Authorities in New York seize ivory artefacts
Three dealers at the Metropolitan Fine Arts and Antiques store in New York were arrested a few days ago for selling ivory artefacts without a licence.
Mallawi Museum in Egypt has reopened
The Mallawi Museum in Al-Minya governorate has reopened, following a three-year interval after it was ransacked in 2013 and a costly renovation.
Roman coins excavated in Japan
Archaeologists in Japan have excavated Roman coins from the ruins of Katsuren castle in Okinawa Prefecture. It is the first time such an item is found in the area.
Prehistoric cave paintings found in southern Turkey
Prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Turkey are almost fully intact. The announcement was made on Friday at a press conference.
“Once upon a time… the Antiquity”
Conference on cultural heritage with specific interest in media productions for children.
Athens Acropolis recessed northern wall to be restored
Sections of the recessed Athens Acropolis north fortification wall, known as the Themistoclean Wall, will be subjected to restoration works, following approval of the Central Archaeological Council of Greece.
Portrait of an Unknown Lady
Following extensive ongoing research to enhance the representation of women artists across British art history, Tate has acquired a rare painting, Portrait of an Unknown Lady 1650-5 by Joan Carlile.
Skeleton with feet bent backwards found in a Dorset quarry
The skeleton of a Roman man with his feet bent backwards was found by archaeologists excavating at Woodsford Quarry in Dorset.
The “Kouloura” in “Maison Epsilon” at Malia
In an effort to interpret these enigmatic constructions while researching them, archaeologists have, for over a century, consumed themselves in recycling the function of “Kouloures”, both as a daily practice and a religious ritual.
Department of Classics seeks Assistant Professor
The Department of Classics at Brock University seeks a specialist in ancient drama (Greek and/or Roman) with a focus in performance and/or reception studies.
The first genomic history of Australia’s peopling
Australia has one of the longest histories of continuous human occupation outside Africa. But who exactly were the first people to settle there?
Past climate change swings orchestrated early human migration waves out of Africa
A small group of Homo sapiens left Africa around 100,000 years ago in a series of astronomically-paced slow migration waves.
Dying in Ancient Egypt
As silent witnesses to the past, ancient Egyptian mummies can add to our knowledge of their society well beyond what we can learn from the study of texts, art and funerary rituals.
Ötzi – A treacherous murder with links to Central Italy
The copper used to make Ötzi’s axe blade did not come from the Alpine region as had previously been supposed, but from ore mined in southern Tuscany.
The Scroll From Ein-Gedi
University of Kentucky Professor Brent Seales and his team have further unlocked writings in the ancient Ein-Gedi scroll — the first severely damaged, ink-based scroll to be unrolled and identified noninvasively.
Ancient DNA traces extinct Caribbean ‘Island Murderer’ back to the dawn of mammals
From skeletal remains found among ancient owl pellets, a team of scientists has recovered the first ancient DNA of the extinct West Indian mammal Nesophontes, meaning “island murderer.”
A fisherman’s house was found on the beach in Ashkelon
An Ottoman era fisherman’s house and a lookout tower were discovered in Ashkelon.
Rare mammoth fossil excavated at Channel Islands National Park
This week a team of scientists unearthed an exceptionally well preserved fossil of a complete mammoth skull from an eroding stream bank on Santa Rosa Island within Channel Islands National Park.
Amathous of Cyprus, a city most ancient
The temporary exhibition “Amathous of Cyprus, a city most ancient” opens at the Archaeological Museum of the Lemesos District, on Friday the 7th of October 2016.
The Greek editions of Aldus Manutius and his Greek collaborators
This exhibition, curated by Mr Staikos, aims to make known to a wider audience the famous scholar and printer’s contribution to Greek letters.
A journey into the history of Cyprus
Τhe Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia and The Association of Friends of the Leventis Museum present an exhibition of educational character, entitled “A Journey into the History of Cyprus through artworks by Despo Frederickou”.
Palaeoproteomics helps differentiate between modern humans and Neandertals
Palaeoproteomic evidence identifies archaic hominins associated with the Châtelperronian at the Grotte du Renne (France).
Ancient Skeleton discovered at the Antikythera Shipwreck
The “Return to Antikythera” international research team discovered a human skeleton during its ongoing excavation of the famous Antikythera Shipwreck (circa 65 BC).
Getting acquainted with the antiquities of Peparethos through a treasure hunt
A treasure hunt realized in a Lyceum of Skopelos, aiming to acquaint the students with the island’s antiquities, proved to be both an effective and amusing tool for experiential learning.