Diolkos: the innovative ancient achievement is being restored
Over the last year, the Corinth Ephorate of Antiquities is conducting works of enhancement and protection on the ancient stone paved road.
A lost cachepot from the Tatoi estate was found at the Presidential Mansion
The four historic cachepots adorning the Palace gardens at Tatoi have been made in Paris.
Archaeology of Religion in the Roman World
The Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting welcomes any paper proposal that substantially addresses material culture and religious activity.
John and Pat Hume Doctoral Awards Scheme, Maynooth University
The Maynooth University Department of Ancient Classics invites applications under the scheme of postgraduate research awards.
Digital Classicist London Seminar
Digital Classicist London invites proposals for the summer 2021 seminar, which will run online on alternate Friday afternoons.
Alexander the Great and the Language of Elite Power in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds
The Department of Classics seeks applicants for a fully-funded four-year Provost’s Ph.D. Project Award to begin a Ph.D. in September 2021 or March 2022.
The chariots of Pompeii and Thrace have many similarities
Enhancement work on the burial mound at Mikri Doxipara-Zoni is beginning shortly, said Head of the Evros Ephorate of Antiquities D. Terzopoulou to the AMNA.
Dendera Temple restoration and developing project continues
Works are still continuing inside the side rooms surrounding the second transfiguration hall in preparation for its new opening.
Shift in scientific consensus about demise of Neanderthals
Most experts no longer believe that the Neanderthals died out due to the emergence of the highly intelligent Homo sapiens.
Direct evidence of the use of a medieval parchment birthing girdle
The manuscript analysed by the researchers is a medieval parchment "birth girdle" made in England and thought to be used by pregnant women while giving birth.
Underwater research of ancient Olous
Exploring and mapping evidence of the sunken city of ancient Olous and its territory, in the Elounda bay.
Rare Diseases in the Bronze Age
What do we know about Rare Diseases in the past, and above all how can we define and diagnose them in skeletal human remains?
Conference about the Dressel 20 type Amphora
The Museum of Ancient Ships of Pisa, collaborating with the Escuela Española de Historia y Arqueología en Rome, will organize, starting from this year, an annual conference in memory of Professor Emilio Rodríguez Almeida.
The Enigma of the Hyksos Volume I
Collected papers of two workshops organised by the ERC Advanced Grant “The Enigma of the Hyksos”.
Pazyryk carpet: Fermented wool is the answer
Why are the red, yellow, and blue colours used in the world’s oldest knotted-pile carpet still so vivid and bright, even after almost two and a half thousand years?
Women in Greek Archaeology
In honor of International Women’s Day, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens is gathering a group of distinguished female archaeologists to discuss their experiences as directors of excavations and surveys in Greece.
Woolly mammoths may have overlapped with first humans in New England
Woolly mammoths may have walked the landscape at the same time as the earliest humans in what is now New England, according to a Dartmouth study published in Boreas.
The Grevena-Kozani region is an UNESCO Geopark candidate
In its last internet meeting the organization’s World Council of Geoparks made a positive evaluation of the Greek proposal’s dossier.
Deserted Villages: Perspectives from the Eastern Mediterranean
The book contains studies on abandoned settlements, also offering nuanced analysis of these sites and the processes that led to their abandonment.
Danger of the Moria Roman aqueduct collapsing
The recent cold front "Medea" brought to light serious problems threatening the stability of the monument.
Motherhood and Breastfeeding in Antiquity and Byzantium
The project “Lactating Breasts: Motherhood and Breastfeeding in Antiquity and Byzantium” invites proposals for its concluding conference.
Secrets of sealed 17th century letters revealed by dental X-ray scanners
In a world first, an international team of researchers has read an unopened letter from Renaissance Europe – without breaking its seal or damaging it in any way.
Research highlights importance of social resilience in Bronze Age China
The new study shows that aridification in the central plains of China during the early Bronze Age did not cause population collapse.