Archaeological Work to be Resumed in Stobi
A team of archaeologists, students and volunteers will be returning to the site in August of 2013 to continue unearthing the northern residential section of the city.
The Silk Road before the Silk Road
A number of sites along the Silk Road were much earlier than expected, indicating that a series of different civilizations used them as spots during history.
Egyptian Museum Under Guard
Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim said Thursday that the Egyptian Museum will be under the guard of the armed forces and the police today, ahead of mass protests.
Pyramid Era Settlement Uncovered in the Delta
During excavations, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a residential and utility buildings.
Coin Hoards of the Roman Republic
The new web-based tool makes available in searchable form the contents of a database created by Dr. Lockyear of 694 Roman Republican Coin hoards and the 115,000 coins that they contain.
Greyfriars Burial is a Russian Doll-Style One
Archaeologists have lifted the lid off a 14th century stone coffin buried at the Greyfriars dig site only to find a second coffin inside.
Largest Hellenistic mosaic found in Calabria
This year they revealed the rest of a scene partially found last year, showing a large dolphin fighting the dragon, another, smaller, dolphin and also a second dragon.
Guess Who?
A team of archaeologists from the University of Leicester believe the coffin, found at the Grey Friars estate, could contain a knight.
Dinosaur tail found in Mexico
Paleontologists discover 50 vertebrae of hadrosaur along with hip bone and other remains in Coahuila state.
Thracian temple, sanctuary of Zeus and Hera found in Bulgaria’s Sredna Gora
The earliest use of the site is estimated to date from the early Iron Age, about the eighth to sixth centuries BCE. The sanctuary of Zeus and Hera is believed to have been destroyed in the fifth century CE.
Archaeologists hit the heart of the Theban Mycenaean Palace
Season 2013 of the excavations taking place at the site of Kadmeia in Boeotian Thebes in central Greece has been completed bringing to light a series of impressive finds, including Mycenaean frescoes and a Late Antique mosaic.
New finds at Politiko – Troullia, Cyprus
The 2013 fieldwork revealed extensive evidence of the Bronze Age community that was the predecessor of ancient Tamassos, the seat of a centrally important kingdom during the subsequent Iron Age.
Geronisos Island excavation, Cyprus
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Communications and Works, announces the completion of five weeks of excavation at the island of Geronisos, opposite Agios Georgios tis Pegeias, by the New York University Geronisos Island Expedition under the direction of Prof. Joan Breton Connelly. The team consisted of fourteen senior staff members and graduate and undergraduate students from New York University.
Marble female heads found in Kerameikos well
The finds are in a very good condition. Still, two massive strikes on their surface indicate that someone hit them hard in order to break them and then threw them into the well.
Byzantine site in danger
Protests against development project at Yedicule historical garden site alongside Byzantine walls, in Istanbul.
King David’s Palace Found?
A team of Israeli archaeologists believes it has discovered the ruins of a palace belonging to the biblical King David, but other Israeli experts dispute the claim.
Sale of Northampton £2m Egyptian Sekhemka statue challenged
The Conservative-run council plans to sell it and use the money for heritage schemes but this has been challenged by the Liberal Democrat group.
Minister of Antiquities faces strong opposition to his reappointment
Mohamed Ibrahim has unveiled updated plans for preserving and continuing to develop Egypt's heritage, amid demands from archaeologists and ministry workers to press for his dismissal
Ice Age Figurine’s Head Found
Tübingen archaeologists put new and old finds together to reassemble ancient work of art.
Paintings worth 1.5 million euro stolen from Brussels Museum
Ten valuable paintings, worth more than 1.5 million euro, have been stolen from the Van Buuren Museum, south of the Belgian capital
Kilim-like motifs found on Amasya mosaics
2,000-year-old mosaics with kilim-like motifs have been found during archaeological excavations carried out by the Amasya Museum Directorate in the Yavru village.
The hoard of Pantokratoras
The coins of the Pantokratoras’ hoard bears archaeological witness to the military conflict between Mark Antony and Actavian, which decided the fate of the Roman world and the future of Europe.
The renovated Theofilos Museum has reopened
The Theofilos Museum of Lesvos has reopened on Wednesday, July 17, after being closed for a year due to renovation works.
Etruscan tomb revealed in Vulci
During excavations at the Vulci Archaeological Naturalistic Park north of Rome, archaeologists have revealed an Etruscan tomb, dating to the late 7th century BC.