Summer Seminars in Paleography and Archival Studies
The Medici Archive Project is pleased to announce the dates for the upcoming 2018 Summer seminars in paleography and archival studies.
Thessaloniki: Two arrests for a case of antiquity smuggling
Found in their possession and confiscated were 38 ancient coins and portable icons that fall under the provisions of the Law “On protection of antiquities and cultural heritage in general”.
78,000 year cave record from East Africa shows early cultural innovations
A project led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History has excavated the Panga ya Saidi cave site, in the coastal hinterland of Kenya.
The ancient tomb of an army general has been found in Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the tomb of the Great Army General in the period of King Ramses II in Saqqara.
Is amber tricking palaeontologists?
When we see a ring or glassware made of amber, most of the times we think about its aesthetic or economic value.
Tutankhamun’s tomb contains no secret chamber
The theory that a secret chamber existed in Tutankhamun's tomb, Egypt, has been rejected, scientists concluded after special scans were performed at the site.
Geophysics Summer School at Aeclanum
Following the success of the 2017 season, the University of Edinburgh - Apolline Project excavations at Aeclanum will again run a summer school in geophysical survey in 2018.
Marginalisation from Rome to Byzantium
This conference will investigate the Roman and Byzantine Empires up to the 11th century, focusing on how marginalisation practices evolved as common assumptions about social, political, and religious margins shifted.
25 years of fossil collecting yields clearest picture of extinct 12-foot aquatic predator
After 25 years of collecting fossils at a Pennsylvania site, scientists at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University now have a much better picture of an ancient, extinct 12-foot fish and the world in which it lived.
Future For The Past: studying the past in the digital age
What role does the digital have in our study of the past? Is the digital always superior to the material/physical? These questions were central to discussions held during the conference at the Swedish Institute in Athens (February 13 - 15, 2018).
Sold for 629,000 Euros: a rare water colour by Hergé
Hergé designed and painted the water colour for the cover of the weekly magazine supplement “Petit Vingtième” that circulated on June 22 1939.
City of Prague Museum presents excavation findings
The findings from two excavations in the centre of Prague have been published by the City of Prague museum, including items from Medieval Times and a rare statuette of a Madonna.
Classical Association Secretary
The Classical Association is looking to appoint a new Association Secretary to perform the day-to-day running of this UK charity, whose remit is to promote access to the study of the classical world.
Turkish inscription found at the Agios Markos Basilica of Heraklion
The find, which came to light during recent restoration works at the monument, is an important evidence directly related to the history of the Agios Markos Basilica.
Catastrophes to the Great Wall of China caused by antiquity smugglers
Illegal excavations have caused dozens of holes to be punched through a section of the Great Wall of China in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia in northern China.
New study brings to life the ancient volcanic island Kameni
Researchers have studied for the first time submarine deposits of the famous Minoan eruption on the seabed and pieces of andesite lava in the pumice stone and have proceeded to the reconstruction of the so-called Pre-Kameni.
Hominins and Elephants in the Pleistocene: a Lesson from the Mediterranean
Palaeolithic Seminar, which will be presented by Maria Rita Palombo (Professor at La Sapienza of Rome) and Eugenio Cerilli (Muzeo Nationale Romano e l’Area Archeologica di Roma).
Scientists find the first bird beak, right under their noses
Researchers have pieced together the three-dimensional skull of an iconic, toothed bird that represents a pivotal moment in the transition from dinosaurs to modern-day birds.
Expert disease detective unravels mysterious illness that killed famed 12th century sultan
After closely examining a range of evidence about Saladin's condition, Stephen J. Gluckman has developed a diagnosis about Saladin's death.
Neanderthal markings on flint stones could be symbolic art
A new study suggests that markings carved on flint stone by the Neanderthals could be symbolic representational art.
ICE returns ancient artifacts to Iraq
On May 2, 2018, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) returned 3,800 ancient artifacts, including cuneiform tablets, cylinder seals, and clay bullae, to the Republic of Iraq.
Pope’s favourite icon glows once more
Visitors to the church of Santa Mara Maggiore in Rome are lucky. They will notice that the icon Salus Populi Romani (Salvation of the People of Rome), one of the favourite icons of the Roman Catholic Church and of Pope Francis himself, is glowing once again.
Scientists call for ‘open-skies’ imagery policy over Israel and Palestine
New Oxford University research has called for an 'open-skies policy' around the availability of high resolution satellite imagery of Israel and Palestine.
Humans were present in the Philippine islands as early as 700,000 years ago
An international team of researchers led by Dr Thomas Ingicco from the Museum national d’Histoire naturelle, France, and M. Clyde Shago-on from the National Museum of the Philippines discovered the oldest evidence of hominins occupation in the Philippines.