Scientist refused permission to call Hominids “Hobbits”
Lawyers of JJR Tolkiens estate forbid the use of the name "hobbits" to New Zealand professor who will give a lecture on Homo floresiensis.
The Hellenic Archaeological Cadastre
“A small revolution in the relation between the public sector and the citizen, but also in the relation between the State and its property”, said Mr. Costas Tzavaras about the project of the Archaeological Cadastre.
Recreation of wall paintings in Çatalhöyük
Turkish authorities have decided to “recreate” wall paintings in four experimental houses at the Çatalhöyük site.
An Anthropological Approach to Ancient Cooking Techniques
The seminar entitled "An Anthropological Approach to Ancient Cooking Techniques" is the second one of the 2012-2013 series "Minon Seminar". It will be given by Tom Brogan, Jerolyn Morrison and Jad Alyounis at the American School of Classical Studies.
The Gallipoli battlefield
Archaeologists from New Zealand, Turkey, and Australia have completed an "extremely successful" survey at the Gallipoli battlefield.
When a Column Speaks
One of the least known facts about the Parthenon is that is served as a Christian church for almost a thousand years. The topic will be introduced in a lecture given at the BSA by Father Stefanos Alexopoulos.
Egyptomania and Egyptology
Public "unwrappings" of real mummified human remains contributed to the development of the growing science of Egyptology.
11th International Festival of Sacred Music and Art
The 11th International Festival of Sacred Music and Art will be hosted in Rome’s and the Vatican’s churches.
Cyprus at the Louvre
“Cyprus between Byzantium and the West, from the 4th to the 16th century” at the Louvre was inaugurated by president of Cyprus Demetris Christofias on Friday. evening
Intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development in South-East Europe
The 8th Ministerial Conference on Cultural Heritage in South-East Europe was held in Sofia.
Gulf States discuss development of underwater archaeology
The representatives of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi-Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen met from 16 to 17 October 2012 in Manama, Bahrain in the UNESCO Sub-Regional Meeting on the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.
Live Mummy Conservation
Visitors of the Penn Museum get the chance to watch conservators of the Penn Museum work on a wide array of Egyptian objects
1912-2012: A Century of Research in Prehistoric Macedonia
Conference for the Century of Research in Prehistoric Macedonia, organized by the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki in cooperation with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
The “Out of Africa” Expansion
The story of the “Out of Africa” expansion that occured 45,000 to 60,000 years ago about has been updated by three Stanford University geneticists.
The Cycladic Art Museum welcomes the Princesses
Exhibition in the Cycladic Museum of Athens opening December 2012.
Fire and Coin – Archaeology and Fire
The exhibition “Fire and Coin - Archaelogy and Fire” was inaugurated on October, 12 and will run until January, 10 2013. It is organized by the Numismatic Museum of Athens in collaboration with the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities and examines the dual nature of fire, as a creative, inspiring force but also as one that causes awe and destruction.
The Zeugma of the West in İzmir
The new ancient city unearthed in İzmir Kemalpaşa neighborhood is 1,700 years old. Turkish authorities believe the discovery will attract tourist’s attention.
Turkish cultural policy as a model
Turkish cultural policy could be read as a success story. In fact, Turkish Cultural Artifacts and Museum General Director Murat Süslü says it is “a model country due to its efforts for the return of stolen artifacts”
The religious calendar from Thorikos in Athens
Today, the Epigraphical Museum of Athens and the Directorate for Documentation and Protection of Cultural Goods will present the stele of the “Sacrificial Calendar of Thorikos”, which was returned to Greece from the Getty
Stories of prosperity living buried in ashes
Tradesmen and seamen, lovers of luxury and good food were lost in the most violent volcanic eruption of the last 10.000 years. A brief history of Thera on the occasion of the reopening of Akrotiri.
Academic blogging
How can academics best use blogging to research and rehearse their ideas, network with peers and boost their careers?
Siena’s Renaissance Mosaics Open To Public
Last chance to visit Siena Cathedral's magnificent mosaic floor on show to the public until the 24th of October.