The countless aspects of Beauty
The new temporary exhibition of the National Archaeological Museum “The countless aspects of Beauty” brings out the different versions of aesthetics within variegated social and cultural contexts from the Neolithic period up to late Antiquity.
The mountains of Cyprus reveal their archaeological secrets
This year the remains of an unknown prehistoric site were uncovered.
Chania: A German shelter has been turned into a museum
Memories and a significant piece of history “come to life” eight metres under ground.
Ancient mound builders carefully timed their occupation of coastal Louisiana site
A study of ancient mound builders who lived hundreds of years ago on the Mississippi River Delta near present-day New Orleans offers new insights into how Native peoples selected the landforms that supported their villages and earthen mounds – and why these sites were later abandoned.
Genome structure of dinosaurs discovered by bird-turtle comparisons
A discovery by scientists at the University of Kent has provided significant insight into the overall genome structure of dinosaurs.
To establish a timescale for more than 10 million years ago
A research on a chronostratigraphic sequence of the Chinese Neogene with accurate geological datings was published online in Science China: Earth Sciences.
Photographs of Joan Leigh Fermor: Artist and Lover
Exhibition dedicated to the photographer Joan Leigh Fermor, wife of the author Paddy Leigh Fermor, presenting for the first time to the Greek audience unknown photographs of her voyages in Greece.
People voyaged to Australia by boat more than 50,000 years ago
Researchers working to solve the mystery of how people first reached Australia have combined sophisticated deep-sea mapping, voyage simulation techniques and genetic information to show that arrival was made by sizeable groups of people deliberately voyaging between islands.
Pontikonisi: The stone ship of Odysseus
Pontikonisi’s only permanent inhabitant is “Kaiser″, a gorgeous peacock which is able to enjoy the island’s incomparable beauty all year round.
Debussy’s rediscovered score
The story behind a lost score of Debussy, which reemerged in 1917 and now is brought back to life ahead of its sale at Christie’s in Paris on 29 May.
Summer School in Homer 2018
The Summer School is for anyone interested in studying the Homeric epics. The Summer School offers five days of intensive teaching of Homeric language and literature for students of different levels.
Unknown Rembrandt painting goes on display in Amsterdam
The “Portrait οf a young man” that was probably painted around 1634 may be worth many millions.
Feeding habits of ancient elephants uncovered from grass fragments stuck in their teeth
A new study examined the feeding habits of ancient elephant relatives that inhabited Central Asia some 17 million years ago.
Scientists analyze first ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia
The first whole-genome analyses of ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia reveal that there were at least three major waves of human migration into the region over the last 50,000 years.
Major shift in marine life occurred 33 million years later in the South
A new study of marine fossils from Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand and South America reveals that one of the greatest changes to the evolution of life in our oceans occurred more recently in the Southern Hemisphere than previously thought.
The Acropolis Museum celebrates the International Museum Day and the European Night of Museums
On the occasion of this year’s International Museum Day, the Acropolis Museum produced, in collaboration with the Hellenic Mint, commemorative medals dedicated to the Acropolis hunting dog.
Byzantium and the Others in the First Millennium
The Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports in joint collaboration with the Byzantine and Christian Museum, present the temporary exhibition “Byzantium and the Others in the First Millennium: An Empire of stability in a turbulent era”.
Modigliani’s “Reclining Nude” sold for 157.2 million dollars
The painting by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani has become the fourth most expensive painting to be auctioned.
Earliest evidence for equid bit wear in the ancient Near East
An international team of archaeologists has uncovered the earliest example of the use of a bridle bit with an equid (horse family) in the Near East.
Lead pollution in Greenland ice shows rise and fall of ancient European civilizations
To learn about the rise and fall of ancient European civilizations, researchers sometimes find clues in unlikely places: deep inside of the Greenland ice sheet, for example.
Ancient human remains and a mystery unearthed by ANU archaeologist
An archaeologist has hailed her excavation of a Bronze Age burial mound in south west England a huge success with the discovery of an intact 4,000 year old human cremation as well as evidence of unaccountable activity from the medieval period on the same site.
Record sale of painting by Mexican artist Diego Rivera
The painting “Los Rivales/ The Rivals” was sold for 9.76 million dollars by the house of Christie’s.
Understanding Andean concepts of death and renewal
Research in the Andes has yielded evidence for a complex association between settlement sites and mortuary monuments, tied to concepts of death, ancestor veneration and water.