Medical Knowledge and its ‘Sitz im Leben’
This conference explores ancient and modern concepts of horror with reference to the human body.
Late Neanderthals used complex tool-making techniques
University of Tübingen team proves Middle Paleolithic humans in the Swabian Jura used experience and planning as well as dexterity when manufacturing stone tools.
All of Titian’s “Poesie” series to be exhibited in Boston
An exhibition with only seven paintings but "the artistic event of the year, probably of the decade" as written in the "Washington Post".
Ancient Greek ‘pop culture’
Why a new discovery about a little-known text rewrites the history of poetry and song.
Byzantium Bizarre: Storytelling through sacred spaces
panel will examine examples of this relationship between legend and monument and their influences on each other to create a holy place throughout the Byzantine empire.
“Girl with balloon” goes to auction once again
The painting by British artist Banksy, whose self shredding while at auction in 2018 caused a sensation.
Discovery of the minesweeper HMS Mercury
A shipwreck in the middle of the Southern Irish Sea, previously thought to be that of a submarine, has now been identified as the minesweeper, HMS Mercury.
Archaeologists discover evidence of Anglo-Saxon church
Beneath the Norman levels, the team discovered flint walls forming a square structure, enclosed by a circular boundary and burials.
Ancient teeth reveal surprising diversity of Cretaceous reptiles
Where skeletons are rare, isolated teeth can flesh out our understanding of ancient reptile-dominated ecosystems.
Αrchitectural studies for the Kasta Mound approved
The studies regard the construction of an outer shell for Site 1, the enhancement of the monument’s surrounding area and the visitors’ routes.
METAL PLACES: Culture crossroads in eastern Mediterranean
“METAL PLACES” aims at protecting, enhancing, promoting as well as valorizing a common aspect of the cultural heritage of Greece and Cyprus
Greek ‘National Dress’
Conference by the Hellenic Costume Society organized on the occasion of the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution.
Nature’s archive reveals Atlantic tempests through time
Paleo storm hunters at Rice need data to refine the record of history’s hurricanes.
N. Kaltsas is the new Scientific Director of the Museum of Cycladic Art
The new Director, who in his long scientific career was also distinguished as Director of the National Archaeological Museum, takes office from October 1, 2021.
290-million-year-old fossil of petal-shaped shark teeth
The Petalodus teeth were found in the Qianshi limestone in Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province.
A pipeline traversing Greek history
A book on the archaeological finds along TAP’s route in Northern Greece.
2021 results of the Palaepaphos Urban Landscape Project
The 2021 excavations focused on the monumental workshop complex that was identified running along the north side of the plateau of Hadjiabdoulla, to the east of the temple of Aphrodite and modern-day Kouklia village.
Ruins of a Greco-Roman settlement discovered in Alexandria
This is a significant discovery because it presents the many and important activities recorded in the outer walls of the city.
2022 Hisoma Fellowship
The HiSoMA Fellowship is intended to finance a one‐month research stay in Lyon for the elected student. The stayis fixed in March of 2022.
Bristol manuscript fragments of the famous Merlin legend
Medieval manuscript fragments discovered in Bristol that tell part of the story of Merlin the magician, one of the most famous characters from Arthurian legend, have been identified by academics.
What Has Antiquity Ever Done for Us?
Call for papers on any topic in ancient reception studies for the international virtual conference presented by Antiquity in Media Studies.
Professor Ernst–Ludwig Schwandner has died
The German classical archaeologist and architectural historian had dedicated decades of work to the Temple of Aphaia in Aegina.
Crocodile tours – fossil Caimans in North America
University of Tübingen researchers place Tsoabichi greenriverensis in the Caiman crocodile family tree, showing migration and divergence.
Two bronze warship rams discovered at the Battle of the Aegates site
Two bronze warship rams and military equipment were discovered at the site of the Battle of the Egadi Islands (241 BC), the pivotal battle that led to the victory of Rome over Carthage during the First Punic War.