Cultural heritage in the realm of the commons
This volume examines whether we can place cultural heritage at the other end of the spectrum, as a common good and potentially as a commons.
University of Liverpool Work in Progress Seminar Series
Even in these strange times, the University of Liverpool’s ACE department brings you its Semester 1 schedule for its international Work in Progress Seminar series.
6,500-year-old copper workshop uncovered in Beer Sheva
A new study indicates that a workshop for smelting copper ore once operated in the Neveh Noy neighborhood of Beer Sheva.
Sunoikisis Digital Classics Consortium
The Sunoikisis Digital Classics Consortium is happy to announce the full programme of the Fall Digital Classics semester at the SunoikisisDC GitHub Wiki.
DNA reveals intestinal health in Medieval Europe and Middle East
New research proves the feasibility of retrieving bacterial DNA from ancient latrines.
Anglo-Saxon warlord could redraw map of post-Roman Britain
A warrior burial uncovered in Berkshire that could change historians' understanding of southern Britain in the early Anglo-Saxon era.
Large number of intact coffins from Saqqara presented to the public
Authorities in Egypt have finally presented a large number of intact coffins and other artifacts found in the necropolis of Saqqara, near Cairo.
Stained glass windows by Gerhard Richter in the oldest German monastery
Three stained -glass windows in a Gothic monastery in Tholey, Germany, is the latest large-scale work by world famous German artist Gerhard Richter. Speaking to the German press, the 88-year-old artist himself confirmed this. He said that the approximately nine-meter-high
CRAC postdoctoral fellowships in ancient studies
The Rector of the University of Warsaw invites applications for the position of two postdoctoral researchers under the Excellence Initiative – Research University Programme.
The chthonic dwelling place of Asclepius in Epidaurus
The unearthing of the archaic building located in 2019 near the Tholos of the Asclepieion of Epidaurus continued in August this year.
The Roman Mosaic from the House of Aion in Paphos
After years of research conducted by Prof. Marek T. Olszewski from the UW Faculty of Archaeology, the iconographic program of the famous mosaic from the reception room of the Roman House of Aion in Paphos (Cyprus) has been resolved.
Ceramics uncovered in 3000-year-old trading network
Archaeometric analyses of the pottery of Spalmatore di Terra reveal that it comes from various production sites in the region of Etruria.
Puzzle about precious silk textiles from AD 1100 solved
The cathedral in Odense, Denmark, has for nine centuries held the relics of the Danish King St. Canute the Holy and his brother Benedikt.
The Ancient Throne: The Mediterranean, Near East, and Beyond
The volume features studies focusing on specific thrones known from historical texts, artistic depictions, or excavations, etc.
Tribute by Deutsche Welle to the underwater museum of Alonnisos
An impressive first amateur video has been made recording the underwater route of scuba divers as they visit the ancient shipwreck of Peristera.
DNA extracted from insects embedded in resin
For the first time researchers successfully extracted genetic material from insects that were embedded in six- and two-year-old resin samples.
Arnhem Land Maliwawa rock art opens window to past
Stunning Arnhem Land rock art images including three rare depictions of bilbies and a dugong have been described by researchers in a new paper in Australian Archaeology today (Oct 1).
Dinosaur feather study debunked
A new study provides substantial evidence that the first fossil feather ever to be discovered does belong to the iconic Archaeopteryx, a bird-like dinosaur named in Germany on this day in 1861.
Opening of upgraded archaeological site of Kabeirion, Lemnos
With the works completed, the site is protected from the wear and tear of time, the effects of severe weather and from the pathology of the soil.
Ancient mosaic criticises Christianity
An ancient mosaic from a 4th-century house in the centre of the ancient city of Paphos in Cyprus, was a ‘pictorial’ criticism of Christianity according to experts.
The Ultimate Renaissance Portrait: Young Man Holding a Roundel
In January 2021, Sotheby’s will auction Sandro Botticelli’s Young Man Holding a Roundel, one of the most significant portraits, of any period, ever to appear at auction
Τemporary removal and relocation of antiquities at the Venizelos station
The decision by the Council of State is pending regarding the request submitted to it for the cancellation of the removal and relocation of the antiquities.
Hellenic Society Undergraduate Essay Competition 2020
Just a quick reminder that the 2020 iteration of the Undergraduate Essay Competition run by the Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies remains open until 13th November.
Poetics, politics and the ruin in cinema and theatre since 1945
International Conference to be held on 2 April 2021 at the University of Oxford and on 22 November 2021 at the University of Paris Nanterre.