Klimt Case Resumes After 17 Years
The search for Portrait of a Woman, a painting by Gustave Klimt stolen from a gallery in Piacenza, Italy, 17 years ago, has started again as Italian police authorities have reopened the cold case according to recent statement.
Fifty Biblical Characters Confirmed as Historical Persons
Their names appear in inscriptions written during the period described by the Bible and in most instances during or quite close to the lifetime of the person identified.
Aristotle as an Historian of Science
Lecture by Richard McKirahan in the framework of the 2nd “International Colloquium on Aristotle.”
Eight bronze bull figurines
The 33rd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of Preveza and Arta and the Archaeological Museum of Arta present the exhibit of the month: Bronze bull figurines.
Krak Des Chevaliers Taken Over by Syrian Army
As reported, the army's invasion took place following battles with rebel forces.
The Footless Female: an Iron Age mustery
A skeleton of an Iron Age woman with her feet chopped off has been discovered in a field in Wiltshire.
Britain’s Earliest Irrigation System?
Our findings have unearthed zebra-like stripes of Roman planting beds that are encircled on their higher northern side by more deep pit wells.
1,800 Year-Old Letter Deciphered by US Grad Student
Soldier Polion was stationed in the Roman province of Pannonia Inferior at Aquincum (modern day Budapest), wrote in Greek making many errors and might have been multilingual.
Artemis fresco stolen from Pompeii
The face of Artemis' figure, measuring about 20x20 cm, has been reported missing since last week. After examining the site, the authorities claim the theft is the work of "experts" in crime.
The Roman Empire In Depth
Using archeological evidence from shipwrecks and harbors, classics scholar Justin Leidwanger uncovers the story of economic networks during a millennium of classical antiquity.
Εarliest Complete Example of Metastatic Cancer Found
Analysis has revealed evidence of metastatic carcinoma, cancer which has spread to other parts of the body from where it started, from a malignant soft-tissue tumour spread across large areas of the body.
Petra of the Sun
Research finally showed that during certain times of the year, such as the winter solstice, the city' s most important buildings -such as Ad Deir, which is connected by researchers with religious festivities- would be highlighted by the sun.
Neolithic Alepotrypa Cave and the surrounding area
Anastasia Papathanasiou (Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology of Southern Greece) will give a lecture about the Alepotrypa Cave.
Cat Domestication in Egypt Pushed Back By 2,000 Years
Bones from cats found in Hieraconpolis, Egypt, may push back the date of cat domestication by 2,000 years, researchers claim.
Thera Eruption: Not Earlier Than 1600 BC
The early date theory is based on 14C dating of individual pieces of olive wood enveloped by volcanic ash, which, however, should belong to trees that used to be alive at the time of the eruption to produce an accurate result.
Tombs of Alexander the Great’s Ancestors Found?
Between 2012-2013, five architectually impressive but poorly preserved tombs, which seem to have been plundeded during antiquity, have been found.
A 9,000 Year Old Magic Wand
It is generally accepted that the wand was of ceremonial/magical character but its exact use still remains uncertain.
Colonies and coins from the Alpha Bank Collection
Jointly organized by the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and the Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection.
Revealing the Secrets of 4,000 Year-Old Settlements in Hungary
Polish archaeologists have studied three settlements in the region of Kakucs, Hungary.
New evidence about the deceased of the royal tomb II at Vergina
Announcement at the Archaeological Conference about the 2013 excavations in Macedonia and Thrace
The Warrior’s Weapons
The statues, of which 8,000 have been revealed so far, were carrying weapons, "wielded" lances, swords and crossbows.
Sutton Hoo-Related Royal Residence Found?
The 50-hectare (123.5-acre) site, four miles north-east of Sutton Hoo contained fragments of exquisite gold jewellery, pieces of gilt bronze horse harness, Saxon pennies and metal offcuts from a blacksmith's workshop and weights associated with trade.