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
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
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
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
A newly uncovered papyrus has yielded two previously unknown poems of 7th century BC poetess Sappho.
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
Α lecture by archaeologist Ileana Siori, at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
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
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
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.
Did the Minoans Sacrifice Humans?
Evidence of a Minoan human sacrifice in the form of a girl's skull came to light during recent excavations in Chania, Crete.
Statuette of Aphrodite
The 33rd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of Preveza and Arta and the Archaeological Museum of Arta present the exhibit of the month: a statuette of Aphrodite.
Grain Storage Revealed at Çatalhöyük
The room in which the discovery belonged to a larger residential building, inhabited 8,200 years ago.
1,500-Year-Old Church and Mosaic Discovered
Names of the Virgin Mary, Jesus and the mosaic donors survining among geometric and botanical patterns. Basilica is the first church to be found in the area.
Did Carthaginians Sacrificed Their Children?
Results from a new international research led by Paolo Xella (ISCIMA,CNR) seeks to confirm ancient records on Carthaginians sacrificing their own children to thank their gods. According to The Guardian, the team -a group of Punic archaeologists and historians from
Italy and Britain Argue Over Symes’ Artefacts
Italy threatens legal action against Britain after British Government refuses to return artefacts seized from the infamous art dealer Robin Symes.
Current Research on the Phaestos Disk
"We can now ‘read’ and ‘hear’ 90% of the Disk. This is what I would dearly like to share with TEDx"
More Than A Necropolis: New Finds from Giza
Defining yet unknown elements of what Giza Plateau might have represented during Antiquity.
Bringing the Neolithic Figurines of Koutroulou Magoula Back to Life
The project ‘Corporeal engagements with clay’ (University of Southampton) aims at recording, visualising and replicating the figurines from Koutroulou Magoula by using a tailor-made database.
Online database of over 100 000 historical images
The Wellcome Trust, a leading British health organization, has created an online database of over 100 000 historical images, including many from the Middle Ages.
A Closer Loook at Ptolemy’s Elephants
According to the researchers the group consists of 100 to 120 individuals which have identified as savanna (and not forest) elephants (loxodonta africana), with no genetic ties to either the forest or Asian species.
Europeana releases cross-platform culture app
Europeana, Europe’s digital library, museum and archive, has launched the second version of its free app.
Threads of change
The next Minoan Seminar will be given on Friday, January 24th by Joanne Cutler (University of Copenhagen).
Torture Chambers Found in Bursa
The dungeons included a ‘bloody well, torture chamber and corridors connecting to tower