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Darius I stele found in ancient town of Phanagoria in Russia
The inscription on the stele made in the name of King Darius I is evidently devoted to the crushing of the Ionian revolt. The discovery places Phanagoria in the context of one of the most important events of ancient history.
Human burial found in the middle of the altar at Mt. Lykaion
Despite the fact that it is still too early to draw conclusions about the circumstances that led to the deceased’s death, the burial’s prominent position in the middle of the altar and its orientation, certainly demonstrate its importance.
The “voices” of Joan of Arc
Italian researchers attribute the voices Joan of Arc heard and the visions she saw during the Hundred Year’s War to a form of epilepsy.
The Antikythera mechanism offers information on ancient views about the Universe
The Antikythera mechanism, the world's oldest known 'computer', which was used in reference to the positions of the sun, the moon, stars and planets, offers us an insight into the view of the universe by ancient Greeks.
Ancient customs survive to the present day
In our times we encounter many surviving elements from customs that date back to ancient times.
Of Odysseys and Oddities
Of Odysseys and Oddities is about scales and modes of interaction in prehistory, specifically between societies on both sides of the Aegean and with their nearest neighbours overland to the north and east.
The past and present of the fan
The birth of the fan may have happened by man’s use of a leaf to fan a spark into a flame, so as to light a fire.
Things Unseen: Vision, Belief, and Experience in Illuminated Manuscripts
Drawn primarily from the J. Paul Getty Museum’s extraordinary collection of manuscripts, this exhibition focuses on aspects of medieval spirituality that can be difficult to translate visually.
Long Night of Museums in Berlin
Berlin’s museums are opening their doors in the middle of the night, on August 27.
The history of the ring
The most ancient rings found to date belong to the Palaeolithic period and come from the site of Pavlov in the Czech Republic.
Palmyra Requiem extended
The exhibition Palmyra Requiem, which opened at the Benaki Museum on June 14, is being extended until September 25, 2016.
PHILAE III
The Philae Temple Text Project of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, has published the third volume of hieroglyphic inscriptions and scenes.
Graffiti and History
Those who get angry when they see modern graffiti are certainly not familiar with the “Stone Chronicle”.
National Museum of Oman has opened its gates in Muscat
The National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman opened its gates to the public on 30 July in Muscat.
Rogier van der Weyden through ‘The Descent from the Cross’
Why shatter the illusion? Is it a wink addressed to the attentive viewer? Is it a form of compliment towards the viewers, that the artist expects them to possess an open mind and a vivid imagination?
Bronze Age Bureaucracy: Writing and the Practice of Government in Assyria
This book concentrates particularly on how the Assyrian use of written documentation affected the nature and ethos of government.
Roman Mosaics across the Empire
The exhibition "Roman Mosaics across the Empire" will be on view until September 12, 2016, at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa.
Private donation of prehistoric clay figurine
A Bronze Age figurine was donated to the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus by its owner, after having been looted and repatriated last year along with other antiquities found in the illegal possession of Aydin Dikmen.
The Archaeology of Grotta Scaloria. Ritual in Neolithic Southeast Italy
Finally, this important site is published, in one comprehensive volume that gathers together the archaeological data from the Upper and Lower Chambers of Scaloria Cave.
Digitally Diagnosing Dinosaurs
Researchers used the microCT scanning facilities at Harvard University's Center for Nanoscale Systems to do an internal diagnosis. The prehistoric patient was a Hadrosaur.
Ancient bones, teeth, tell story of strife at Cahokia
Dozens of people buried in mass graves in an ancient mound in Cahokia, a pre-Columbian city in Illinois near present-day St. Louis, likely lived in or near Cahokia most of their lives.
Hunter-gatherers experimented with farming in Turkey before migrating to Europe
Clusters of hunter-gatherers spent much of the late Stone Age working out the basics of farming on the fertile lands of what is now Turkey before taking this knowledge to Europe.
New finding helps understand feeding ecology of Pleistocene proboscideans
Recently, a Sino-British team of palaeontologists explored the feeding ecology of Chinese proboscideans from different Pleistocene stages, using cutting-edge 3D dental microwear texture analysis.