Egypt starts radar scans for secret chamber behind King Tut’s tomb
Egypt's Antiquities Ministry said Thursday that archaeologists are starting “decisive” radar scans of the tomb of famed pharaoh Tutankhamun in the southern city of Luxor.
Radiocarbon dating reveals mass grave did date to the Viking age
A mass grave uncovered in the 1980s dates to the Viking Age and may have been a burial site of the Viking Great Army war dead.
Spiral circle of linked human skeletons discovered at Pre-Aztec burial site in Mexico
A spiral formation of human remains has been unearthed in an ancient burial pit during excavations at a Pre-Aztec village in the South of Mexico City.
Graphic Display. Form and Meaning in Greek and Latin Writing
Papers are invited that investigate any aspect of the relationship of “graphic display”, content, and audience response.
The Central Archaeological Council says “yes” to the total repositioning of the fountain-house in the Thessaloniki Metro
The Attiko Metro finally gave the “go ahead” to the proposal concerning the change of direction of the ventilation shaft, which was presented at the meeting in more detail.
Three rock-hewn burial shafts found in Abusir
The area was urgently investigated by archaeologists after authorities were informed of illegal excavations in the area.
The National Library of Greece is in the process of moving its collections
Hundreds of thousands of testimonies of Hellenism are being transferred to their new building, Τhe Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre.
New Egyptian dinosaur reveals ancient link between Africa and Europe
In the Sahara Desert of Egypt, scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur that helps fill in the gaps of dinosaur evolution in Africa.
Northern European population history revealed by ancient human genomes
Initial settlement by hunter-gatherers in Northern Europe occurred only about 11,000 years ago.
Enduring love affair with textiles and fashion goes back 2,500 years
Research by Dr Susanna Harris, Lecturer in Archaeology at the University.
Reconstructing an ancient lethal weapon
University of Washington archaeologists have re-created the weapons used by hunter-gatherers in the post-Ice Age Arctic some 14,000 years ago.
BANEA 2018
The call for papers for the annual meeting of the British Association for Near Eastern Archaeology (BANEA) has been extended until 2 February 2018.
Cheating in Ancient Myth
The e-journal “Electra” welcomes submissions of articles for its forthcoming volume (due to appear in 2018).
“Yes” to resuming of Austrian excavations in ancient Ephesus
Excavations in Ancient Ephesus interrupted in early September 2016 by order of the Turkish Foreign Ministry are to be resumed by the Austrian Archaeological Institute.
Unusual knife of an early medieval scribe discovered in Pasym
The 8th-9th century knife is the only such object known from Poland.
Young, 17 to 20, fairly tall…
Experts believe the Nothumberland skeleton would have been a handsome chap.
It’s not how you play the game, but how the dice were made
UC Davis study looks at how dice changed over 2,000 years to be more fair.
The Long Third Century BCE
Call for Papers about the third century BCE, a period of great changes set between the dramatic battle of Ipsus (301 BCE) and the beginning of the Macedonian War (200 BCE).
Rare Arabic-inspired chess piece found in Tønsberg, Norway
Archaeologists recently made a particularly spectacular find in Tønsberg - a rare and richly decorated chess piece.
Egypt and Austria XII
"Central Europe, Egypt and the Orient: The Current Research" will be the theme of the conference.
The Eleventh Archaeopteryx
Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich report the first description of the geologically oldest fossil securely attributable to the genus Archaeopteryx.
Michael Boyd talks about the finds at Dhaskalio
On the occasion of the impressive discoveries on Keros, the Athens and Macedonian News Agency spoke with co-director of the excavations at Dhaskalio Dr Michael Boyd of Cambridge University.
The church of Elijah the Prophet in Thessaloniki
When talking about the space and ambience of a Byzantine church, it is essential that we take into consideration the lighting.