Project to reunite Garstang’s scattered archaeological finds awarded £585K
A £585K funding to locate and make accessible the vast archaeological collections excavated by renowned archaeologist John Garstang.
Bronze Age cemetery found at road construction site in Poland
A cemetery built over 4,000 years ago has been discovered by archaeologists during research in Parkoszowice.
Massive Viking burial ground
Archaeologists from Museum Odense have discovered more than 50 exceptionally well-preserved skeletons in Åsum, east of Odense.
‘Born From Stone’ by Goshka Macuga
Inspired by the ancient Roman temple of Mithras discovered on the Bloomberg site, Macuga invites viewers to delve into the rich tapestry of Roman mythology.
Unexpected early kūmara cultivation discovered in Otago study
Research has uncovered the unlikely location of one of the earliest securely dated sites of kūmara cultivation in Polynesia.
Surprising discovery in the megalithic necropolis of Panoría
What circumstances could have led to such a pronounced bias in the population buried at Panoría?
Early interactions between Europeans and Indigenous North Americans
By examining ancient walrus DNA, an international research team led by Lund University in Sweden have retraced the walrus ivory trade routes of the Viking Age.
The Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East database
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East now has a public searchable database for its collections.
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships at Exeter
The Department of Classics, Ancient History, Religion and Theology at the University of Exeter invites expressions of interest from postdoctoral scholars and senior postgraduates.
Opportunities for study at Indiana University – Bloomington
For prospective students, and those who advise prospective students, there are two opportunities for funding for the Indiana University MA program in Egyptology.
Graduate Programs at Washington University in St. Louis
An informational Zoom about the graduate programs (PhD and terminal MA) at Washington University in St. Louis is scheduled for Saturday, October 19.
Birmingham research seminar programme
Programme of events for the autumn term research seminars in Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology, at the University of Birmingham.
Previously unknown Neolithic society in Morocco discovered
Multi-disciplinary archaeological survey at the site of Oued Beht, Morocco, reveals a previously unknown 3400–2900 BC farming society.
Another Franklin expedition crew member has been identified
The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been identified.
AI-accelerated Nazca survey
With the help of Artificial Intelligence, the team discovered and documented 303 new figurative geoglyphs in only six months.
At the borders of the Neolithic world
Archaeological research by the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology (LDA) Saxony-Anhalt is currently taking place near Eilsleben.
Harvests, wildfires, epidemics
Research team published the first reconstruction of the jet stream over the past 700 years in the journal Nature.
Over 100 fossils per week including shark teeth
Palaeontologists discovered over 100 bones of terrestrial and marine animals from 240 million years ago each week during excavations at a site in Miedary (Silesia).
Research Seminars in Classics (Winter Semester 2024/25)
The Department of Classics and Philosophy, University of Cyprus, announces the Program of the Classics Research Seminars for the Winter Semester 2024/25.
The Treasure of the Egyptian Queen Ahhotep
The volume details the circumstances of the treasure’s discovery, its history of display and publication.
Fossils may have inspired mysterious SA cave painting
The first inhabitants of southern Africa knew about locally abundant dicynodont fossils and made rock art about them.
Language and Cultural Interactions in the Roman World
Proposals of no more than 500 words should be submitted no later than Monday, October 21st, 2024.
ARCE Annual Meeting 2025: Call for Papers Now Open
Submissions must be received through ARCE’s All Academic site by December 13th, 2024
New archaeological find uncovered at Carlisle dig
This stone head has been much more delicately carved and is more detailed than the previous two heads discovered at the site in 2023.