The most ancient decorative pendant in Europe made of mammoth ivory
It was probably worn around the neck and comes to shed more light on when humans started wearing "jewelry".
Building from the time of the exiled Sanhedrin discovered in Yavne
Israel Antiquities Authority excavations being carried out on a massive scale in Yavne have uncovered the first evidence there of a building from the Sanhedrin.
Molecular analysis reveals the oldest Denisovan fossils yet
An international team has identified five new human fossils from the key site of Denisova Cave in southern Siberia.
Fragment of the Parthenon frieze has been returned from Italy
A fragment of stone VI from the eastern frieze of the Parthenon (N.I. 1546), currently in the Museo Archeologico Antonino Salinas in Palermo.
Hellenistic sanctuary came to light in Kato Polydendri
The architectural remains of a monumental building were brought to light in an excavation by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Larissa at the "Skiathas" site.
International Conference on the Archaeology of Symbols
The ICAS 1 - International Conference on the Archaeology of Symbols will take place on 25-27 May 2022, in
Florence (Italy).
Research awards at the British School at Athens
Three research awards at the British School at Athens are now open for applications.
Funding opportunities in Classics & Ancient History at Manchester
The Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology & Egyptology (CAHAE) at the University of Manchester is pleased to invite applications for doctoral study in Classics and Ancient History.
Philhellenisms, 1780-1860 at the Museum of Byzantine Culture
The Museum of Byzantine Culture inaugurates the exhibition Philhellenisms, 1780-1860, today at the “Kyriakos Krokos” exhibition hall.
2-year Mellon Postdoc in Critical Classical Reception
Brown University’s Departments of Classics and Comparative Literature invite applications for a fellowship in Critical Classical Reception.
Awards for work on Herculaneum
The Herculaneum Society is offering two scholarships for postgraduate students or researchers working on topics related to Herculaneum.
Oldest adobe architecture in the Americas unearthed in northern Peru
It is constructed with ancient mud bricks carved from natural clay deposits created by floods caused by El Nino.
New discoveries in a subterranean tomb at Hatshepsut’s temple
Figures showing deities and donors, and vessels with a breast motif are some of the several hundred items found by Polish archaeologists.
Collapse of ancient Liangzhu culture caused by climate change
Massive flooding triggered by anomalously intense monsoon rains caused a sudden collapse, as a team with geologist Christoph Spötl shows in Science Advances.
Extraordinary Roman mosaic and villa discovered
The remains of the mosaic measure 11m by almost 7m and depict part of the story of the Greek hero Achilles.
Handing over of 38 antiquities at the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus
On the 11th November 2021, 38 antiquities belonging to various prehistoric and historic periods, were handed over by Mrs. K. Grayson Wilkins.
Australopithecus sediba, ‘walked like a human, but climbed like an ape’
An international team of scientists discovered a two-million-year-old fossil vertebrae from an extinct species of ancient human relative.
Prehistoric mums cared for kids better than we thought
Death rate of babies in ancient societies does not reflect poor healthcare, disease etc., but the number of babies born in that era.
Tomb of Menna and the Akhenaten Talatat Project Conservation material launched online
The launch has taken place through ARCE in partnership with UCLA Library and funding from the U.S Department of Education.
Winged Gods and walking griffons
A unique plate with a depiction of winged Scythian gods in surrounding of griffons found at the barrow cemetery Devitsa V.
Getty Museum acquires Caillebotte’s Young Man at His Window
Getty is successful bidder on 19th-century masterpiece of modern urban realism.
Ancient archaeological find in Wanuskewin Heritage Park
The find unlocks fascinating information about the Northern Plains Indigenous Peoples who gathered on the land for over 6,400 years.
Justinianic plague was nothing like flu
‘Plague sceptics’ are wrong to underestimate the devastating impact that bubonic plague had in the 6th– 8th centuries CE, argues a new study based on ancient texts and recent genetic discoveries.
Re(dis)covering Chora: The Byzantine name of the Rose
The symposium will take place between November 25 and 26, 2021 in Athens, at the amphitheater of the War Museum.