Submissions for the online conference Thermopylae 2500
The Hellenic Society welcomes submissions for the online conference Thermopylae 2500, to be held on the 21st November 2020.
New dating of Nebra sky disk
Researchers have now extensively analysed the discovery circumstances and research results on the Nebra sky disk.
Upside down houses for the dead in Stone Age tomb
A study of the Maeshowe tomb by the University of the Highlands and Islands has suggested that the side chambers of the tomb are styled upside-down, as inverted netherworlds for the dead to pass on into the afterlife.
Bowl depicting a human face with horns
A bowl depicting a human face with horns has been found inside a 7,000-year-old ancient dwelling, from the time of Poland’s first farmers.
Greek Archaeologists on the ‘salvaging’ of antique artefacts off Antikythera
A press release issued by the Association of Greek Archaeologists adopts the following position regarding a recent article by the newspaper “Efimerida Ton Syndakton”
University of Cape Town postodoctoral fellowships
The University of Cape Town invites applications for a limited number of URC Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to be taken up at the University during 2021.
The Middle Kingdom Ramesseum Papyri Tomb
A detailed analysis of the single artefacts and their network of relations gives new life
to the Ramesseum assemblage.
Handing over of Cypriot antiquity at the High Commission in London
On the 21st August 2020 a Cypriot antiquity was handed over to the High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus in London Mr. Andreas Kakouris by DC Ray Swan of the London Metropolitan Police.
New data on the dating of the tower on the Nikolides plateau
This year's excavations at Agios Sozomenos focused exclusively on the Nikolides plateau.
Bronze Age tradition of keeping human remains
Researchers have uncovered for the first time a Bronze Age tradition of retaining and curating human remains as relics over several generations.
The excavation findings on Despotikon and Tsimintiri
Despite the difficult conditions, systematic excavations of the Apollo sanctuary on Despotikon and Tsimintiri were conducted again this year.
How Neanderthals adjusted to climate change
German-Italian research project investigates different cutting tools from the Sesselfelsgrotte cave.
Evidence of hibernation-like state in Antarctic animal
Researchers discover fossil evidence of 'hibernation-like' state in tusks of 250-million-year-old Antarctic animal.
New neural network differentiates Middle and Late Stone Age toolkits
Researchers have developed a neural network that reliably distinguishes between Middle and Later Stone Age assemblages of tools.
Vast stone monuments constructed in Arabia 7,000 years ago
New archaeological research in Saudi Arabia documents hundreds of stone structures interpreted as monumental sites where early pastoralists carried out rituals.
Ceramic cooking pots record history of ancient food practices
Analysing three components of ceramic cooking pots may help archaeologists uncover detailed timelines of culinary cooking practices used by ancient civilizations.
Helminth infections common in Medieval Europe
Although helminth infections–including tapeworms and roundworms–are among the world's top neglected diseases, they are no longer endemic in Europe.
Monkeys buried like ‘sleeping babies’
The remains of monkeys found buried at an ancient port in Egypt reveal that they were imported from India as household pets, say archaeologists.
Unique discovery in Baltic Sea wreck from 1495
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden can now reveal what the Danish King Hans had planned to offer when laying claim to the Swedish throne in 1495...
First results of Stonehenge acoustic scale model
The Acoustics Research Centre constructed and tested an acoustic scale model to determine alteration of sound by all of the original 157 stones in 2200 BC.
Single-edged sword, spears & relics in ancient cemetery
Clasps for fastening clothes, a richly ornamented spindle, iron needles, and a single-edged sword found in a graveyard site in Bejsce, Poland.
Αt the construction site of the National Art Gallery of Greece
"The project is advancing fast, at a satisfactory pace and its progress is now visible ", said the Minister of Culture and Sports.
Hidden cave system discovered beneath historic castle
Archaeologists conducting research at Olsztyn Castle have discovered a cave beneath the 14th-century fortress, in addition to a complex system of tunnels and crevices.
Palaeontologists prove bird ovary tissue can be preserved in fossils
A research team led by Dr. Alida Bailleul from the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has put one controversy to rest: whether or not remnants of bird ovaries can be preserved in the fossil record.