Researchers recreate face of 14th century monk
With the help of a present-day descendant, researchers from Lancaster University have recreated the face of William Dutton, a monk who lived at Norton Priory, where he was buried when he died.
Still-active cistern beneath Istanbul mosque
The 265-year-old cistern was only discovered during renovations to Nuruosmaniye mosque.
Life-size representation of king Ramses II found in Sharkiya
Newly unearthed statue of king Ramsess II in Tel-Basta suggests that Nile Delta town was home to great nineteenth dynasty temple.
Ask an Archaeologist!
Friends of ASOR have launched “Ask an Archaeologist,” a brand new YouTube series dedicated to finding out what people want to know about Archaeology.
Guided tours for visually impaired persons at the house of Dionysos
Presentation of the pilot project entitled “Tours for visually impaired persons at the House of Dionysos”, at the Archaeological Site of Kato Paphos, on Saturday 5th of October, at 5.30 p.m.
Bone Modifications in an Early Holocene Cremation Burial
9,000 years ago, in El Nido, Palawan (Philippines), a woman was buried in a cave after she was disposed of in an elaborate and bizarre ritual.
Back to Bedlam
Hundreds of skeletons, including the remains of patients from what was officially called Bethlem – or Bethlehem – Hospital, have been discovered in an old graveyard a few feet beneath the ground at Liverpool Street station in London.
Re-mapping the Medieval World
With new funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Pelagios 3, part of the Pelagios Project for ancient geographical documentation aims to annotate, index and link place-references that use written or visual representation to describe geographic space prior to 1492.
De-freezing Antiquities
In 2010 and 2011, a patch of snow melted, revealing an ancient bow and several arrows that had been locked in the snow for centuries.
Is that Nero?
Known as the Bosham Head, the spectacular cranium imposes itself within the Collections Discovery Centre at Fishbourne. Archaeologists have been using 3D scanning in a bid to determine whether it was carved seperately from its body.
Marmaris Castle reopens
Restoration works at the Marmaris Castle and the museum included within it have been completed and are now open to visitors.
Discovering Idu
During an initial survey in the area back in 2008, an inscription was found, engraved with the mysterious name: "Idu".
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.