St. Sabas was found during archaeological excavations carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) in the Bayit VeGan Quarter in Jerusalem.
The Red Church of Cappadocia
Restoration works of the 1,500-year-old Red Church (Kızıl Kilise) in the central Anatolian region of Cappadocia have begun.
The face of violence?
A new study suggests that many of the facial features that characterize early hominins evolved to protect the face from injury during fighting with fists.
Underwater Iron Man to explore Antikythera wreck
The world's most advanced robotic diving suit is getting ready to help search for one of the world's oldest computers at the Antikythera shipwreck.
Karlsruhe returned Cycladic material to Greece
The Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe returned two Cycladic objects, a figurine and a bowl, to Greece.
4,000-year-old elite tomb discovered in Luxor
A 4,000-year-old elite tomb was unearthed in Luxor by the Spanish mission conducting excavations in the Dra Abu El-Naga necropolis.
A Post-Palatial Triptych from Kynos
The 8th meeting of the Mycenaean Seminar will be dedicated to Ancient Kynos, its architectural organization, town planning and pottery.
The Antikythera Mechanism will not travel to Basel
The Antikythera Mechanism will not travel to Basel, Switzerland, according to a decision made by the Central Archaeological Council of Greece.
Nelly’s, Dance and Antiquity
The exhibition Nelly’s, Dance and Antiquity opened yesterday at Its Kale, Ioannina, Greece.
Alexander Iolas rediscovered 27 years after death
In the Nation’s collective memory Eden, where ideas are ranked according to their contribution to national myths, Iolas was no less than “the forbidden fruit”.
The Museum of Innocence was granted the EMYA 2014
The Museum of Innocence, Istanbul, Turkey was granted the 2014 European Museum of the Year Award.
Did Thales discover the Pythagorean theorem?
Upcoming lecture by Prof. Robert Hahn at the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) in Athens.
Tobacco
The exhibition "Καπνός | Tobacco. 101 notes on oriental tobacco" will be shown from June 11 until August 31, 2014 at the Benaki Museum of Athens.
Archaeological research at Mouttes of Alampra
The second season of archaeological research at the locality Mouttes of Alampra, conducted under the direction of Dr Andrew Sneddon of Queensland University, has been completed.
A transcultural work of art
Art historian Dr Meredith Hale reveals that a 17th-century screen designed to impress visitors with the immutability of Spanish rule, is a striking example of a transcultural work of art.