Study shows flight limitations of earliest feathered dinosaurs
Anchiornis, one of the earliest feathered dinosaurs ever discovered, was found to have the ability to fly. However, could it fly like birds today?
Egyptian archaeologists discover 5000-year-old burials
An archaeological mission working in Kom el Khelgan has discovered a number of tombs of the Hyksos era and 20 burials from the Naqada III period.
Aberdeenshire stone circle initially thought to be thousands of years old identified as modern replica
What was thought to be a newly-identified stone circle, thousands of years old, has turned out to be a replica just a couple of decades old, following further research.
The Municipal Tobacco Museum of Kavala; a guardian of history and memories
The thousands of visits to the Municipal Museum of Tobacco all the year round reveal it as being unique.
M. Zorba: “H. Fischer’s statement shows a narrow-minded, cynical management concept”
'It is regrettable to hear this by the director of the British Museum, a well-known art historian', Mrs. Myrsini Zorba pointed out.
Neanderthal hunting spears could kill at a distance
Study examined the performance of replicas of the 300,000 year old Schöningen spears—the oldest weapons reported in archaeological records—to identify whether javelin throwers could use them to hit a target at distance.
George Zongolopoulos: The Vision of Public Sculpture
the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center is organizing the first exhibition exclusively dedicated to public sculptures, installed in Greece and other countries, by this iconic artist.
The cupids of Amvrakia go to the National Theatre
Being presented is one of the most important finds brought to light last year by a Greek excavation.
Vikings in the Mediterranean
The international conference “Vikings in the Mediterranean” is co-organized by the Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish Institutes at Athens in the year of the Norwegian Institute’s 30th anniversary.
‘Revealing Greater Cahokia’
A new book, “Revealing Greater Cahokia, North America’s First Native City,” offers the most complete picture yet of a decade of archaeological research on a little-known part of the larger city and its precincts in East St. Louis.
Conservation of Tutankhamun’s Tomb completed
The Getty Conservation Institute and Egyptian authorities carried out the most thorough study and conservation of the tomb since its discovery by Howard Carter in 1922.
Prehistoric defensive settlements were more common than expected
Previously unknown defensive settlements were identified by analysing satellite images.
New explanation for Alexander the Great’s death
It may have happened more than 2,300 years ago, but the mystery of Alexander the Great's death could finally be solved, thanks to a University of Otago, New Zealand, academic.
Otago researcher contributes piece to the puzzle of baleen whales’ evolution
An Otago researcher has added another piece to the puzzle of the evolution of modern baleen whales with a world-first study examining the teeth and enamel of baleen whales’ ancestors.
CHS Summer Internship in Digital Humanities
The Center for Hellenic Studies is seeking interns to work for eight weeks in Washington, DC on the Free First Thousand Years of Greek project.
A surprisingly early replacement of Neanderthals by modern humans
A new study of Bajondillo Cave reveals that modern humans replaced Neanderthals at this site approximately 44,000 years ago.
The case of With the Greeks in the Firing Line (1913)
Τhe restored film along with another of the Greek-commissioned Balkan War actuality films will be screened in February in the Gennadius Library, ASCSA.
The textile of the lord from Lefkandi
The textile is an impressive and quite rare work of the ancient art of weaving, preserved in excellent condition, which had been offered, along other valuable gifts, in a ruler’s burial of the ‟Dark Ages”.
New archaeological finds have come to light at ancient Kition
It is reminded that a unique Roman mosaic was discovered in 2016, measuring 19x4.60 m, featuring the Labours of Hercules.
Tarrant and Webster Fellowships
REMINDER The Deadline for applications for these fellowships is 31st January.
Repatriation of four wall paintings to Cyprus
Four wall paintings from the Church of Panagia Apsinthiotissa at Sychari and other churches in occupied Cyprus, which were in the possession of the NGO Walk of Truth, found their way back home.
Epigraphy Workshop, ICS
Call for applications for a six-day training workshop in digital and practical epigraphy at the Institute of Classical Studies, University of London, 29 April – 4 May 2019.
Heirs and Spares: Dynasty and Succession in Antiquity
This panel reflects the revived interest in the subject of 'dynasty' in current historical studies.
British archaeologists discover six Old Kingdom tombs in Aswan
The British Archaeological Mission of the University of Birmingham succeeded in uncovering six tombs of different sizes dating back to the Old Kingdom.