Victim of Vesuvius eruption unearthed at Herculaneum
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a man described as the “last fugitive”, a victim from the Vesuvius eruption in AD 79.
The birth of the Greek State seen through maps
The exhibition presents the emergence of the image of modern Greece, before and during the Greek Revolution up to the founding of the modern Greek state.
Charles Howard’s Greek Summer
Α solo exhibition by Charles Howard is being mounted by the Organization of Culture, Sports and Youth of the Municipality of Athens (OPANDA) at the "Melina" Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens.
The Carabinieri seized 11,000 looted artefacts
Figurines, oil lamps, loom weights, oscilla, tesserae, bronze and ceramic finds from various periods were found in two separate houses in Syracuse and Caronia, in the province of Messina.
New light on Patagonian long-necked dinosaur
Paleontologists examined the remains of the long-necked dinosaur Patagosaurus fariasi (175 million years) from Argentina as part of a new description.
Footprints from Laetoli, Tanzania, are from early humans, not bears
Findings provide conclusive evidence that multiple species of hominins co-existed on the landscape.
Jewellery from the time of Nefertiti found in Bronze Age tombs in Cyprus
Archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg have concluded an excavation of two tombs in the Bronze Age city of Hala Sultan Tekke in Cyprus.
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.