Revealing the secrets of the Ironclad Legion
Israeli archaeologists have found ruins they believe are the site of one of the two Roman legions based in the country between 120 and 300 C.E.
Carved head of Roman god found in ancient rubbish dump
An 1,800-year-old carved stone head of what is believed to be a Roman god has been unearthed in an ancient rubbish dump.
A Jewish Temple in Ancient Egypt?
A close up on the Jewish community that flourished in Elephantine during the Persian conquest of Egypt, by Stephen Rosenberg, Senior Fellow at W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem.
Anchors from Punic Wars found off Sicily
Found in Cala Levante, the anchors date to more than 2,000 years ago. According to archaeologist Leonardo Abelli ( University of Sassari), the anchors are startling evidence of the Romans’ and Carthaginians’ struggle to impose their rule over the Mediterranean during the First Punic War (264 to 241 B.C.).
5,000-year-old pyramid destroyed in Lima
Despite its obvious importance to Peruvian culture, this pyramid was knocked down and later burned by several clandestine groups that entered the site on Saturday.
Ancient Greek Art Travels to Spain and the US
A hundred and more items from archaeological museums around Greece will enrich two very important exhibitions that will open next year in the US and Spain.
Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade, 1500–1800
Exhibition highlighting an important design story that has never been told from a truly global perspective.
Roman shrine found at nature reserve
Archaeologists have brought to light a Roman shrine at Rutland Water nature reserve, southeast of Oakham.
Good news for three monuments
For three buildings for which MONUMENTA fought considerable battles during the last three years, there are some good news.
Hagia Sophia in Trabzon was declared a mosque
Hagia Sophia in Trabzon, which has been a museum since 1961 and dates to the thirteenth century, was turned into a mosque by Turkish authorities.
Depicting Transcendence
An ambitious project organized by the Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation, showing the influence of Byzantine tradition to the Modern Greek painters.
Toulouse Lautrec and His World
This popular exhibition is on loan from the collection of the Herakleidon Museum in Athens, Greece
Aromatic sage and mint lined graves found on Israel’s Mount Carmel
The practice to decorate graves with flowers dates at least from 10000 BC, according to new finds from Mount Carmel, Israel
Carabinieri recover Etruscan treasures
Most of the artefacts recovered by the police date from the Hellenistic period between the 3rd and 2nc century BC, when the Etruscan civilization was in decline.
Shining new light on the history of Rome
A team of archaeologists, historians, engineers and experts in Christian antiquities inaugurated an important new archaeological site in Rome on Thursday.
Thessaloniki: Signs of Memory Attacked
The first insidents of vandalism against Thessaloniki's "signs of memory" have taken place within less than a month after they were placed on several historical city spots.
Industrial Evolution in the Black Sea Area
An exhibition sheds light on the dark sides of the industrial past of the Black Sea region.
Violent death and injuries in the Archaic Faliron
As the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center construction is progressing rapidly, unexpected archaeological finds come to light.
Extensive research and mapping of underwater site to begin in September
The finds are extremely significant, due to the lack of archaeological data regarding many and important historical periods of the Ionian islands.
First and Earliest Unlooted Royal Tomb Unearthed in Peru
First unlooted imperial tomb of the Wari, the ancient civilization that built South America's earliest empire between 700 and 1000 AD found in Peru.
Fire scorches ancient temple gate
The Gate of Ramesses IX of the Ramesside Temple of Re in Arab Al-Hisn in Ancient Heliopolis, Cairo was set ablaze in the early hours of Wednesday.
Archaeology falls victim of politics
The dig season has begun but the Turkish government in Ankara has still not granted annual permits to foreign archaeologists.
Bronze Age: Europe without borders
The "Europe Without Borders" opening at the Hermitage, which was meant to cement relations between Moscow and Berlin, has ended up inflaming a row...
Salvage excavation at Tang Dynasty tomb
Funerary inscriptions for the owner and his wife mention the man as Governor Liu Ji.