Upgrading the site of the Sanctuary of Artemis at Aulis
Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni, and Regional Governor of Central Greece Fanis Spanos signed a programme contract.
The Ancient Diolkos is in the process of being restored
The Central Archaeological Council unanimously approved the studies for the restoration of the Ancient Diolkos.
Treasured Jane Austen letters donated as part of campaign
The Jane Austen manuscripts have been protected for future generations of scholars and the wider public as part of a huge campaign to save the Honresfield Library from auction.
Gold pectoral ornament and bronze mirror in Siberian barrow
Polish-Russian team of archaeologists discovered a skeleton of a woman equipped with a gold pectoral ornament and a bronze mirror inside a large barrow.
The secrets of ancient Japanese tombs revealed thanks to satellite images
A research group at the Politecnico di Milano analyzed the orientation of ancient Japanese tombs—the so-called Kofun.
Out of this world experiment lands in space
Led by archaeologists Gorman and Walsh the ISSAP Project is the first archaeological study of a space habitat.
Archaeologist Emilia Bakourou has passed away
She served in Laconia and Mystras almost from the beginning of her career in 1975 until her retirement in 2006.
Innovative tools for the protection of exhibits from the Petrified Forest
The cooperation of the University and the museum ensures the implementation of innovative tools for the protection of the museum’s exhibits.
Study about how the largest dinosaurs moved and evolved
New research led by the University of Bristol has revealed how giant 50-tonne sauropod dinosaurs, like Diplodocus, evolved from much smaller ancestors, like the wolf-sized Thecodontosaurus.
What was asphalt doing on a 9,000-year-old skull?
Unusual remnants of asphalt were found smeared on six skulls, and the excellent state of preservation of three of them allows us to study the phenomenon.
Procedures going ahead for the Museum of Underwater Antiquities
It will highlight the treasures of the Greek seas and becoming an emblematic cultural landmark in the country’s largest port.
Underwater archaeological research in the Fourni Archipelago
The Department of History, Archaeology and Social Anthropology (IAKA) of the University of Thessaly is organizing an online lecture by George Koutsouflakis.
Results of 2021 Kition-Pampoula excavations
The first objective was to complete the excavation of the neoria, which had been exposed during previous fieldwork (1984-1999).
No bids for 16th century mansion in Rome, Villa Aurora
The mansion, dubbed “Caravaggio villa” because of its ceiling painted by the Italian master, failed to attract any bids on Tuesday.
Aswan, Egypt: new finds from a Greco-Roman tomb in the Aga Khan area
The tomb consists of two parts, the first section of which is built above ground and the second is carved into the rock.
Alekos Fassianos has passed away
"He is one of the leading contemporary creators of Greekness in painting", said Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni.
Tracing the origins of plants in West African cuisine
First insights into the origins of West African plant-based cuisine, locked inside pottery fragments dating back 3,500 years ago, uncovered.
The London “Times” are in favour of the return of the Parthenon Sculptures
"The return of the Elgin Marbles to Athens has become imperative," writes Τhe Times of London in its leading article.
Sphinx and Sekhmet statues found at Pharaoh Amenhotep III’s mortuary temple
During the last season of the Colossi of Memnon and the Temple of King Amenhotep III restoration project.
Acropolis of Gla: “Yes” to the plan for protection and management of site
The aim is to enhance the archaeological site’s topography and correlate iGla with Orchomenos and the Mycenaean Acropoleis of Agios Ioannis and Agia Marina.
Celtic gold hoard uncovered in Brandenburg
The hoard was uncovered by volunteer archaeologist Wolfgang Herkt near the village of Baitz in Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg.
“Hippos: The Horse in Ancient Athens” opens on January 20
The American School of Classical Studies at Athens is thrilled to announce that its new art and science exhibition, Hippos: The Horse in Ancient Athens, will be on view from January 20–April 30, 2022, in the Makriyannis Wing of the Gennadius Library.
Risky food-finding strategy could be the key to human success
A new study shows that early human foragers and farmers adopted an inefficient high-risk, high-reward strategy to find food.
Rare African script offers clues to the evolution of writing
Writing evolves to become simpler and more efficient, according to a new study based on the analysis of an isolated West African writing system.