First human remains found in El Salvador’s Joya de Ceren
Τhe investigation will be expanded in Complex 1 of Joya de Cerén after the discovery of a skeleton, human footprints and cultivation furrows in the excavations carried out.
The French are searching for colours on the body of the Delphi Charioteer
'The latest research on the bronzes of antiquity: new data on the Delphi Charioteer' is the title of the lecture by Sophie Descamps.
Women’s agency and religious networks
This panel explores the agency of women in and via religious networks from antiquity to the present, allowing for an interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach and a comparative discussion of the subject matter.
Discovery in Aswan-Kom Ombo area
The Italian-American mission working in the Aswan-Kom Ombo project in Aswan has uncovered the grave of a woman and her fetus dating back to 3700 years ago.
Rock art might help understand how human language has evolved
New study suggests cave paintings represent a modality of language expression.
Greek Studies on Site
Greek Studies on Site offers intensive seminars on Greek literature, philosophy and culture, taking place in Athens, Greece.
The New Nomadic Age – Archaeologies of Forced and Undocumented Migration
This book, the first archaeological anthology on the topic, takes up the challenge and explores the diverse intellectual, methodological, ethical, and political frameworks for an archaeology of forced and undocumented migration in the present.
Arrest for possession of ancient artefacts in Laconia
The following items were found and confiscated: three terracotta female statuettes, two vases, two terracotta ointment jars and a round object made of terracotta, all either Hellenistic or Roman.
Evolution: South Africa’s hominin record is a fair-weather friend
New uranium-lead ages for fossil bearing caves change the landscape of human evolution in South Africa
David Hockney painting sold for $90.3 million
The painting, which became one of Hockney’s cult works, features on the covers of many books on the artist.
2,200-year-old Greek inscription found in NW Turkey
Turkish archaeologists investigating a ancient villa in northwestern Turkey have uncovered a Hellenistic inscription.
Israel: Possible vanilla chemicals in a Bronze Age tomb
At the Bronze Age site of Megiddo archaeologists have found traces of two major chemical compunds in vanilla extract in three jugs.
4,000-year-old termite mounds found in Brazil are visible from space
A vast array of regularly spaced, still-inhabited termite mounds in northeastern Brazil—covering an area the size of Great Britain—are up to about 4,000 years old.
The Co-Museum in Athens and Thessaloniki
A conference about synergies, coalitions and partnerships between museums, cultural initiatives, civil society and beyond.
Repatriation of the mosaic of Apostle Markos to Cyprus
The mosaic was located in the Principality of Monaco by the Dutch private detective Arthur Brand, known for tracing major works of art.
Religious icons and coins in the possession of a couple in Epiros
The whereabouts of the confiscated artefacts is at present being fully investigated.
Fish teeth mark periods of evolution
Elizabeth Sibert is rewriting the story of how the asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs affected fish, and she's doing it one tooth at a time.
The fresco “Leda and the Swan”
The fresco was discovered during stabilisation and re-profiling works on the excavation fronts in a cubiculum (bedroom) of a house along Via del Vesuvio.
The ‘Swiss Army knife of prehistoric tools’ found in Asia, suggests homegrown technology
New analysis of artefacts found at a South China archaeological site shows that sophisticated tool technology emerged in East Asia earlier than previously thought.
Copying (in) the Past: Imitation and Inspiration Stories
The exhibition attempts to approach the multi-faceted phenomenon of copying in the past and the present and its innumerable expressions.
2-metre-long prehistoric tusk found in Amyntaio
It was found by PPC employees while clearing earth from a landslide at the mine of Amyntaio, Florina.
Tiny raptor tracks lead to big discovery
Tracks made by dinosaurs the size of sparrows have been discovered in South Korea by an international team of palaeontologists.
The Archaeological Museum of Corfu is open once again
Housed in the two-storey Archaeological Museum of Corfu are archaeological finds from the entire “island of the Phaeacians″.
Tiny footprints, big discovery
A set of 28 footprints left behind by a reptile-like creature 310 million years ago are the oldest ever to be found in Grand Canyon National Park.