A Hellenistic Monumental Building at Vryocastro, Kythnos

A Hellenistic Monumental Building at Vryocastro, Kythnos

Research shows that the assumption that Building 5 was the "prytaneion" of Kythnos in the Hellenistic period remains a likely scenario.
The Tomb of Philip in Vergina: Which Pihlip?

The Tomb of Philip in Vergina: Which Pihlip?

Olga Palagia will give a lecture entitled at the Swedish Institute.
Institution of Sponsorship from ancient to modern times

Institution of Sponsorship from ancient to modern times

International Conference on the institution of sponsorship to be held in Thessaloniki.
Step Pyramid Uncovered Near Edfu

Step Pyramid Uncovered Near Edfu

Made of local sandstone blocks and clay mortar, lacking internal spaces and reaching a hight of only 13 m. at the time of its use, the Edfu pyramid belongs to a group of "provincial pyramids" likely dedicated to royal cult.
Landscape Ecology and the End of Antiquity

Landscape Ecology and the End of Antiquity

Lecture by Nicholas Rauh (NEH Fellow, ASCSA; Professor of Classics, Purdue University).
The Prehistoric Landscape of Thessaly Conceptualized

The Prehistoric Landscape of Thessaly Conceptualized

The first Canadian Institute lecture of 2014.
About East and West

About East and West

On Tuesday, February 11, 2014, Evangelos Livieratos, Professor of Higher Geodesy and Cartography, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, will give a lecture.
The Ancient Greeks’ Beliefs on Death and Hades in a New York Exhibition

The Ancient Greeks’ Beliefs on Death and Hades in a New York Exhibition

Seventy nine ancient works of art from ten Greek state museums and collections are to "travel" to New York for an exhibition on death in Ancient Greece.
Patterns of Magnificence

Patterns of Magnificence

A stunning exhibition opening in London's Hellenic Centre.
You Would Meet A Tall, Thin Man

You Would Meet A Tall, Thin Man

Skeleton's dimensions actually match descriptions of Charlemagne as a tall, thin, older man.
Investigations in the Early Bronze Age of the Kouphonisia

Investigations in the Early Bronze Age of the Kouphonisia

In the framework of the Cycladic Seminar series, archaeologist and ephor emerita of antiquities in the Greek Archaeological Service, Photini Zapheiropoulou will give a lecture on the "Investigations in the Early Bronze Age of the Kouphonisia."
Rome’s Earliest Known Temple Revealed

Rome’s Earliest Known Temple Revealed

Archaeologists had to fight with nature in order to reveal the temple' s ruins
Portugal Opposition Set Against Miro Collection Sale

Portugal Opposition Set Against Miro Collection Sale

The auction of the works of the famous Spanish Catalan artist is to form part of Christie's "The Art of the Surreal and Impressionist/Modern" sale (London, 4-5 February 2014).
The Sunken Basilica of Bursa

The Sunken Basilica of Bursa

Staring above the lake of İznik in Bursa, Turkey, one can clearly see the detailed plan of a church of the Early Byzantine(Palaeo-Christan) period whose ruins still survive at the lake’s bottom. The impressive image was revealed during an aerial photography
Statue of Female Pharaoh’s Favourite Identified

Statue of Female Pharaoh’s Favourite Identified

Senenmut is known to have commissioned numerous statues of himself (25 known today). Could this be statue no 26?
“Fake” El Greco on view in Toledo major exhibition

“Fake” El Greco on view in Toledo major exhibition

Art expert Antonio Garcia has produced a 60-page report which states the 16th century painting “Lady in a Fur Wrap” was not created by the artist El Greco.
Mapping Antioch’s Influence

Mapping Antioch’s Influence

A research team from the University of Cincinatti, US, managed to visualize the political borders of the ancient metropolis of Antioch using technological elements provided by Google Earth.
The Monuments of Kephalonia after the Quake

The Monuments of Kephalonia after the Quake

Damages were detected in the Argostoli Museum's building and permanent collection, the Castle of St. George and several Byzantine churches.
Two new poems of Sappho

Two new poems of Sappho

A newly uncovered papyrus has yielded two previously unknown poems of 7th century BC poetess Sappho.
Thessaloniki’s Metro Antiquities: an update

Thessaloniki’s Metro Antiquities: an update

Central Archaeological Council of Greece (known as KAS) agreed on detaching and repositioning of the Venizelou Station antiquities as a whole group in the same spot.
“Tracing” Tholos Tombs in Aetolo-Acarnania

“Tracing” Tholos Tombs in Aetolo-Acarnania

Α lecture by archaeologist Ileana Siori, at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
Islamic Art Museum in Cairo Seriously Damaged

Islamic Art Museum in Cairo Seriously Damaged

The blast destroyed the façade of the building, a number of ceilings as well as artefacts.
How to Build Noah’s Ark

How to Build Noah’s Ark

A recently translated Babylonian cuneiform tablet bearing instructions on how to build an Ark is soon to be displayed at the British Museum, where it is kept since the end of WWII.
A Truthful Record

A Truthful Record

The films created by the Byzantine Institute between the 1930s and 1940s by combining them with archival records from the collection The Byzantine Institute and Dumbarton Oaks Fieldwork Records and Papers.
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