Micro-Monuments Workshop at the CHS
Participants of this workshop will create their own personal physical small–scale sculptures on site at the Center for Hellenic Studies.
Neanderthal Y chromosome offers clues to what kept us separate species
Researchers reporting in the American Journal of Human Genetics, published by Cell Press, have completed the first in-depth genetic analysis of a Neanderthal Y chromosome.
The dark side of religion
A new study finds that ritual human sacrifice played a central role in helping those at the top of the social hierarchy maintain power over those at the bottom.
Shakespeare’s First Folio found on Scottish island
A previously unknown rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio from a mansion library at a Scottish Island has been confirmed as genuine.
Ancient curse tablets found in a grave in Greece
Ancient Greek lead tablets found in an Athenian woman's grave were inscribed with curses according to researchers.
Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms at the Met
This exhibition will bring together some 264 artworks that were created through the patronage of the royal courts of the Hellenistic kingdoms, with an emphasis on the ancient city of Pergamon.
Two Europa Nostra Awards for Greece
Greece has won two awards in the Category Conservation: one for the restoration of the Byzantine church of St. Peter in Kastania and one for the traditional watermill in Agios Germanos, at Prespes.
Second Temple period bronze implements discovered in Magdala excavations
A decorated bronze incense shovel (used for transferring embers from place to place) and a bronze jug were recently uncovered in archaeological excavations in Magdala on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Politics and Performance in Western Greece
This four-day symposium brings together performance as displayed through rhetoric and drama, and politics in the sense of both history and the means of political activity.
University of Warwick announces PostDoc position
Available as part of the ERC-funded project ‘Token Communities in the Ancient Mediterranean’. Applications close May 16 2016.
Population size fails to explain evolution of complex culture
Recent study challenges predominant theory about driving factor and origin of complex human culture.
Evidence of second Viking settlement in North America
Evidence of a Viking settlement, the second in North America, may have been discovered in Canada by space archaeologists.
11 PhD scholarships in Archaeology available in Germany
At the DFG Research Training Group 1878 of the Universities of Bonn and Cologne on the topic of ‘Archaeology of Pre-Modern Economies’, eleven doctoral posts are to be filled with effect from October 1st, 2016.
How ancient horse-dung bacteria is helping us determine where Hannibal crossed the Alps
Despite thousands of years of hard work by brilliant scholars, the great enigma of where Hannibal crossed the Alps to invade Italy remained unsolved.
The Sculptures of the Tumulus Kasta near Amphipolis (Part 2)
Antonio Corso gives a full account of the Amphipolis finds providing a scholarly interpretation of them.
Bullet indicates Lawrence of Arabia was no liar
A bullet fired by Lawrence of Arabia during one of his most famous acts of guerrilla warfare has been discovered in the Arabian desert by a team of archaeologists.
Ancient DNA shows European wipe-out of early Americans
The first largescale study of ancient DNA from early American people has confirmed the devastating impact of European colonisation on the Indigenous American populations of the time.
The Goblins (Kαλικάντζαροι) of the Twelve days of Christmas
Goblins are happy, naughty demons that temporarily left their home in the depths of the earth and climbed to its surface to tease the humans.
Shattered antiquities left behind by IS in Palmyra
Although satellite images and IS videos had already shown the world some of the archaeological damages that had taken place in Palmyra, it wasn't until Sunday, when the city was recaptured by Syrian troops, that the true extent of the destruction was actually revealed.
The scan goes on at Tutankhamun’s tomb
The scan of the northern wall started from the end of west wall, going towards the treasury room in order to end of the northern wall.
Prey scarcity and competition led to extinction of ancient monster shark
The largest shark in the history of the planet, Carcharocles megalodon, lived between 23 million and 2.6 million years ago.
Indonesian ‘Hobbits’ may have died out sooner than thought
An ancient species of pint-sized humans discovered in the tropics of Indonesia may have met their demise earlier than once believed.
New research identifies unique arachnid species
Modern technology has allowed scientists to digitally reconstruct a fossil of an arachnid encased in rock, discovered in the 1980s.
Scientists explain evolution of some of the largest dinosaurs
Scientists from the University of Liverpool have developed computer models of the bodies of sauropod dinosaurs to examine the evolution of their body shape.