Early Career Fellowships in Hellenic Studies in Greece and Cyprus
The program aims to support researchers whose work requires continued access to material on site and to encourage research of the highest quality on topics related to ancient Greek civilization.
Prehistoric humans ate bone marrow like canned soup 400,000 years ago
Bone and skin preserved the nutritious marrow for later consumption, TAU researchers say.
Private property precipitated Neolithic agricultural revolution
A new interpretation for what archaeologists call the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution.
Gladiator fresco discovered at Pompeii
The scene depicts the impending combat victory of one gladiator over another.
DNA study sheds new light on the people of the Neolithic Battle Axe Culture
Researchers combined archaeological, genetic and stable isotope data to understand the demographic processes associated with the iconic Battle Axe Culture.
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.