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.
Excavations at Byzantine castle reveal 80 artifacts
The Yoros Castle, which is located in Istanbul's Anadolukavağı neighborhood and whose date of construction is not known exactly, has been hosting excavation teams of the Istanbul University since 2010.
Work completed on historic sunken Yenikapı ships in Istanbul
Sunken vessels unearthed in Yenikapı during excavations for Istanbul’s Marmaray and Metro projects have been moved from the land. It took eight years to move the vessels from the excavation area.
The body beautiful in ancient Greece
Major international touring exhibition featuring treasures from the British Museum's rich Greek and Roman collection.
Cyrus Cylinder U.S. Tour culminates at the Getty Villa this fall
The cylinder recounts how Persian king Cyrus II conquered the city of Babylon in 539 B.C. and instituted reforms throughout the region.
Global Museum Leaders Colloquium
A two-week pilot program created and hosted by the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
Getty lifts restrictions on use of digital images
The Getty announced that it was lifting restrictions on the use of images to which the Getty holds all the rights or are in the public domain.
Limestone slab with engraved game
The 33rd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of Preveza and Arta and the Archaeological Museum of Arta present the exhibit of the month: Limestone slab with engraved game.
Farewell to Professor Ahmad Etman
Professor Etman passed away on Thursday, 22 August 2013 after been hit in a car accident three days earlier.
On the Tomb of Alexander and other demons…
Ekaterini Peristeri, Ephorate director and chief excavator is furious, alarmed and fed up from the recent buzz and releted discussions suggesting that the the stunning enclosure excavated in Kasta, Amphipolis could contain the legendary tomb of Alexander the Great.
Seeking the Ancient Kallos
Local fine art photographer makes international museum history with new exhibit in Athens, Greece.
More looted artefacts from Malawi National Museum recovered
On Saturday night, 24 August, five ancient Egyptian and Graeco-Roman artefacts were recovered by police. The objects include three Graeco-Roman reliefs made of marble and limestone and two bronzes.
Ancient shipwrecks found off Turkish coast
Turkish marine archaeologists express excitement at the discovery of an Ottoman ship with valuable Dutch cargo just off the coast from Urla in İzmir. The sunken vessel is the latest in a long line of ships that have been found in the underwater excavations of the area.