The first mechanically driven woodworking tools in shipbuilding and furniture
Elena Maragoudaki is the speaker of this Aegean Lecture.
The sword of a Hispano-Muslim warlord is digitized in 3D
The sword belonged to Ali Atar, one of the main military chiefs of King Boabdil of Granad. At age 90, he fought to his death in the Battle of Lucena in 1483.
Elegant woman’s shoe from ancient Rome comes to light
In ancient Rome, women’s shoes were decorated with embroidery, motifs and often with lace.
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered inscriptions at ancient amethyst mine
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered ancient inscriptions on rock and stelae a well as ostraca at an amethyst mine.
From Pompeii to the Cyclades via… a gold thread
The 'Vanity' exhibition will travel to Pompeii to be exhibited at the impressive Palaestra.
Sackler family donations to art institutions are turned down
Several art institutions have stopped receiving donations by the Sackler family, who are facing legal action over the production of opioid drugs linked to deaths in the USA.
North Africans were among the first to colonize the Canary Islands
To shed light on who first colonized the archipelago, researchers analyzed 48 ancient mitochondrial genomes from 25 archaeological sites across the seven main islands.
Ancient Caribbean children helped with grocery shopping in AD 400
A University of Florida study suggests these shells may be evidence of children helping with the grocery shopping – A.D. 400 style.
Language and Athletics: The Many Discourses of Sport
the 2019 meeting of the IOA/CHS Symposium examines the multiplicity of discourses pertaining to language and athletics.
ANU scientists solve mystery shrouding oldest animal fossils
Scientists have discovered that 558 million-year-old Dickinsonia fossils do not reveal all of the features of the earliest known animals, which potentially had mouths and guts.
A look at African Art at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation
Jewellery, ritual objects, masks, weapons, rare maps by 17th and 18th century Dutch and French cartographers and paintings by South African painter David Koloane.
Paleontologists report world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex
University of Alberta paleontologists have just reported the world’s biggest Tyrannosaurus rex and the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Canada.
Discovery of Nile shipwreck confirms account by Herodotus
Underwater archaeologists in Egypt find evidence that support the description by Herodotus of unusual river boats on the Nile.
The first exact replica of the Nike of Samothrace has been made
The exact replica of the Nike of Samothrace was made of Thasos marble at a factory in Drama and its dimensions are identical to those of the original statue.
Long-awaited King Tut exhibition in Paris starts tomorrow
The exhibition "Tutankhamun, the treasure of the Pharaoh" will start in Paris tomorrow as part of a worldwide tour across 10 countries.
New Cretaceous fossil sheds light on avian reproduction
Researchers reported the first fossil bird ever found with an egg preserved inside its body.
First Anatolian farmers were local hunter-gatherers that adopted agriculture
These findings provide support for archaeological evidence that farming was adopted and developed by local hunter-gatherers who changed their subsistence strategy.
Conference in Thessaloniki on the protection of cultural heritage
Do armed non state groups recognize the rules of international law for the protection of cultural heritage?
Pavlos Samios “I learned how the ancient Greeks painted from the techniques of Byzantium″
The painter Pavlos Samios talked to the Athens and Macedonian News Agency (AMNA), on the occasion of his exhibition that opened last week at the Byzantine and Christian Museum.
New facts about Hellenistic Thessaloniki
Had Thessaloniki originally been a long and narrow city with hills and plains, starting from the Upper Town and reaching the sea?
Researchers find a piece of Palaeolithic art featuring birds and humans
Researchers found an artistic piece from 12,500 years ago in which humans and birds try to interact in a pictorial scene with exceptional traits.
Netherlands museum says colonial artefacts should be repatriated
A museum in the Netherlands has announced that colonial-heritage artefacts in its possession looted from their countries of origin should be repatriated.
New British Academy/Wolfson Fellowships open for applications
These awards are designed to celebrate and empower early-career researchers who show exceptional talent in both research and public engagement.