Coptic Icons Postdoctoral Fellowship
This two-year fellowship is open to U.S. citizen postdoctoral scholars.
Social inequality in Bronze Age households
Nuclear families lived together with foreign women and individuals from lower social classes in the same household.
Ancient Egyptian funerary equipment workshops revealed at Valley of the Monkeys
Ancient Egyptian funerary equipment workshops have been revealed at Luxor’s Valley of the Monkeys by a team of Egyptian archaeologists headed by Dr. Zahi Hawass.
The Mona Lisa is back in her home gallery
In the renovated Salle des États, which will allow for a better flow of visitors.
Meet Siamraptor suwati
Fossils discovered in Thailand represent a new genus and species of predatory dinosaur.
Cretan tomb’s location may have strengthened territorial claim
Examining the position occupied by tombs in their landscape in Prepalatial Crete gives us new insights into the role played by burial sites, mortuary practices and the deceased in the living society.
Excavations continued this year at ancient Alasarna
It is the longest, continuous, systematic archaeological research on the island of Kos, as well as one of the most long term university excavations in Greece.
The key to the development of the mountain mass of Rethymnon is its culture
Professor Nikos Stambolidis, whose name is associated with the excavations at ancient Eleutherna, focuses on the need to link culture with tourism.
Museo del Prado will not lend works by El Greco to the Louvre
The first major El Greco exhibition in France will not feature any paintings by the Greek painter from the Prado Museum.
Polish scientist tracks migrations of ancient Greek potters
Recent analysis shows that around 1200 BC, potters from Aegina left their homes and began to make characteristic vessels in many places scattered along the Gulf of Euboea.
Ptolemaic Temple found in Kom Shakau, Upper Egypt
The remains of the temple of Ptolemy IV have been unearthed at Kom Shakau in Sohag, Egypt.
Continuing research on the Antikythera Shipwreck
The aim of this research is to update the mapping of the archaeological site and assess the condition of the shipwreck.
Anchoring Technology in Greco-Roman Antiquity
In this conference, the focus will be on technological innovations in classical antiquity, and the ways in which these became acceptable, were adopted, and spread.
Latest excavations at the ancient town of Pyla-Koutsopetria
PKAP’s 2019 field season was focused on further understanding the site’s fortification system, as well as getting a clearer picture of the domestic/industrial areas within.
The last mammoths died on a remote island
The last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean; they died out 4,000 years ago within a very short time.
New finds from the excavation at Sissi in Lasithi
Over 100 archaeologists of various nationalities took part in the 10th excavation season at Sissi (municipality of Agios Nikolaos) in Crete conducted by the Belgian School at Athens (EBSA) in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Lasithi.
Agamemnon, the Pathetic Despot: Reading Characterization in Homer
Andrew Porter explains the expression of characterization in Homer’s works, from an oral-traditional point of view.
Homeric Imagery and the Natural Environment
William Brockliss explores the Homeric poets’ use of concrete concepts drawn from the Greek natural environment to aid their audiences’ understanding of abstract concepts.
Fossil fish gives new insights into the evolution
An international research team led by Giuseppe Marramà from the Institute of Paleontology of the University of Vienna discovered a new and well-preserved fossil stingray with an exceptional anatomy, which greatly differs from living species.
More than 200 works by Andy Warhol are on show at the Pietrasanta Basilica
The exhibition gives the public the opportunity to view most of the works by the brilliant American artist.
UNESCO representative visits Spinalonga for inspection
It is finally a matter of time for the granting of Spinalonga's request, submitted last January, to be included on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Plato’s Republic
The book explains the context and introduces the most important topics that Plato’s Republic covers.
2,000-year-old Herculaneum Scrolls studied using UK’s Synchrotron, Diamond Light Source
Using this powerful light source and special techniques the team has developed, the researchers are working to virtually unwrap two complete scrolls and four fragments from the damaged Herculaneum scrolls.
Rembrandt-Velázquez: Dutch & Spanish Masters at the Rijksmuseum
In this exhibition, 60 paintings by Spanish and Dutch masters hang alongside each other in pairs, resulting in fascinating visual dialogues on realism and eternity, religion and beauty.