Identifying the 7th century B.C.E. Athenian ‘Snake Goddess’
Michael Laughy of Washington and Lee University in Virginia presented his findings about the mysterious “Snake Goddess” at the 114th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America last week.
Niobides brought to light by Italian archaeologists
Italian archaeologists have unearthed an “exceptional” group of sculptures from the 1st century BC, telling the myth of Niobe.
Gold coins of the Sassanid era found in Iraq
Iraqi archaeologists have found 66 gold coins dating back to the Sassanid era (225 BC-640 AD).
Stolen Matisse painting recovered in Essex
“Le Jardin” disappeared in 1987 from the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Just before Christmas, a small time art dealer was offered the $1million painting by an elderly Polish collector.
Bulgarian archaeologist claims to have found temple of Priapus
The director of Bulgaria’s National History Museum Bozhidar Dimitrov believes he has discovered a temple devoted to Greek god Priapus in Sozopol.
What excited archaeologists through 2012
Louise Iles at the University of Cambridge prepared for the BBC site a month-by-month of what excited archaeologists through 2012.
Concern about stolen Cypriot treasures
Tasoula Chatzitofi has expressed grave concern for the fate of the religious treasures seized in illicit antiquities dealer Aydin Dikmen's appartment, in Munich.
Cycladic Seminar
The Cycladic Seminar series opens next Monday with a lecture given by Colin Renfrew.
Dead Sea Scrolls Are Now Online and Available to Public
The Dead Sea scrolls include the oldest parchment fragments of the Ancient Testament known to us, in particular the Ten Commandments, Genesis chapter 1, Psalms, the integral Book of Isaiah, as well as apocryphal texts.
Ancient civilization uncovered in Bulgaria
Excavators have unearthed artifacts such as weapons, spondylus jewels, decorated fine ware pottery, shards marked by characters/pictograms, and evidence of structures dated to 4900 BCE.
The largest sarcophagus belongs to pharaoh Merneptah
The decorations on Merneptah's different sarcophagi describing the sun god's journey at night offer a clue as to why he built four of them.
Caracalla baths
It's the dimension and the organisation that amazes – there is no spa as big as this anywhere in the world today
Thessaloniki’s Architectural Trajectory
At the 100th anniversary of Thessaloniki’s liberation, an exhibition illustrates the city's architectural trajectory
Ancient city of Troy rebranded itself after war
If pottery made before the war has a distinct Trojan style but after the war its style is typical of the Balkans, it is because the Trojans were keen to align themselves with the new political elite in the region.
Inauguration of the Iera Odos revealed part
Archaeologists claim the most Athenians had walked the Iera Odos in antiquity. Now, thanks to the metro, modern Athenians will have the chance to follow the same route, only this time underground.
At the helm of the “world’s best archaeological museum”
Dr. Georgios Kakavas and his promising bold steps to open a new era in the museum's history.
Study of environmental consequences for the gold mines at Evros approved
Green light to the study of Environmental Consequences for the project “Mining facilities and Facilities for the production of gold at Perama, Evros” of the gold mining company “Gold Mines Thrace” was given by the majority of the Central Archaeological Council’s members.
The new issue of AJA
The January 2013 issue of the American Journal of Archaeology is available for viewing on AJA's website.
Save the Italian Archaeological School at Athens
The Italian Archaeological School at Athens is once again threatened to close down, due to drastic budget cuts.
The first carpenters in Europe
A research published in the December 19, 2012 issue of the open access journal Plos One by Willy Tegel and colleagues from the University of Freiburg (Germany) offers a detailed insight into the oldest wood architecture.
Maps and landscapes by 12 Painters
The exhibition “12 Painters: Maps and landscapes from the Heracles Cement Company Collection” is the first of a series of exhibition that will reveal the less known aspects of the Heracles Cement Company Collection.
Work in progress at Klematia settlement, Ioannina
The project “Archaeological Park of Post-Byzantine Monuments at Klematia” aims at the enhancement of the historical, aesthetic and artistic value of the churches and the development of a network of visitable monuments in the area.
The Temple of Zeus without Scaffolding
A few days ago, the scaffoldings used for the reconstruction of the Temple of Zeus were removed, revealing the temple in different dimensions.