Excavations at the citadel of ancient Pafos (Kouklia)
The 2018 excavations took place between May and July and concentrated on the plateau (citadel) of Hadjiabdoulla, one kilometer east of the sanctuary of Aphrodite.
The nomination period for the new SCS Forum Prize is open!
This prize recognizes outstanding contributions to public engagement made by non-academic works (e.g. essays, books, poems, articles, podcasts, films, and art) about the ancient Greek and Roman world.
Excavating the Extra-Ordinary
Egyptologists and scholars from related fields are kindly invited to participate in the international Egyptological workshop Excavating the Extra-Ordinary.
Prehistoric peopling in southeast Asia
In the present study, the international research team succeeded in extracting and sequencing DNA from 25 ancient individuals' skeletons from Southeast Asian remains.
Kotyora: Statues were found of Dionysus and Pan
As excavations continue this year at the Kurul Castle, two statuettes of Dionysus and Pan have come to light.
Exploring Textiles and Textile Working from Prehistory to AD 500
The present conference will focus on new discoveries as well as on studies of previously published materials using new methods.
CHS Fellowships in Hellenic Studies 2019-20
The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) is now accepting fellowships applications for the 2019-20 academic year.
Pebble floor uncovered in the Small Theatre of Amvrakia
A pebble floor that adorned the circular space of a bathhouse has been uncovered in the Small Theatre in ancient Amvrakia, Arta.
‘Golden man’ found in burial mound in Kazakhstan
A “golden man” mummy dating back to the 8th-7th centuries BC came to light in the Yeleke Sazy burial mound during excavations in the remote Tarbagatai Mountains in East Kazakhstan.
Classical Displacements
This interdisciplinary colloquium aims to explore the involvement of Greco-Roman antiquity in the displacement and marginalisation of minority identities.
Rare Hellenistic-era golden earring discovered in Jerusalem
The findings from this excavation open a window to what Jerusalem was like during the early Hellenistic period.
Traces of submerged Stone Age settlement in Southeast Finland
The prehistoric settlement under Lake Kuolimojarvi gives insight to human occupation in South Karelia during the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic Stone Age.
Important finds in the sanctuary of Apollo on Despotiko
Important finds were made during this year’s excavations in the sanctuary of Apollo at the site of Mandra on the uninhabited island of Despotikon, west of Antiparos.
Native Americans engaged in trade more extensively than thought
Not only objects, but belief systems, cultural values and societal norms were also exchanged.
Pompeii yields more treasures
Archaeologists at Regio V of Pompeii have been excavating the House of Jupiter, home of a wealthy and cultured man.
Silver tornese coins from Morea found in Rusocastro fortress
A hoard of seven silver coins minted in the Principality of Achaea,or Morea, has been discovered by archaeologists in the Rusocastro Fortress in Southeast Bulgaria.
Events for the August Full Moon
A total of 132 archaeological sites and museums will participate in the Full Moon 2018 celebration.
The end-Cretaceous extinction unleashed modern shark diversity
A study that examined the shape of hundreds of fossilized shark teeth suggests that modern shark biodiversity was triggered by the end-Cretaceous mass extinction event.
Meeting our “Acheulian” ancestors and their “multipurpose tools”
The excavation at Rodaphnidia is of particular value for the history of humankind but also for the history of Europe.
Fully funded joint PhD
The Dipartimento di Filologia, Letteratura e Linguistica of the Università degli Studi di Cagliari and the Department of Classics of the University of Edinburgh are starting a joint PhD programme.
Modern Flores Island pygmies show no genetic link to extinct ‘hobbits’
Two pygmy populations on the same tropical island. One went extinct tens of thousands of years ago; the other still lives there. Are they related?
New light shed on the people who built Stonehenge
Despite over a century of intense study, we still know very little about the people buried at Stonehenge or how they came to be there.
New research in Rooswijk shipwreck yields information on crew and cargo
Crew members of the 18th-century Rooswijk shipwreck off the Kent coast have been identified and researchers suspect illegal trade was taking place.