Sport in the Ancient World
Abstract submissions on any aspect of ancient sport for paper presentations welcomed. Please send an abstract (max. 3,000 characters) and a short bio to Peter Mauritsch. Submission deadline, 30 Novermer 2013.
Decoding Stonehenge
English Heritage excavations show site has nothing to do with sun worshipping, and find evidence circle was once complete.
Historical Church of Prophet Elias Under Threat
Once a favourite spot for the inhabitants of Smyrna, the church is now threatened due to prospective highway construction works.
Castelli Romani site looted
The site is located near the ruins of a temple devoted to Juno ''The Saviour'' at Lanuvio, in the Castelli Romani (Castles of Rome) - a cluster of towns southeast of Rome.
Coffin Reuse in the 21th Dynasty
Economic crisis, social motivations and afterlife-related beliefs led 21st Dynasty Egyptians to de-fetishize coffins belonging to their ancestors in order to reuse them for their contemporary dead.
Archaeologists discover burials from the Roman period in Czelin
Crematory pit and urn grave from the 1st/2nd century AD have been discovered by archaeologists during excavations in the Roman period cemetery in Czelin (Zachodniopomorskie).
Richard III had roundworm infection, scientists claim
Researchers from Cambridge University analyse soil sample from pelvis and find eggs where intestine would have been.
News from Tel Kabri
An extended storage area full with pottery jars as well as more painted plaster fragments discovered.
The Mycenaean Acropolis of Midea
History and description of the Acropolis of Midea, on the occasion of an event to be held tomorrow at this significant archaeological site.
Lords of the Rings
Four Bronze Age gold rings were recently found near the site where six similar rings were found in 2009.
Language and tool-making skills evolved at same time
Research by the University of Liverpool has found that the same brain activity is used for language production and making complex tools, supporting the theory that they evolved at the same time.
Luxury Textiles and Extraction of Copper from Cypriot Bronze Age City
The University of Gothenburg has issued a press release about the finds of the archaeological expedition at the Bronze Age city Hala Sultan Tekke.
Earliest Bronze Age sheepskin is found in the Highlands
Archaeologists are claiming a highly significant discovery in the Highlands in the form of a 4000-year-old sheepskin that is believed to be the earliest surviving example in Britain.
Τemporary exhibition “Serbian Μedieval Art” is prolonged
The exhibition "Serbian Μedieval Art" organized by the Byzantine and Christian Museum in collaboration with the National Museum of Belgrade is prolonged until September 15th 2013.
Mosaic-house revealed in ancient Tripolis
Ongoing excavations in Denizli’s ancient Lycian city of Tripolis have revealed a house featuring a large collection of colorful mosaics with floral and geometric patterns.
Gallery Talks
See the new program of Gallery Talks at the Acropolis Museum for the month of September.
Shunga: Sex and pleasure in Japanese art
These works, produced between 1600 and 1900, have continued to influence manga, anime and Japanese tattoo art.
First millennium AD sweater revealed
First millennium AD sweater, discovered two years ago in an hunting area on the Norwegian Lendbreen glacier at 6,560 feet above the sea level, has been detailed in the current issue of the journal "Antiquity".
Everybody Can Be Maecenas
Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 3, the Louvre Museum will launch an appeal for donations for the conservation of the famous statue.
Ancient Libyan necropolis threatened by real estate speculators
Even though the city is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, local farmers have laid claim to certain parts of the necropolis and recently destroyed a section with the help of excavators in order to make way for new houses.
2,000-Year-Old Bear Ring Found In Siberia, Used In Ancient ‘Bear Cult’
The ring is tiny in diameter so even a young girl, let alone a woman, cannot wear it. We concluded that it was used in a ritual connected with a bear cult and was put on the bear claw.
Repairing and rebuilding Timbuktu’s cultural heritage
The Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu received a new façade this month as activities began in earnest to rehabilitate the city’s cultural heritage.