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New fragments from the Parthenon at the Acropolis Museum

New fragments from the Parthenon at the Acropolis Museum

It is with great joy that the Acropolis Museum received ten fragments of the sculptural decoration of the Parthenon, which were granted by the National Archaeological Museum.
Results of the 2021 Agios Sozomenos-Djirpoulos excavations

Results of the 2021 Agios Sozomenos-Djirpoulos excavations

Excavations aimed at clarifying the plan of the architectural remains where in previous years, a complex of workshops was uncovered.
The Archaeology of Egyptian Non-Royal Burial Customs

The Archaeology of Egyptian Non-Royal Burial Customs

A new evaluation of burial customs in New Kingdom Egypt, from about 1550 to 1077 BC, with an emphasis on burials of the wider population.
Participants in California’s Gold Rush dined on salted Atlantic cod

Participants in California’s Gold Rush dined on salted Atlantic cod

Atlantic cod were imported during the 1850s, likely as a (largely) deboned, dried and salted product from the East Coast of the United States.
DNA in archaeological sediments for long periods of time

DNA in archaeological sediments for long periods of time

Ancient human and animal DNA can remain stably localized in sediments, preserved in microscopic fragments of bone and feces.
Disturbing Viking ritual could have really happened, say researchers

Disturbing Viking ritual could have really happened, say researchers

The Blood Eagle ritual has been highlighted throughout history as an example of Viking brutality and ruthlessness...
Spectacular ancient treasure discovered at sea off the coast of Caesarea

Spectacular ancient treasure discovered at sea off the coast of Caesarea

Treasure from two ancient shipwrecks, including hundreds of silver coins, figurines, and a gold ring recovered off the coast of Caesarea.
Hundreds of dinosaur footprints found in Polish village

Hundreds of dinosaur footprints found in Polish village

Palaeontologists have found hundreds of fossilised dinosaur footprints dating back 200 million years in a clay pit in Poland.
“KALLOS”: the exhibition will run till January 16

“KALLOS”: the exhibition will run till January 16

Due to an increased number of visitors, the museum will extend its opening hours from Monday December 20 and over the holiday season.
Open Topic Tenure Track Professorships at JMU

Open Topic Tenure Track Professorships at JMU

JMU seeks early career researchers with a track record of internationally recognised research in one or more of 6 research priority areas.
Oxford Online Course in Phoenician

Oxford Online Course in Phoenician

The course is aimed primarily at graduate students who will use the language for academic purposes, but others are very welcome to apply.
Non-Stipendiary Research Associates at the ICS

Non-Stipendiary Research Associates at the ICS

The Institute of Classical Studies proposes to appoint up to six non-stipendiary Research Associates for the years 2022 – 2025.
Record prices for Greek art works in 2021

Record prices for Greek art works in 2021

The monumental work of Konstantinos Parthenis "The Apotheosis of Beauty" secured the the highest price for the Greek art market.
Slavic grave artefacts rediscovered during ‘storage-room archaeology’

Slavic grave artefacts rediscovered during ‘storage-room archaeology’

Around 40,000 fragments of clay vessels, a dozen metal artefacts and hundreds of human and animal bones uncovered.
Ostrich eggshell beads reveal 50,000-year-old social network across Africa

Ostrich eggshell beads reveal 50,000-year-old social network across Africa

New archeological study shows ancient connection between populations 3,000 km apart, and provides first direct link between climate change and ancient human social behavior.
N. Ch. Stampolidis and I. D. Fappas (eds.), Kallos. The ultimate beauty

N. Ch. Stampolidis and I. D. Fappas (eds.), Kallos. The ultimate beauty

Review of the catalogue of the exhibition held in the Museum of Cycladic Art from September, 2021 to January, 2022.
Discovering sources of Roman silver coinage from the Iberian Peninsula

Discovering sources of Roman silver coinage from the Iberian Peninsula

A new study determines which locations of the Iberian Peninsula may have been mined for silver to produce Roman coinage.
No longer just ‘famine food’ and the ‘fish of death’

No longer just ‘famine food’ and the ‘fish of death’

Study aims to rewrite the reputation of limpets and ensure their significance to human civilisations is truly and accurately recognised.
Humans reached North Atlantic Islands centuries earlier than thought

Humans reached North Atlantic Islands centuries earlier than thought

New evidence from the bottom of a lake in the remote North Atlantic Faroe Islands indicates that an unknown band of humans settled there around 500 AD—some 350 years before the Vikings.
Arabic calligraphy is an Intangible Heritage of UNESCO

Arabic calligraphy is an Intangible Heritage of UNESCO

“Arabic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting Arabic script in a fluid manner to convey harmony, grace and beauty.”
Sea level fall led to the decline of pre-Columbian societies 2,000 years ago

Sea level fall led to the decline of pre-Columbian societies 2,000 years ago

Sea level changes caused the decline of one of the longest pre-Columbian coastal societies of the Americas 2000 years ago, known as Sambaqui.
Phanagoria, Russia’s archaeological treasure

Phanagoria, Russia’s archaeological treasure

The photography exhibition opened on Monday, December 13 at the Epigraphic Museum.
Three Assistant Professorships in Classics at Cambridge

Three Assistant Professorships in Classics at Cambridge

The Faculty of Classics is seeking to appoint three University Assistant Professors (formerly known as University Lecturers) in Classics from 01 September 2022.
Bridge to the Doctorate Program at the University of Virginia

Bridge to the Doctorate Program at the University of Virginia

The program is currently welcoming applications for 2022–23, with a deadline of March 1, 2022.
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