Archaeologists in Italy discover ancient chamber tomb
Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a chamber tomb with votive items in the Taranto area, Puglia.
Confiscation of fossils from the Lesvos Petrified Forest
The fossils were found by Customs officers of Mytilini Airport during a customs check of passengers boarding a flight to Vienna.
Lived Ancient Religion in North Africa
the theoretical framework of this meeting is inscribed within the paradigm of Lived Ancient Religion (hereafter LAR), developed in Erfurt between 2012 and 2017 and supervised by Jörg Rüpke.
Woodstock really was a free-wheeling festival
New archaeological research from Binghamton University, State University of New York shows that the iconic event took on a life of its own.
Troy: Myth and reality
The exhibition "Troy - myth and reality" opens at the British Museum on November 21, 2019.
Roman bust from Italy has been repatriated
A Roman bust representing a youth was returned to Italy last week, in a ceremony at the German ambassador's residence.
Stipendiary Lectureship in Classics
The role is to provide teaching cover during the absence of the current Fellow and Tutor of Classical Languages at St Anne’s College for Hilary and Trinity terms 2020, Prof Matthew Leigh.
‟Van Gogh’s revolver” has been auctioned
According to Auction Art, an examination of the firearm shows it had remained buried in the ground for many years, possibly since 1890.
Nubian Gold: Ancient Jewelry from Sudan and Egypt
The book tells the story not only of the treasures themselves but of the exciting tales of their discovery.
Egypt of Glory
Egypt of Glory features over 500 exhibits from the Museo Egizio which will tell the long history of Egyptian civilization, from its origins to the Ptolemaic Period.
Near Life: 200 Years of Casting Plaster at the Gipsformerei
Roughly 200 exhibits – sculptures as well as paintings, books, graphics and photographs – put the significance of life casts for the history of sculpture centre stage.
10th Postgraduate Conference, Department of Philology, National and Kapodistrian University
The conference gives the opportunity to young scientists from Greece, Europe and all around the world to present their work and get in touch with their peers.
Retracing ancient routes to Australia
Modelling reveals First Australians arrived in large groups using complex technologies.
Archaeologists in Spain find rare lead Roman sarcophagus
Archaeologists in Spain find rare lead Roman sarcophagus
Archaeological mystery solved with modern genetics
Researchers at the University of Tokyo conducted a census of the Japanese population around 2,500 years ago using the Y chromosomes of men living on the main islands of modern-day Japan.
Archived recording could be Frida Kahlo’s voice
A recording found in Mexico's National Library may be the voice of Frida Kahlo.
Slime travelers
It turns out that the most ancient animal communities were deliberately mobile because they were hungry.
Fresh look at mysterious Nasca lines in Peru
Using a taxonomic approach, scientists have re-identified the huge birds drawn on the desert plains of Peru as hermits or pelicans.
Human migration in Oceania recreated through paper mulberry genetics
The migration and interaction routes of prehistoric humans throughout the islands of Oceania can be retraced using genetic differences between paper mulberry plants, a tree native to Asia.
What the Celts drank
Research reveals aspects of the drinking and dietary habits of the Celts, who lived in Central Europe in the first millennium BCE.
Unique treasures in the library of the Hellenic Institute in Venice
The Story of Alexander the Great, 12th century Evangelistaria and other rare manuscripts from the Hellenic Institute in Venice, in the hands of new scholars.
3D reconstruction of craniums elucidates the evolution of New World monkeys
Computed tomography scans of fossils from two extinct species point to evolutionary adaptations and kinship with extant howler, spider and woolly monkeys.
Is the Salvator Mundi painting on a yacht?
This hypothesis has been formed by Kenny Schachter, collector and art dealer based in London, in his article on Artnet.com.
New ‘king’ of fossils discovered in Australia
Fossils of a giant new species from the long-extinct group of sea creatures called trilobites have been found on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.