SNF’s grant to the Benaki Museum for the house of Patrick & Joan Leigh Fermor
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation has approved a grant to the Benaki Museum to fully cover the repair and restoration works as well as the cost of the necessary equipment for the Patrick and Joan Leigh Fermor House in Kardamyli.
Nelson and His Times
The exhibition “Nelson and His Times”, hosted by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Dodecanese and organized by the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, opens on July 16, 2016 at the Palace of the Grand Master in the Medieval City of Rhodes and will run through October 30, 2016.
Looted artefacts to be returned to Italy from Denmark
Several artefacts from the tomb of an Etruscan prince, among other archaeologies, will be returned to Italy from the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen.
Bronze Age couple buried holding hands
A Bronze Age burial with two skeletons holding hands as well as with implements and decorations has been discovered near Lake Baikal.
Excavated item is perhaps from the tallest Buddhist pagoda in Japan
A fragment discovered in Kinkakuji temple at Kyoto, Japan, is thought to be of the tallest pagoda ever built in Japan.
Unearthed Bronze Age textiles shine light on life 3,000 years ago
The findings of two Bronze Age homes built on wooden stilts five feet above a river at the Must Farm site in Cambridgeshire have been unearthed in an archaeological excavation which has been dubbed the “Pompeii of the Fens”.
The mosaic pavement in Larnaka
Even though the mosaic floor has only been partially excavated, and has yet to be conserved, a preliminary estimation would suggest that scenes of the Labours of Hercules are depicted and that it is dated to the Roman period.
Homo erectus walked as we do
Multiple assemblages of Homo erectus footprints in northern Kenya have provided unique opportunities to understand ancestral locomotor patterns.
Achaios: Studies presented to Professor Thanasis I. Papadopoulos
In Achaios, thirty-five scholars from six different countries have contributed with thirty-one papers, as a small token of appreciation, gratitude and affection to a true scholar.
Rawer tomb ceiling and western wall have collapsed
The ceiling and western wall of Rawer tomb in Egypt collapsed last week. However, according to the manager of the site the collapsed parts were modern repair works.
Earliest known village discovered in Cyprus
This year’s investigations at the site of Ayios Tychonas-Klimonas in the Lemesos (Limassol) District brought to light the remains of more than 20 round buildings.
Ancient Roman baths and tombs are now fully excavated
An ancient Roman bath-house and series of tombs unearthed about a year ago by workers constructing a church in Rome have now been fully excavated.
Excavations in India uncover Harappan factory
The 4MSR site near Binjor in Rajasthan is now excavated and proves to be not a settlement but rather a production centre of the Early Harappan and Mature Harappan phases.
The Getty and Rothschild Foundation Announce Inaugural Getty Rothschild Fellowship
The Getty and the Rothschild Foundation announced the creation of the Getty Rothschild Fellowship, which will support innovative scholarship in the history of art, collecting, and conservation.
Research Associate, Ancient Letter Collections AHRC-funded Project
Classics and Ancient History at the University of Manchester welcomes applicants for the position of Research Associate in Ancient Letter Collections to join a research project directed by Prof. Roy Gibson and Dr Andrew Morrison.
Ephebe’s Journey IV: The Philosopher as Leader
This two-day CHS workshop will introduce students with an interest in civic participation and leadership to aspects of democracy.
Deadline extended for A.G. Leventis Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Deadline for submitting applications for the post-doctoral Fellowship, funded by the A. G. Leventis Foundation, in the Department of Greek and Latin at UCL is now July 28, 2016.
Stipendiary Lecturership in Classics
Brasenose College wishes to appoint an eight-hour Stipendiary Lecturer in Classics for up four terms from 1 October 2016.
Two Teaching Fellowships at the University of Edinburgh
Two Teaching Fellowships in Late Roman History and Byzantine Archaeology offered at the University of Edinburgh, School of History, Classics and Archaeology.
Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology – 7th Conference
All scholars working on subjects related to the Old Kingdom are kindly invited to participate in the conference which will be held in Milan on May 8-12, 2017.
Ancient brain to be reconstructed by scientists
The imprints of the brain on a 17,000-year-old skull found in Italy has allowed scientists to produce a reconstruction of an ancient brain.
Obsidian tools used for tattooing in prehistoric Oceania
A new study says 3,000-year-old volcanic glass tools from the South Pacific were used for tattooing and will hopefully provide an insight into ancient tattooing practices.
Another 23 shipwrecks located at Fourni
The 2016 Fourni Underwater Survey: Traces of 23 shipwrecks have been located and registered, dating from the end of the Archaic period until the 19th century.
Testing ideas about the evolution of long-necked sauropod dinosaurs
How was the sauropod skeleton able to bear the tremendous loads of neck and tail without causing injury or compromising mobility?