International Archaeology Day
The Archaeological Institute of America’s (AIA) IAD 2013 will be held October 19 and celebrated throughout the month of October by over 150 collaborating organizations.
Last goodbye to Henry Immerwahr
Henry Rudolph Immerwahr (b. 1916), emeritus professor and former director of the ASCSA passed away on Sept. 15, 2013. He outlived his wife, also prominent scholar Sarah Immerwahr by 5 years.
Results of this year’s excavations in the city of Iasos
Italian archaeologists of Studi Delle Tuscia University working at Muğla’s ancient city of Iasos have revealed important finds sheding light on the region's history.
Stephen G. Miller’s open letter about Ancient Nemea
The possible dismissal of seven temporary guards from the archaeological site of Ancient Nemea as part of government plans to streamline the Greek civil service, may force the closure of the site, wrote Dr. Miller.
U.S. Returns Silver Griffin to Iran
U.S. government officials have handed over a silver griffin-shaped artifact to Mohammad-Ali Najafi, Iran’s Cultural Heritage Chief.
Nefertiti travels to Valencia
The exhibition explores the mechanisms by which artworks come to acquire a range of meanings and functions that can embody a number of narratives.
Bring them back
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquity has asked for the 126 ancient Egyptian artefacts discovered at two auction halls in Jerusalem to be returned to Egypt immediately.
Where the Druids used to gather
A recent theory suggests that the Stroud building, which measures 140ft by 52 ft with wings off rooms, may not be a house, or a farm after all, but a Romano-Celtic temple.
New Finds at Ancient Site of Argilos
The Greek-Canadian Archaeological Mission of Argilos excavating at the site of ancient Argilos on the coast of Macedonia have uncovered the remains of structures.
Bronze Age ‘boat building’ discovery in Monmouth
Among the discoveries are a pair of "dead-straight" metre-wide channels in the clay shaped like the bottom of wooden canoes - along with a third smaller groove.
India and Mesopotamia linked by genetics
Analysed remains from Mesopotamia belonged to people with a genetic affinity to the Indian subcontinent as the distribution of identified ancient haplotypes indicates a solid link with populations from the region of South Asia-Tibet (Trans-Himalaya).
The first Greek University?
The monastery of the Three Holy Hierarchswas founded in the mid 14th century, by the scholar monk Joseph Filagris, who was one of the most important commentators on Aristotle.
The Sveshtari chariot and other wonderful things
Two-wheel chariot found at Sveshtari, a Bronze Age settlement was found at Balei, a Roman villa was found at Pomorie and a Chalcolithic potter's workshop was found at Surovo.
Feasting on rats
The inhabitants of Easter Island consumed a diet that was lacking in seafood and was, literally, quite ratty.
Ancient Egyptian Fortress Yields New Finds
Τhe site may tell an important story about how an Egyptian enclave survived and persisted within Canaanite territory well over 3,000 years ago.
Chersonesos was granted World Heritage status
After two decades of research led by a classical archaeology professor at The University of Texas at Austin, an ancient Greek settlement in southern Ukraine was granted World Heritage status.
Math explains History
The question of how human societies evolve from small groups to the huge, anonymous and complex societies of today has been answered mathematically, accurately matching the historical record on the emergence of complex states in the ancient world.
Skeleton of Ancient Prince Reveals Etruscan Life
Found in Tarquinia, a hill town about 50 miles northwest of Rome, famous for its Etruscan art treasures, the 2,600 year old intact burial site came complete with a full array of precious grave goods.
Exhibition to mark the 2,000th anniversary of Augustus’s death
The exhibition tells the parallel stories of Augustus's dazzling career and of the birth of a new era.
Egyptian Dog Mummy Infested with Bloodsucking Parasites
A dog mummy has revealed the first archaeological evidence of bloodsucking parasites plaguing Fido's ancestors in Egypt during the classical era of Roman rule.
University of Nebrasca-Lincoln team uncovers more archaeological treasures in southern Turkey
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln archaeological team this past summer unearthed a new treasure in southern Turkey.
From both sides of the Aegean
After showing "Smyrna. The destruction of a cosmopolitan city, 1900-1922", the Benaki Museum now presents Part II entitled "From both sides of the Aegean. Expulsion and Exchange of populations, Turkey - Greece, 1922-1924".
Excavations at Erimi-Laonin tou Porakou completed
The focus of the 2013 season was to investigate three significant areas, different to each other in use: the top hill area (Area A), the domestic quarter (Area B) and the southern cemetery (Area E).
Rituals of Hospitality at the Benaki Museum
This exhibition at the Benaki Museum focuses on a group of fascinating, multi-faceted 19th century objects from the field of the decorative and applied arts.