PhD student in Information Studies
This PhD position at the Uppsala University is part of the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program on Humanities and Society (WASP-HS).
New timeline for when people first arrived in North America
An unexpected discovery suggests that the first humans may have arrived in North America more than 30,000 years ago.
Contributions of Experimental Archaeology to Excavation
This Special Issue in the Journal of Archaeological Sciences: Reports has just been announced.
Newly discovered African ‘climate seesaw’ drove human evolution
Scientists found that ancient El Niño-like weather patterns were linked to the critical timeframe for the evolution of our species.
A non-invasive procedure for obtaining archaeological information
The research, led by members of the CaSEs research group and published in PLOS ONE, represents the first application of pXRF (portable X-ray fluorescence analysis), combined with geostatistical data analysis, to anthropogenic sediments in Africa.
Laurence des Cars is the new head of the Louvre Museum
Des Cars will be the first woman to head the largest museum in the world.
Jebel Sahaba: A succession of violence rather than a prehistoric war
Scientists have re-analysed the bones of the Jebel Sahaba cemetery preserved in the British Museum (London) and re-evaluated their archaeological context.
Ceramic Perspectives on Ancient Egyptian Society
The fifth volume of Ancient Egypt in Context series demonstrates how ceramics can forward the study of Egyptian society writ large.
AMPRAW 2021, Center & Periphery in the Classics
AMPRAW is an annual conference that is designed to bring together early-career researchers in the field of classical reception studies, and will be held for the tenth year. It aims to contribute to the growth of an international network of PhDs
Opening of the “Arethousa” Archaeological Museum of Chalkis
The museum is housed in an industrial building that is a declared monument and a testimony to the industrial activity of the early 20th century.
Refugee-background youth rewrites museum history in Manchester, UK
Ancient History, Contemporary Belonging’ responds to the need for a modern retelling of how ancient objects from Asia and Africa ended up in Britain.
Reading Beauty in Late Antiquity (Online Conference)
The conference will focus on how beauty of the body, its perception, and its evaluation, is reflected in literary texts of the 3rd-6th c. AD.
(Social) Place and Space in Early Mycenaean Greece
A book on the emergence of the Mycenaeans. Open access option available.
Sheshonq (Shishak) in Palestine
The Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften / Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut has organized an online conference on “Sheshonq (Shishak) in Palestine”.
Researchers unearth oldest gold find in Southwest Germany
University of Tübingen archaeologists and Baden-Württemberg heritage officials discover gold spiral in Early Bronze Age grave.
“Inside the Met”: The challenges faced by the museum
A series of documentaries that go behind the scenes of America's largest art museum as curators prepare ambitious anniversary exhibitions.
Europa Nostra Award for the conservation of the Plaka Bridge
The European Commission and Europa Nostra have just announced the 2021 winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards.
Assistant Director of the IIHSA
The Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens is pleased to call for applications for the position of Assistant Director (part-time) to replace the current post holder.
Affect, Intensity, Antiquity
Affect, Intensity, Antiquity is the subject of an online conference scheduled for 20-22 August 2021. Classical scholars and experts in fields relating to the ancient Mediterranean world are invited to submit abstracts for consideration. Recent years have seen a collective
Forensic archaeologists begin to recover Spanish Civil War missing
Forensic archaeologists and anthropologists have started to recover the bodies of victims executed by the Franco regime.
The “Great Dying”
This event saw the loss of up to 96% of all marine species and around 70% of terrestrial species, including plants and insects.
Auction of a Kandinsky work from the S.R. Guggenheim collection
The painting "Tensions calmées", a work of 1937, was exhibited until May 12 at Sotheby's, New York.
“Local Traditions” in the Ancient World
New Classicists will be starting their new online seminar series in September of this year.
Human-driven decline requires millions of years of recovery
A new study shows that the current rate of biodiversity decline in freshwater ecosystems outcompetes that at the end-Cretaceous extinction that killed the dinosaurs.