Increased Precipitation and the Watery Miracles of Italian Saints
A new study published in the journal Climatic Change examines the cultural impacts of climate change in Italy during the first millennium AD.
Mummified parrots point to trade in the ancient Atacama desert
Parrot mummies reveal that between 1100 and 1450 CE, trade from other areas brought parrots and macaws to oasis communities.
Excavations at Kato Paphos
The first MA-P research campaign was successfully implemented between October 1st and November 1st 2020.
Lina Mendoni’s answer to statement by British Culture Secretary
"The quiver containing the arguments supposed to justify the stay of the Parthenon Sculptures in London has emptied."
Ancient genomes trace the origin and decline of the Scythians
A new study helps illuminate the history of the Scythians with 111 ancient genomes from key Scythian and non-Scythian archaeological cultures of the Central Asian steppe.
Jobs with the Egypt Exploration Society
The Egypt Exploration Society is looking for enthusiastic people to join its staff team.
The face of Akhenaten?
This facial reconstruction might bring us face to face with one of the most controversial figures in the history of the world.
‘Antiquarianism and Philhellenism. The Thanassis and Marina Martinos Collection’
The selected philhellenic works capture the presence of ancient Hellas through antique motifs.
Statue of the 5th c. BC handed over to the Ministry of Culture
A statue of the 5th century BC, of exceptional art and great archaeological value, was handed over by the Security Directorate of Attica to the Ministry of Culture and Sports. The statue was handed over in a special event by
Museum & Heritage Summer Placements in Britain
The placements may be held at: Corbridge Roman Site, Corinium Museum, English Heritage, Great North Museum, Newcastle, the Institute of Classical Studies, and the Ure Museum, Reading.
Ancient Fish DNA Provides A Window Back In Time
The accidental discovery of fossilized three-spine stickleback bones dating back 12 thousand years, has enabled scientist to confirm parallel evolution.
Bronze bull statuette came to light in Olympia
The small, intact statuette was found thanks to the observant archaeologist Zacharoula Leventouri.
A tomb with a view: Egyptologist recreates an after-death experience
Egyptologist Rita Lucarelli presents a fully documented virtual reality reconstruction of the Egyptian underworld.
Scientists examine more than 60 teeth of stegosaurs from Yakutia
An international team of palaeontologists has examined 63 teeth of polar stegosaurs that inhabited the territory of present-day Yakutia.
The Girl of Gran Dolina
The Journal of Anthropological Sciences has published a study by the Dental Anthropology Group at the Centro Nacional de Investigación de la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), which reveals the first sex estimation of two of the most emblematic fossils from the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos).
The Roman Aqueduct at Moria
It is one of the most important technical works of antiquity, probably dating to the end of the 2nd or the beginning of the 3rd century AD.
Roof-tiles in imperial China
Researchers from Kanazawa University and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences cast light on the production of roof tiles during the Tang dynasty through a study of variations in lotus-pattern tile ends recovered from the Ximing Temple in Xi'an.
Glory by Nikolaos Gyzis
The art historian Maria Katsanaki explores the context and process of the creation of Nikolaos Gyzis' emblematic work.
Classical Cyprus. Proceedings of the Conference
The Proceedings of an international conference, which took place at the University of Graz on 21–23 September 2017 and focused on the archaeology of Cyprus during the Classical period.
Obituary for the loss of Carole McCartney
Dr. Carole McCartney, an exemplary archaeologist, passed away on Saturday, 13 March 2021.
The Late Byzantine Palace of Mistras and its Restoration
Τhe book presents the fascinating history of the Byzantine Palace of Mistras, originally erected in the 13th century.
EES: New online skills programme launched
The Egypt Exploration Society is offering training sessions online as part
of its new educational programme.
Experts recreate a mechanical Cosmos for the world’s first computer
Researchers at UCL have solved a major piece of the puzzle that makes up the ancient Greek astronomical calculator known as the Antikythera Mechanism.
Chania: Upgrading the Venetian Villa in the Perivolia community
An inspection was conducted at the site by Head of the Ephorate Eleni Papadopoulou and Mayor of Chania Panagiotis Simandirakis.