The Dying Gaul

The Dying Gaul

This exhibition marks the first time this work of antiquity has left Italy since 1797.
1,000 years of history to be digitised following unique appeal

1,000 years of history to be digitised following unique appeal

A campaign to save ancient documents chronicling 1,000 years of history has succeeded after £1.2m was raised by the universities of Cambridge and Oxford in their first-ever joint appeal.
Easter Island: a success story?

Easter Island: a success story?

According to a new theory, the inhabitants of Rapa Nui managed to take advantage of changes, positive and negative, that happened to the island and survived.
Beyond the Elephant Man: researching monsters

Beyond the Elephant Man: researching monsters

Digitised Diseases site makes 1,600 specimens of bones of deformed people available for doctors and members of the public to study for free.
The place of men and women in Neopalatial iconography

The place of men and women in Neopalatial iconography

On Friday 13 December 2013, Dr. Matthew Haysom (Curator, Knossos, British School at Athens) will give the next lecture of the Minoan Seminar series.
Police bust group raiding Thracian tombs

Police bust group raiding Thracian tombs

Eight men from Sofia were arrested illegally excavating Thracian tombs near the town of Pernik.
Οldest evidence of Late Stone Age settlement on Cyprus

Οldest evidence of Late Stone Age settlement on Cyprus

Artifacts found at an archaeological site in Cyprus support a new theory that humans occupied the tiny Mediterranean island about 1,000 years earlier than previously believed.
4,000 -Year -Old Chariot Found in Serbia

4,000 -Year -Old Chariot Found in Serbia

A two-horse chariot estimated to be between 3,000 and 4,000 years old has been located in the city of Pirot, Serbia
Amarna Girl Returns to Mallawi Museum

Amarna Girl Returns to Mallawi Museum

The 32 centimeter (12.6 inches) limestone statue reportedly depicts Princess Ankhesenpaaten, daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.
An Exhibition of Mistrust

An Exhibition of Mistrust

Is local stronger than global, when a culture is living?
Archaeologist to Receive Prestigious Prize

Archaeologist to Receive Prestigious Prize

Indefatigable Egyptian archaeologist Monica Hanna has been single-handedly exposing an incredible amount of looting in Egypt, even going so far as to confront some of the armed looters herself.
Ancient skeleton found in North Yorkshire sewer trench

Ancient skeleton found in North Yorkshire sewer trench

An ancient skeleton, thought to date back to Roman Britain, has been discovered in a sewer trench in Norton.
Ancient Dogs Found Buried in Pots in Egypt

Ancient Dogs Found Buried in Pots in Egypt

The first five pot burials of dogs ever found are analyzed by AUC Prof. Salima Ikram, offering insights over the cult and burial practices of the past.
New finds from the Mentor shipwreck

New finds from the Mentor shipwreck

This year’s excavation season at the Mentor shipwreck in Kythera has been completed, bringing to light significant findings, among which two fragments of Egyptian origin.
DNA From A 400,000 Hominin: a Great Leap Forward

DNA From A 400,000 Hominin: a Great Leap Forward

DNA of hominin from Sima de los Huesos is related to the mitochondrial genome of Denisovans, extinct relatives of Neanderthals in Asia.
France returns five ancient artefacts to Egypt

France returns five ancient artefacts to Egypt

Three of the pieces are the head, torso and arms of a glass statue of a human found by French archaeologists in 2010.
Deeper Underground the Valley of the Kings

Deeper Underground the Valley of the Kings

The Ministry of State for Antiquities in Egypt based project has succeeded in bringing about new features of the famous New Kingdom pharaonic necropolis, as well as the potential for new astonishing finds there
The Roman Cyclades: A “landscape of opportunity”?

The Roman Cyclades: A “landscape of opportunity”?

Lecture at the French School at Athens.
Wall crumbled in Pompeii

Wall crumbled in Pompeii

Since 2010, at least a dozen buildings at the UNESCO World Heritage site have crumbled.
Guatemala Recovers Mayan Artifact from U.S.

Guatemala Recovers Mayan Artifact from U.S.

The Guatemalan government announced the repatriation from the United States of a Mayan panel dating from the classic period, 250-900.
Hasmonean Building Uncovered in the City of David

Hasmonean Building Uncovered in the City of David

It is only now that remains of a building from this period in the city’s history are being exposed.
Excavations of the Paphos Agora project 2013

Excavations of the Paphos Agora project 2013

In 2013 the third season of excavations of the Department of Classical Archaeology of the Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University (JU) in Kraków, Poland, took place within the Paphos Agora Project.
Penn Museum’s Innovative “Touch Tours” for Blind Visitors

Penn Museum’s Innovative “Touch Tours” for Blind Visitors

Touch Tour programs run Monday mornings and afternoons through December 16, 2013.
Meet the Baby Chachapoyas!

Meet the Baby Chachapoyas!

Diminutive size of sarcophagi has led archaeologists to believe that it may be a cemetery exclusively for children.
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