Bulgarian archaeologists reveal “motel” for Emperors
The remains of a Roman way station, a roadside building complex equivalent to what would be now a motel were discovered in Sostra, Bulgaria
“And the girl he immersed in the font he took out as a boy”
The work of the medieval saint often began even before birth; the earliest text telling the life story of 6th-century Gildas has him making important pronouncements from the safety of his mother’s womb.
Thera Fresco Conservation Lab Closed
The fresco conservation laboratory, housed within the archaeological site at Akrotiri, Thera (Santorini) since 1967, has been closed due to lack of financial means that would keep it open and operating.
The Archaeological Museum of Herakleion opens again
According to a statement on the Culture Ministry website, the museum’s exhibition of Minoan artifacts would be open to visitors daily from 8 am. to 8 pm.
Decoding the Black Death
The Black Death was just the first outbreak of medieval plague, so the post-Black Death population suffered major threats to health in part from repeated outbreaks of plague.
An ancient Egyptian diplomat’s tomb revealed at Saqqara
The tomb was located within the Saqqara necropolis -a royal one during the Old Kingdom but in use by noblemen later on-, south of Unas Pyramid causeway at Saqqara necropolis.
Beyond Zion
Iron Age fortification ruins site opens to the public in East Jerusalem as part of Elad funded City of David archaeological park
Another vampire found in Poland
A brick had been placed in his mouth, his teeth, or "fangs" were removed, and his leg was staked. The burial dates from the 16th century AD.
International Museum Day at the Acropolis Museum
Two special gallery talks and a commemorative medal on the occasion of the International Museum Day.
All the Emperor’s Men?
All 45 tombs contained the remains of people buried in coffins with their legs twisted, according to a burial custom typical of the Qin Dynasty.
Mapping the Via Appia
Lecture about the "Queen of Roads" by Stephan Mols (Radboud University, Nijmegen).
A notebook from Byzantium found at Yenikapi
Made of wood and can be opened like a modern notebook. It has a few pages and you can take notes using wax.
Heritage and identities in a changing urban landscape
Director of the ‘Tophane Heritage Project’, Karin Schuitema presents a multi-vocal biography of an Istanbul neighbourhood.
Predynastic tomb discovered in Hierakonpolis
Contained the mummified remains of a person who died in his late teens ( 17-20 years) and was accompanied with stone tools, weapons and a large number of ivory artefacts
Death of a Phantom
Cornelis Gurlitt died at 81 on Tuesday following heart surgery leaving behind a tangle of questions about what will become of the art hoard confiscated last November in his apartment in Munich.
Destruction and looting at Maaloula
The primary shrine that contains the tomb of St. Takla has been completely burned, and the fate of the holy items which were there, including a large number of the most important icons, is yet to be known.
Sudan’s deserts reveal their secret pyramids
Thanks to an unprecedented $135 million Qatari funding, more than two dozen archaeological projects in Sudan will be supported over the next five years.
Settlement history of Byzantine Attica (4th-12th c.)
Dr Elli Τzavella, Postdoc Researcher at the Leiden University, will give the next Dialogos Lecture at the NIA.
Rock art destruction incident alarms Spanish cultural authorities
A 5,000-year old piece of rock art was chipped off the surface it covered at the Los Escolares Cave, a Unesco protected site near the town of Quesada in Spain's Andalusia region.
Two towers and a basilica in Bursa
The ruins came to light when excavating a tower (dubbed A) which is part of the walls in TopHane.
Art in France through the lens of fourteen cultures
JocondeLab incorporates the whole collections of the French National Museums in a digital catalogue, in fact, the 300, 000 detailed records retrieved from the Joconde Catalogue.
From moving a stone to building a pyramid
Pyramid builders only needed to dampen the sand in front of the sled on which blocks were placed, to reduce the friction caused by pulling it, making it easier to move.
The Body: lived experiences in ancient Cyprus
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Communications and Works, announces the opening of the temporary exhibition “The Body: lived experiences in ancient Cyprus” at the Cyprus Museum, Lefkosia, on the 17th of May 2014 at 19:00.